Philadelphia
Surprise bus inspections in Philadelphia along with fresh federal dollars
Today Philadelphia Police conducted surprise bus safety inspections in Center City while U.S. Department of Transportation officials anno ...
15 years ago
Forecast for Mt. Airy USA’s Friday night movie looks good
It appears that Mt. Airy USA’s scheduled outdoor Friday night movie “The Sandlot” will have good weather. The forecast ...
15 years ago
Vintage baseball team plays ball like it’s 1864
Imagine playing baseball in a 100-percent wool uniform in the blistering summer heat. Add to that some 1864 season rules of the National ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia School Reform Commission meeting: wild ride
Former Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is gone, but the controversy surrounding her departure is not. Case in point:W ...
15 years ago
Zoo’s first Jaguar cub in 30 years revealed to public
The Philadelphia Zoo unveiled to the public the newest member of its family today, a 10-week-old jaguar named Lucha. He is the fir ...
15 years ago
Former Philly officer pleads guilty to steroids crime
A former Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids, ...
15 years ago
Phila. court workers were trapped by locked fire exits during earthquake
Employees on three floors of Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center had no way to exit the building Tuesday during the earthquake.< ...
15 years ago
Earthquake aftershock: how software glitch trapped Philadelphia court workers
Tuesday’s earthquake shook up many in Philadelphia, but a software glitch trapped some city workers in their building. Despi ...
15 years ago
Police re-issue surveillance photos from May 31 Chestnut Hill bank robbery
The Philadelphia Police Department has released for a second time bank surviellance photos of the May 31, 2011. Sovereign Bank ...
15 years ago
Will anybody buy Germantown Town Hall?
Here’s what Germantown Town Hall has going for it: There are many ideas being bandied about regarding what could become of the hist ...
15 years ago
Venice Island demolition is finally underway
The smell of freshly cut wood wafts across the Manayunk Canal and the growl of a wood chipper interrupts the quiet peace of the Towpath b ...
15 years ago
Murphy’s Tavern gets a facelift
In April, Bob Bear signed a contract to manage and partially own Murphy’s Tavern on Henry Avenue in Roxborough. Since then, Bear, 4 ...
15 years ago
Why some Northwest Philadelphians missed the earthquake
The earth shook in Philadelphia at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, but a sampling of Northwest residents polled in the Mt. Airy business dist ...
15 years ago
Answer to earthquake: Call it a day, have a drink
After Tuesday’s 5.8 earthquake, thousands of people left their offices and poured out of Center City buildings, wondering what was ...
15 years ago
Nunery: Stay the course on Philly school reforms
The Philadelphia schools’ new acting superintendent says the school district intends to continue the reforms of ousted leader Arlen ...
15 years ago