
Philadelphia
Philadelphia School District announces central staff job cuts
With $300 million fewer dollars flowing from Harrisburg and Washington, the school district of Philadelphia says it has a big budget gap ...
14 years ago
Rigali addresses abuse at Ash Wednesday service
Today marks the beginning of Lent. For some Philadelphia Catholics, the church’s response to allegations of child abuse are the foc ...
14 years ago
St. John the Baptist Church observes Ash Wednesday
Today, Christians throughout the world kicked off the beginning of Lent, by marking their foreheads with ashes in the traditional shape o ...
14 years ago
What is significance of Philadelphia Archdiocese placing 21 priests on leave?
The Archbishop of Philadelphia has placed 21 priests on administrative leave in connection to the sexual abuse of children. The mov ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy anti-violence activist joins Eight District Council race
Eighth District City Council hopeful Fay Dawson of Mt. Airy says public safety is her top priority. Dawson is the founder of the Vincent ...
14 years ago
Finley Rec. Center celebrates Black History and young writers
When he had to choose a great African American for an essay contest, Uriah Fortson, 11, picked a hero unknown to most: His grandfather. ...
14 years ago
Councilman Jones Jr. runs unopposed in Fourth District
Barring an unforeseen change of heart, Curtis Jones Jr. will take his leadership of City Council’s Fourth District into a second te ...
14 years ago
Philly Office Retail opens new offices in Mt. Airy
Philly Office Retail, a Germantown-based real estate company, is growing its operations. On Monday, it officially opened a new off ...
14 years ago
Celebrating Shrove Tuesday with a feast of flapjacks
For many Christians, yesterday marked Shrove Tuesday, the last day before the 40-day Lenten period of fasting and reflection.   ...
14 years ago
Ten Democratic candidates meet petition deadline for the Eighth District race
The Democratic field of hopefuls vying to represent City Council’s Eighth District remains crowded. As today’s deadlin ...
14 years ago
Ten Democrats meet petition deadline in Eighth District race
Ten Democratic candidates met today’s deadline to submit nominating petitions for the Eighth District Council primary. One p ...
14 years ago
Reverend Jeremiah Wright preaches in NW Philly
The choir sang louder, longer and with more emotion. Even a boy who sat absorbed by his Nintendo DS stopped, looked up and noticed the mo ...
14 years ago
Milton Street hopes ‘don’t counts’ do vote
The time has come for candidates to file for the primary election in Philadelphia. And the brother of former Mayor John Street said Tues ...
14 years ago
21 priests suspended in response to grand jury report
Cardinal Justin Rigali, the Archbishop of Philadelphia, has placed 21 Catholic priests on administrative leave. Today’s anno ...
14 years ago