Philadelphia
Sugar, spice, and lots of butter at Sweet Elizabeth’s Cakes
The way Sweet Elizabeth’s Cakes owner Elizabeth Paradiso sees it, cupcakes have the same amount of calories regardless of their ing ...
15 years ago
Children’s bike parade kicks off Chestnut Hill’s July 4th celebration
Chestnut Hill knows how to run a Fourth of July parade. When you let the neighborhood kids decorate their bikes in red, white ...
15 years ago
Neighbors get to know a natural asset in Germantown
An arboretum is a collection of trees, according to Wikipedia. Merriam-Webster’s web site claims it’s a place that cultivates “tree ...
15 years ago
Herman Cain opts to campaign in Philadelphia, not Iowa
A Republican Candidate for President campaigned in Philadelphia July 4th instead of shaking hands in an early primary state. ...
15 years ago
Rowhomes replace housing towers in South Philadelphia
Some new South Philadelphia homes have risen from the rubble of a crumbling public housing project. Philadelphia Housing Au ...
15 years ago
Pomp, parade and a local reminder of the American Revolution
A self-made man with no patience for social niceties, John Adams described himself as “obnoxious and unpopular” in his advoca ...
15 years ago
New executive director hopes to boost Germantown tourism
For its first executive director, the 15 sites of Historic Germantown were looking for someone with new ideas who could take the group to ...
15 years ago
One dead, two injured in Germantown house fire
A Germantown toddler was killed in row house fire this afternoon. The blaze broke out just after 2 p.m. in the 500 block of Herman ...
15 years ago
This week’s five top stories from along the Ridge
It’s been a busy week in Manayunk, Roxborough and East Falls. A confidential School District document was leaked to the publ ...
15 years ago
Video of Obama’s motorcade in Mt. Airy
15 years ago
U.S. Presidential motorcade 101
The graphics are part of a story published by The Atlantic Monthly magazine, March 2011. “The President ...
15 years ago
Germantown 4th of July: Family fun without the crowds
This Fourth of July, Germantown residents will have the option to keep the celebration local, bypassing the city celebration for festivit ...
15 years ago
City Council cracks down on nuisance rental houses
A new city law increases penalties for landlords who pack too many students into rental houses in Northwest neighborhoods. City Co ...
15 years ago
Official White House Transcript of President Obama’s remarks at David L. Cohen’s house
June 30, 2011 Remarks by the President at a DNC Event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private Residence Philadelphia, ...
15 years ago
Finding Common Grounds for musicians and poets
Andrew Lemon says he wanted to be more involved with the Germantown and Mount Airy communities, but didn’t know how to go about it. ...
15 years ago