Philadelphia
Ridge Diner closes unexpectedly
Right around noon on Monday afternoon, when Roxborough’s Ridge Diner would normally be serving up turkey clubs and iced tea during ...
15 years ago
Imagine trying yoga high in the trees
It’s 8:30 on a luminous Sunday morning in mid-July at the Morris Arboretum, the University of Pennsylvania’s 92-acre living m ...
15 years ago
Roxborough community pays tribute to injured veterans
Just after 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, the sound of an approaching siren sent a spark of energy through a crowd of patriotic onlookers.& ...
15 years ago
Talks continue between civics on shared advisory roles
Officials in East Falls say they are still working out the details of a potential deal through which two local civic groups would share a ...
15 years ago
Mt. Airy Farmers’ Market features food, music and fun
Every Tuesday afternoon, The Mt. Airy Farmers’ Market ...
15 years ago
Penn Charter ‘College Prep’ alum guides students to success
Nearly three dozen students from the Philadelphia Public School District graduated from Penn Charter’s five-week long ‘Colleg ...
15 years ago
Last week’s most commented on Germantown stories
We like it when people are inspired to write comments to our stories. We’d prefer it when those comments mention some brilliant ...
15 years ago
Arthur Ashe players take crown in USTA doubles tournament
The competition is known as the nation’s most prestigious tennis tournament for boys 12 and under. But that didn’t deter two ...
15 years ago
Who pays when a rental car gets stolen?
It’s summertime. The sun is blazing, the sky is blue, and you come back to your hotel to find that your rental car was s ...
15 years ago
Mt. Airy student at crossword purposes with Will Shortz
Weekend Edition Sunday has featured a puzzle segment by Will Shortz since 1987. This summer, the New York Times crossword editor has had ...
15 years ago
Temple’s neighbors strive to fix up business district
Student housing is big business in North Philadelphia. More Temple University students are living off campus and many of their leases beg ...
15 years ago
State board ruling could dramatically cut city tax bills
A statistical finding by an obscure state agency could drastically cut property tax payments in Philadelphia and cost the city a up to tw ...
15 years ago
Judge rejects motion for separate trials in Philadelphia church sexual abuse case
A judge in Philadelphia has ruled that the defendants in a Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal case will be tried together–not sep ...
15 years ago
Mt. Airy Wawa customer forced at gunpoint to buy bandit cream soda
14th Police District in Philadelphia 43 W. Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 This district covers Chestnut Hill, Mt. ...
15 years ago
Get some additional summer gardening in at the Hansberry Garden & Nature Center’s plant sale. The sale runs Saturdays fr ...
15 years ago