Philadelphia
Raising women’s awareness one tea party at a time
They wore hats, pearls and ladylike clothes. Despite that, the Soroptimist Tea was a casual event. The cheery get together on a re ...
15 years ago
WMAN aims to more than double its membership
As the fiscal year comes to a close, West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) is looking to aggressively recruit members for the communit ...
15 years ago
East Falls Candidates Forum brings out 20 citywide hopefuls
Voters from East Falls Tuesday night got a face to face introduction to a carousel of candidates running for citywide office. Duri ...
15 years ago
Two decades of marketing paying off for Philadelphia tourism
A new report shows some good news for the tourism business in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia region brought in 37.4 million domest ...
15 years ago
8th District question: How to improve transparency with publicly funded projects
This is the fifth of 10 questions about issues and priorities that NewsWorks asked the seven Democratic candidates running for the Eighth ...
15 years ago
Two former police officers sentenced in drug case
Three former police officers from the 39th and 25th districts are being sentenced this month as part of a band of conspirators in an ille ...
15 years ago
City home values dip just a third of average suburban decline
Things are a little better in the city than the suburbs–at least in terms of falling home prices, according to new numbers from a P ...
15 years ago
Kathleen Bonanno wins Knight Arts Challenge for Literary Arts Center
Local author and award-winning poet Kathleen Bonanno will soon be able to make her literary arts center a reality. Out of over 1,700 appl ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia teachers picket against proposed budget cuts
The teachers enlisted some parents and students for help on their picket line in the Mayfair neighborhood. Kindergarten tea ...
15 years ago
Crime Blotter April 20 – 26, 2011 ****************** FEATURED A ...
15 years ago
39th District: Employee robs barbershop of $1500, taken from a bag of cash
Crime Blotter April 22 – 28 ____________ April 23, 4200 block Germantown Ave. – a former barbershop ...
15 years ago
8th District question: How to reduce abandoned properties
This is the fourth of 10 questions about issues and priorities that NewsWorks asked the seven Democratic candidates running for the Eight ...
15 years ago
Terrorist or tourist? It’s your call
To Laveta Jones, the man videotaping from the window of a Septa train could have been on a terrorist recon mission. In a recent&n ...
15 years ago
Chaka Khan to headline West Oak Lane Jazz Festival
When Jack Kitchen stepped to the lectern yesterday to talk about ...
15 years ago
Water Department crowns neighborhood spokesdogs
After months of online submissions and voting, two eco-friendly dogs have stepped into the spotlight for a rare opportunity to help keep ...
15 years ago