Philadelphia
Education cuts in Corbett’s proposed budget
Reacting to Governor Corbett’s proposed budget cuts, members of Social Service groups rallied in Center City to call on the legisla ...
16 years ago
Falls of Schuylkill Library hosts 5th annual Winter Interlude
Shelves of books, movies and magazines were pushed to one corner of the Falls of Schuylkill Library on Saturday night so partygoers could ...
16 years ago
Preservation plan may be amended for Green Woods Charter School
The owner of an early-century Chestnut Hill mansion is looking to amend its conservation easements, which permanently protect the propert ...
16 years ago
Real estate investment manager enters the Eighth District council race
Howard Treatman is basing his bid for Philadelphia City Council on thinking big. The Germantown resident, running for an open 8th ...
16 years ago
Sherman Alexie to speak in Chestnut Hill this week
Sherman Alexie, author of The Toughest Indian in the World and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, will be visiting the Chestn ...
16 years ago
New suit claims another archdiocese cover-up
A man filed a lawsuit Monday against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over sexual abuse he says occurred in the mid-1990s. The suit says a ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia worries about losing $36 million from block grants
Philadelphia officials are worried about what could happen if the city loses a major chunk of its Community Development Block Grant fundi ...
16 years ago
Jewell Williams draws a crowd announcing his bid for Sheriff
The city of Philadelphia is getting a new Sheriff next year. A major city democrat has announced his intentions to run for the job. < ...
16 years ago
Tugboat mate in fatal duck boat crash was on cell phone
The tour boat company and lawyers for two tourists killed last summer in a crash on the Delaware River in Philadelphia are responding to ...
16 years ago
DROP flap prompts Phila. Councilman DiCicco to drop re-election bid
Another Philadelphia City Councilman in the controversial DROP retirement program has decided not to seek re-election. Counc ...
16 years ago
Owner Jim Evans mans the grill at Bob’s Diner on a recent morning in Roxborough. Did you know the diner hasn’t actually ...
16 years ago
Should rich people care if services to the poor are being cut?
Tomorrow, Gov. Tom Corbett will introduce his first state budget. He has a $4 billion deficit to fill, and made a campaign promise to not ...
16 years ago
Pottstown online auction reels in big fish: Philadelphia
What do a crack-sealing tar wagon, 12-inch diamond-cut saw blades, and a 1999 Dodge Intrepid with very low mileage have in common? ...
16 years ago
Ex-con ends self imposed sentence
For the first time in more than a month, ex-convict Michael Ta’Bon left his hand-made jail cell a free man. Through a frigid Feb ...
16 years ago
Does Father St. George have a legal case against Chestnut Hill College?
Chestnut Hill College’s recent decision to sever ties with a gay instructor has raised questions about whether the circumstances of ...
16 years ago