Philadelphia
15 years ago
Philadelphia raises fines for selling tobacco to kids
Stores caught selling cigarettes to minors will now face heftier fines in Philadelphia. The legislation signed Thursday is designed to c ...
15 years ago
“Show of Shows” returning to Philadelphia?
New Years isn’t the only day the Mummers perform as a group. A Philadelphia tradition that moved to Atlantic City might be co ...
15 years ago
Chestnut Hill retailers compete with the malls by celebrating small town feel
Scores of consumers lined the streets on Wednesday night in downtown Chestnut Hill. Some were there to buy last minute gifts for loved on ...
15 years ago
Green Lane closed from Main St. to Manayunk Ave.
Water Department crews have begun work to replace the water and sewer mains on Green Lane, between Main St. and Manayunk Ave. in Manayunk ...
15 years ago
Ah, Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station: inaudible announcements and the old-timey spinning tiles updating arrivals and departures.< ...
15 years ago
Dog leash law rarely enforced along Forbidden Drive
Carmella Clark still remembers it like it was yesterday. On a late-summer day, Clark, an avid horseback rider, was making her way back fr ...
15 years ago
Roxborough native continues Italian Christmas tradition
For five years, Zampognari di Filadelfia has been honoring an Italian Christmas tradition the duo says dates back to musical shepherds at ...
15 years ago
Did they really play bagpipes for Baby Jesus?
For five years, Zampognari di Filadelfia has been honoring an Italian Christmas tradition that dates back to ...
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15 years ago
New Inquirer editor promises more depth on home page
Readers of philly.com, the online version of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, will be seeing more of the paper’s investiga ...
15 years ago
Unemployed vent in Center City, ask Washington for help
Unemployed people in Philadelphia are hoping for a holiday gift from Washington. Dozens brought their children to a Center City chu ...
15 years ago
Volunteer lawyers help expunge records
Brushes with the law – that didn’t lead to convictions – can still make it difficult to get a job, a mortgage, or credi ...
15 years ago
Mummers trying to get more families to turn out
The mummers are working to make their annual strut more family friendly this year. In addition to the judges stand at 15th ...
15 years ago
Why women still walk the streets despite cold and Kensington strangler
The frigid temperatures and a serial murderer on the loose known as the Kensington Strangler have not kept some women from selling their ...
15 years ago