Store manager Dennis Ehredt holds a chocolate shake at Jake’s Wayback Burgers in the Northeast Village Shopping Center…
Librarian Kristin Sawka organizes the music, CDs and DVD section of the Bustleton branch of the Free Library of…
He has made the leap from contributing to a tradition decades in the making to helping start a new one.
Last weekend began in bloodshed in Northeast Philadelphia as a Wissinoming man stabbed his cousin to death on Friday night inside the apartment they shared, according to police.
A lot of Tacony residents don’t like what’s been happening to their neighborhood in recent weeks.
On Jan. 20, at Longshore Avenue and Tulip Street, two masked gunmen shot and killed a Chinese takeout shop owner during a robbery.
Mary Thurston pictured with third graderBrenna Gispert at Christ the King.
St. William Grammar School will close in June after 88 years of Catholic education, and eighth-grader Tracy Glova cites a…
If there’s one thing that Danielle Gasperi has plenty of, it’s chemistry. Whether she’s on the basketball court or in the…
Jackie and Anthony Monturano found true love on the Trenton line. Their train rides to work when they…
It’s not exactly the way she originally planned it, but when a severe arm injury interrupted her desire to become a classic violinist, she turned toward singing and acting as a way to still pursue her love of performing.
Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of the Jan. 25 armed robbery of a…
Local state legislative candidates are working to collect nominating petitions for the April 24 primary, and party leaders continue to look ahead to a redrawing of the maps by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
Friday, Feb. 10
EVENTS
Arts and Crafts Russo Park Playground, 7321 Torresdale Ave. For ages 8 and older. Fridays. 7 to 8:30 p.m. 215–685–8747.
Sandra Anderson bought herself some more time on Friday.
The woman accused of using her good looks and persuasive sob story to scam an 80-year-old Northeast man out of $57,000 showed up in Municipal Court with a $1,000 restitution…
SEPTA’s Holmesburg Junction Station could use some tender loving care.
The stunning realization that St. Hubert High School may close its doors forever at the end of the school year, ending…
A complete picture.
That’s what a judge wants jurors to get as they decide the fate of two priests and an ex-priest in a child molestation trial due to start in late March.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Accelerated Degree Program Information Session Holy Family University, Woodhaven Campus, 1311 Bristol Pike, Bensalem. Learn about the accelerated degree programs that are available and…
FOX CHASE TRAVEL CLUB & BENSALEM SENIOR CITIZENS March 15. St. Patrick’s Festival at Doolan’s in Spring Lake, N.J. $70, includes bus, one-hour open bar, meal, wine and soda during dinner and traditional Irish show. Payment in full by Feb. 10. 215–742–3898, 215–884–3820.
Fox Chase Travel Club & Bensalem Senior Citizens’ Association Feb. 10 AND March 2. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. $36, includes bus, $32 slots play bonus (with valid government-issued photo ID), full luncheon at Timbers Buffet and driver’s gratuity. Departure inf…
Vandals used spray paint and another unknown substance to damage 24 vehicles on a Mayfair Street late Friday or early Saturday, Philadelphia police said.
Officers from the 15th district went to the 3000 block of Knorr St. at about 7:30 a.m. on…
Northeast Detectives seek the public’s help in locating two missing and possibly endangered men.
Michael Witts, 37, was last seen on Jan. 20 at about 3:25 p.m. at his home on the 12000 block of Salina Place. He suffers from mental health issues and may be…
Please don’t sneeze on Mr. Skelly
Eddie Wright may have been partly to blame for the “House of Horrors” after all.
That’s what a Philadelphia judge decided on Thursday after hearing new evidence in a case involving the alleged kidnapping and imprisonment of…
By most accounts, Joe Paterno and Anthony Bevilacqua were intrinsically good and decent men, with good hearts, good intentions and good motives — for the most part.
By their own actions, or more precisely, their inactions, their legacies are eternally…
A Northeast man who previously had been linked to dozens of violent crimes earned his first-ever convictions last week.
A U.S. District Court jury found John Gassew, 25, guilty of two counts of armed…
All Saints Episcopal Church, Rhawnhurst, 1811 Loney St. Handicrafters meet Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. Harmonie Singing Society meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist services on Sunday at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday school for children at 10 a.m. 215–342–6310…