Philadelphia
Celebrating 175 years at Laurel Hill Cemetery
Just after dusk, men and women dressed in black scurried past graves and monuments, traveling deeper into the West Laurel Hill Cemetery i ...
15 years ago
St. Martin’s greets new leader with alleluias
Updated. Jarrett Kerbel’s business is faith, but at a key point in his own career, he admits hope deserted him. ...
15 years ago
Songsters choir lifts every voice for Black History
Jessie Howard only planned to drop off some papers at Center in the Park in Germantown Feb. 23, but she ended up staying an hour for the ...
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‘Little Shop of Horrors’ shakes up Penn Charter stage
Upper School students from William Penn Charter School’s Performing Arts program in East Falls show off their talents on stage as t ...
15 years ago
Community roundtable helps plan Germantown art district
The Germantown Arts Community Roundtable began as a way to have local artists voice their opinions on the formation of an arts district i ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia wage tax reductions at risk with casino license?
In recent years, Philadelphia’s wage tax rates were cut due largely to gaming revenue generated by casinos in other parts of the st ...
15 years ago
Apology in Diocese newspaper has Philadelphia Catholics talking
An apology printed in the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has Catholics talking, including mass-goers at the Cathe ...
15 years ago
Philly tax numbers say economy warming up
A new report shows tax revenues are really growing for the city of Philadelphia. City Controller Alan Butkovitz says he̵ ...
15 years ago
New supermarket to occupy former Tastykake site
For the first time in more than 20 years, residents from the Nicetown-Tioga area of Philadelphia will have a supermarket a short distance ...
15 years ago
Day of reckoning for Philadelphia debtors
If you owe money to the court system in Philadelphia, today is your last chance to pay up without facing stiff additional penalties.  ...
15 years ago
PennDOT announces weekend ramp closures and detours
A series of bridge inspections on Sunday morning will result in two ramp closures and detours at the Route 1 Interchange with Interstate ...
15 years ago
Democratic party veteran Bill Durham enters 8th District race
LaSalle University’s Community Liaison, Bill Durham, has decided to join a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls vying to lead Phila ...
15 years ago
CHCA to consider different tax-exempt status
The Chestnut Hill Community Association is investigating whether to change its tax-exempt status to help with fundraising. Current ...
15 years ago
Embracing a culture through oral storytelling
The Roxborough branch of the Philadelphia Public Library honored Black History month this week in a medium that is becoming less and less ...
15 years ago