
Philadelphia
Williams will decide by February on run for mayor
State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams is being talked about as the only serious potential Democratic challenger to Philadelphia Mayor Michael ...
14 years ago
Burned out charter school to re-open Wednesday
A West Philadelphia Charter School demolished by fire is going to share some space for the rest of the academic year. A new buildin ...
14 years ago
Donna Reed Miller will not run for re-election
Donna Reed Miller has just announced that she will not seek re-election. In a statement released this morning she said “It is time to g ...
14 years ago
Crowd of hopefuls reacts to Miller’s choice not to run
As news of Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller’s decision to retire swirls around the city, a number of new candidates are likely to emerge ...
14 years ago
39th District: MasterCard, cell phone, boyfriend disappear
This district covers lower West Germantown and East Falls as we ...
14 years ago
Germantown art district gains steam
Germantown has plenty of artists. What it lacks is a cohesive art scene. That’s why Vivian Nix-Early is working with a group of ...
14 years ago
This Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In memory of one of America̵ ...
14 years ago
New report blasts school zero tolerance policies
A new report criticizes the School District of Philadelphia’s Zero Tolerance program to prevent violence. The authors believe ...
14 years ago
Saxbys Coffee vanishes from Main Street
Imagine showing up for work the day after you’d been promoted only to find your workplace abandoned and a sign slapped on the door ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia courts to take over sheriff’s sales?
Philadelphia’s courts, formally known as the First Judicial District, could be taking over sheriff’s sales. First Judi ...
14 years ago
Murder victim found in East Germantown
East Germantown residents are reacting to the shooting death of a 28-year old man whose body was discovered last week on a quiet resident ...
14 years ago
Former Project Runway designer taps into her creative side
Kristin Haskins-Simms is not what you imagine as your typical reality television show contestant. Her experience on cable TV’ ...
14 years ago
New pottery studio opens in Manayunk
Janice Strawder knew from a young age that she wanted a career where she worked with her hands. For a couple of years in the ̵ ...
14 years ago
New N.W. interfaith group seeks to stem flow of illegal guns
The deadly shootings in Arizona came little more than a week before the national holiday dedicated to honoring the non-violent philosophy ...
14 years ago