Philadelphia
Police seek information on group that jumped a developmentally delayed man
A mentally challenged 20-year-old man and his brother suffered a violent beating last Thursday at the New Kitchen Chinese Restaurant, loc ...
15 years ago
Sunoco to sell Philadelphia, Marcus Hook refineries
After 120 years, Sunoco has announced it is getting out of the refining business. Sunoco will sell or close its oil refineries in ...
15 years ago
Students mark milestones, adjust to changes at Henry School
Morning rain made for a soggy start to the new school year in Philadelphia. But public school students in Mt. Airy didn’t let Mother Na ...
15 years ago
Excitement and rain mark the first day back to school
Rain clouds loomed and the occasional drizzle fell as families and children in Germantown returned for the first day of classes in a new ...
15 years ago
Man shot twice in Germantown, survives
A 26-year-old man was shot twice in the torso near Manheim and Greene streets on Sunday night. Police said there have been no arre ...
15 years ago
Quintessence Theatre Group returns to Mt. Airy
The Quintessence Theatre Company marks their return to the Sedgwick Theatre in Mt .Airy with a second season featuring four productions b ...
15 years ago
In Philly, Labor Day is still celebrated by organized labor
The national decline in union membership has made Labor Day a generic end of summer celebration. But Philadelphia is one place where Labo ...
15 years ago
Council holds redistricting hearing tonight; could miss pay soon
City Council will gather for another public hearing on re-drawing Council boundaries tonight, while members face the prospect of payless ...
15 years ago
Nutter gets cold shoulder from city unions at labor rally – again
Philadelphia’s Mayor didn’t receive a warm welcome at the Labor Day Parade for the second year in a row. Three of Phil ...
15 years ago
Chestnut Hill/Mt. Airy: A list of when the schools open
Chestnut Hill Springside Chestnut Hill Acade ...
15 years ago
Behind the curtains at Roxborough’s Summit Lighthouse
To many drivers traveling along the bustling corridor of Ridge Avenue, one storefront has been a bit of a mystery. Artwork, sculptu ...
15 years ago
NW Philly students head back to school on Tuesday
Kids in the Roxborough, Manayunk and East Falls neighborhoods will soon be trading in their swimsuits and sunscreen for No. 2 pencils and ...
15 years ago
Settlement gets new music director
On their first day of school students at Settlement Music School in Germantown can expect a new face. On Thursday, September 8, Er ...
15 years ago
He’s persistent! Robber hits 3rd Roxborough bank in a week
Again? Really? The criminal now known as the “Roxborough Robber” pulled off his third heist of the week today at a ban ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia City Council may decide Chestnut Hill zoning request
A zoning change needed for Bowman Properties’ proposal to turn the old Magarity Ford site into a mixed-use development could come b ...
15 years ago