Philadelphia
Northern Home exceeds school uniform goal, reaches for more
The Northern Home for Children in Roxborough is holding its third annual ‘100 School Uniforms in 100 hours’ drive this week. ...
15 years ago
Folk Festival campers compete in running event for best spots
More than a hundred campers at the Philadelphia Folk Festival staged a running race on Thursday to claim the best spots. The “ ...
15 years ago
Pa. lawmaker pushes for PGW death benefit
Families of PGW workers killed in natural gas explosions may soon be eligible for the same death benefit provided to survivors of firefig ...
15 years ago
Chelten Plaza protestors plan zoning appeal
The sultry sound of jazz filled the air as local musicians Lenny Belasco and Victor Puentes wailed back and forth on trumpet and drums fo ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia City Council members urge Mayor and DA to ice immigration deal
Philadelphia politicians are debating whether to continue a pact with Immigration and Customs Enforcement–the so-called PARS agreem ...
15 years ago
Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash laid to rest in Philadelphia
Dozens of family members and friends quietly filed into Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Thursday ...
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EFCC Zoning Committee discusses a Sunoco redesign and Falls Center development
Before John Anderson loosened his gold tie, he leaned down to the drinking fountain. As he drew water, Anderson turned to his associate f ...
15 years ago
Arthur Ashe YTE kids and coaches compete in Georgia tournament
It was the second year that the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education group traveled down to Atlanta, GA to have some fun and compete in ...
15 years ago
Venice Island construction to begin next week
The days are numbered for the old Venice Island Recreation Center, as the long-in-the-works, $46-million overhaul of the landmark Manayun ...
15 years ago
NBA players appear in Germantown charity basketball game and lose
An automated external defibrillator might have saved the life of Mt. Airy-native Daniel Rumph, who ...
15 years ago
Protesters target Pa. prison spending, expansion
Several dozen demonstrators rallied in Center City Philadelphia Wednesday, protesting Pennsylvania’s increased prison spending amid ...
15 years ago
2 area banks get federal infusion to spur small-business loans
Four Pennsylvania community banks will receive millions from the federal government. U.S. Treasury officials announced Wednesday that Do ...
15 years ago
Manayunk woman hurt by home invader
An unidentified 74-year-old woman suffered a frightening home invasion and attack at her Manayunk residence on Monday morning. Acc ...
15 years ago
Say alleluia, commuters; the Lincoln Drive bridge is done
Northwest Philadelphia commuters will get some welcome, ahead-of-schedule relief on Thursday. The new southbound Lincoln Drive Bridge ove ...
15 years ago
2,000-mile walk along ‘Trail of Tears’ ends in hope
A Philadelphia man will celebrate Wednesday night after walking 2,000 miles from Penn Treaty Park to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to draw atte ...
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