Philadelphia
CHCA honors three local residents for community service
More than 200 people turned out last night for Chestnut Hill Community Association’s annual dinner meeting. As civic meet ...
15 years ago
Protest asks Catholic church for women priests
Women who want to be Catholic priests held their annual protest outside Holy Thursday Mass at the Cathedral in Center City Philadelphia.< ...
15 years ago
Fork & Barrel closes after less than a year in East Falls
The recent closing of a short-lived, but well-received East Falls restaurant has stirred up a mix of surprise, suspicion and outrage from ...
15 years ago
5th District: Man robbed at gunpoint at Henry Avenue and Walnut Lane intersection
5th Police District Crime Blotter March 28 – ...
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Nutter wants to talk to Archie about closed-door meeting
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is looking into a report by WHYY’s Newsworks.org and the Public School Notebook that documented a ...
15 years ago
14th District: Female jogger attacked in Wissahickon Valley
14th Police District in Philadelphia 43 W. Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 This district covers Chestnut Hill, Mt. ...
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39th District: Thief arrested while cutting wire from a pole from atop a 40’ ladder
Crime Blotter April 8 – 14 FEATURED April 12: 3200 block N. 15th St. – copper wire stolen f ...
15 years ago
Jane Golden: I see graffiti coming back to some parts of the city
Jane Golden, the executive director of the city of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, says graffiti is again becoming a problem in some par ...
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NW Philly parents speculate on District’s potential targets
As the Philadelphia School District moves closer to its plan to close, re-purpose or sell off as many as 50 buildings citywide, parents o ...
15 years ago
Jury delivers split verdict in Castro extortion case
A Philadelphia jury has found former city police inspector Daniel Castro, charged with corruption in a shakedown scheme, guilty of one co ...
15 years ago
Duck Boats have work to do to lure back riders
With the boats poised to go back in the water, Ride The Ducks and city officials insist the tours are safe. But not everyone thinks ...
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Ride the Ducks do trial run preparing for return
Ride the Ducks tours will resume Thursday with heightened safety precautions. On a trial run Wednesday, duck boat No. 51 went into ...
15 years ago
Bowman plan: Demolish Magarity building and reverse traffic flow on Hartwell Lane
Chestnut Hill residents got their first real look Tuesday night at a redevelopment proposal that would dramatically remake the former Mag ...
15 years ago