A local legend: Tom Gola, a legendary player and coach at La Salle University, has been inducted into numerous halls of…
Erica Ann Ginnetti
Vikings for life: The Class of 1960 at Northeast High School gathers on predetermined Tuesday nights to keep the bonds…
Hero’s honor: Ofc. Tim Taylor (left) accepts the Officer of the Month award as Lt. Mike Root details the…
Crescentville often gets overlooked as a neighborhood. In fact, it’s often lumped together with nearby Lawndale and called “Lawncrest” in news media reports. But Crescentville is becoming very well-known among folks who monitor the city’s murder and gun…
In good hands: Tyshell Jessie leads the Lady Railsplitters in scoring, averaging close to 20 points per game. Jessie has posted…
The Lackman Rec Center sits on 11.7 acres in Bustleton. It has a pool, a nice one, and ballfields, basketball courts, playground equipment and tennis courts, but City Councilman Brian O’Neill feels it’s underused.
Common Pleas Court Judge Ellen Green-Ceisler is expected to rule soon in an appeal of a Zoning Board of Adjustment decision permitting a methadone clinic along State Road in Holmesburg.
A man with a knife jumped an 18-year-old girl on a Mayfair Street last week and unbuttoned her pants before she fought him off and he fled, according to police, who are trying to identify the attacker.
The Kmart at 900 Orthodox St. will close by late April, the discount retailer’s parent, Sears Holding Co., announced last week. The company also is shuttering its Center City store at 901–99 Market St.
Surveillance photo
Surveillance photo: Harbison Avenue suspect
Police have release surveillance video of two recent strong-arm robberies in the Northeast.
Both crimes occurred earlier this month in the 15th district. On Jan. 8 at 4:24…
City Councilman Brian O’Neill (R-10th dist.) will discuss plans for redesigning and renovating the play area in Burholme Park at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Ryerss Mansion, 401 Cottman Ave. This is the second planning session for this upgrade, and neighbors…
Thursday, January 30
EVENTS
Adult Painting Classes Resurrection Regional Catholic School, Castor and Shelmire avenues. Beginners and more experienced students will receive individualizexd instructions in their…
Teagan
Three years ago, my son was accepted into Northeast High School’s Magnet Program. I didn’t know what to expect and was a bit apprehensive because it is the biggest high school in the city, and I worried that he would get lost in the shuffle. I sat in the…
St. Martin of Tours will host a “Designer Bag Bingo Party” on Friday, Feb. 28, from 6 to 10 p.m.
Ticket price is $30, which includes bingo cards and light refreshments. Tables of 10 can be reserved. You must be 21 to attend…
Color guard to appear at hockey game
The newly reconstituted Color Guard of the Cpl. John Loudenslager American Legion Post 366 will take part in the opening ceremony at the Wells Fargo Center when the Adirondack Phantoms ice hockey team makes its…
The Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center, located at 10100 Jamison Ave. in the Klein JCC, is inviting the public to support its so-called “Legacy Project.”
Hero’s honor: Lee Page accepts congratulations from his wife, Michelle, and father, Donald, after…
In a move to stimulate interest in state government, state Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) is sponsoring a contest entitled “There Ought to Be a Law.”
The Philadelphia Flower Show this year will create an interactive hub called the Green Room. Online and in person, the Green Room will be the hub for all Flower Show buzz — the center of attention of broadcasts and outreach of our media partners.
Three Democrats running in the 13th Congressional District generally agreed on most issues at a forum on Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, a fourth candidate skipped the event. Former congresswoman Marjorie Margolies, who is considered by…
ST. BEDE’S YOUNG AT HEART SENIOR CLUB Feb. 19 to Feb 21. Grand Hotel, Cape May. $305 includes meals, lodging, shows, and 2 casino packages. Reserve by Jan. 30. 215–598–3227.
ST. JAMES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION February and March 2014. Exotic Southern Caribbean cruise…
Kids smile with their new coats.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Nativity BVM
(Port Richmond)
• Class of ’82. Searching for former classmates interested in a reunion. Jackie, 215–332–2997.
The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush held a dance festival benefitting a college fund named in memory of…
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 Sundays at 8 and 9:30 a.m. 215–342–6310, www.allsaintsrhawnhurst.org.