Back to the beginning: Developers failed to meet a deadline for buying the 32-acre Liddonfield site at Torresdale Avenue and Megargee…
When 2010 Washington graduate Sharrif Floyd was selected in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, Cohen…
Philadelphia police may have captured the gunman who murdered three other men execution-style inside a house on the 4600 block of Vista St. on Jan. 10, although the department’s information office has not officially confirmed an arrest.
Former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Michael Lowry has never been convicted of fixing traffic tickets. Yet, he will have to spend the next 20 months in federal prison for telling a grand jury that he granted no special favors to anyone in his own…
Dr. Larry Kaiser, president and CEO of Temple University Health System, announced last week that Linda Benfield Grass will step down after 12 years as CEO at Jeanes Hospital, effective March 6, and that Dr. Marc Hurowitz has been named as her successor.
A drunk driver has been ordered to serve 5–1/2 to 12 years in state prison for killing a woman pedestrian outside Wissinoming Park in 2013 after the victim had pushed her longtime husband out of the vehicle’s path.
Members of the organic, farm-fresh produce industry have been trying to establish a foothold in Northeast Philadelphia for years. Somerton’s Walker Lodge will be the site of one company’s newest attempt next spring.
Members of the Normandy Civic Association last week discussed expanding the organization’s borders to include industrial property south of Comly Road.
Rick Forman, the founder and CEO of Forman Mills Inc., will appear in disguise while undercover on the hit CBS show Undercover Boss. The hour-long show will air on Sunday at 8 p.m.
Fox Chase has moved to the top of the pecking order in the City Planning Commission’s Philadelphia2035 project.
During the bimonthly meeting of the Fox Chase Homeowners Association and Town Watch, City Planner Mike…
In other political news: Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham (center), who is…
Showtime: Damon Wayans will appear at the Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. in Center City, on Thursday, Friday and…
SEPTA’s police chief, Thomas Nestel III, will speak to Frankford Civic Association members about his force’s operations at neighborhood El stops during their Thursday, Feb. 5, meeting, Pete Specos, the association’s president, said last week.
Showing their support: Philadelphia Federal Credit Union recently presented the Delaware Valley Veterans…
Members of the Mayfair Business Association learned of various changes coming to the commercial corridor during their recent monthly meeting at Prudential Prime Real Estate, 7341 Frankford Ave.
Two 2nd Police District officers are using neighborhood social media sites to send alerts, crime-prevention tips and other information directly to residents.
‘Senior lunch and learn’ event Jan. 29
The Rhawnhurst Naturally Occurring Retirement Community will host “senior lunch and learn” at noon Jan. 29 at the Rhawnhurst Presbyterian Church, 7701 Loretto Ave.
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A proposal to build a new credit union branch on the James D. Morrissey Inc. property dominated the agendas of two civic association meetings in the Northeast last week. Residents in East Torresdale unanimously rejected the plan on Jan. 12…
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.
Rose’s Fun Filled Trips April 14. Tropicana. $76 includes transportation, show, slot play and buffet. 215–335–2287, 267–251–7422. More: May 5. Tropicana. $65 includes transportation, show, slot play and buffet. 215–335–2287, 267–251–7422. More: June 29. Tropicana. $65…
Holy Family University will host a forum, Life After Ferguson: Where Do We Go From Here?, on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the university’s Northeast Philadelphia campus.
G.E. RETIREES Feb. 7 to 14, 2015. Caribbean Cruise. $1399 per person, double occupancy includes roundtrip airfare, taxes and fees, port charges, meals, entertainment and $75 spending money. Visiting Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. 610–892–9767.
Dec. 15 through 28
As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics offenses or other specific crimes investigated by special police units. All locations listed by block, not by exact address.
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted former Ironworkers boss Joe Dougherty of using his Northeast Philadelphia-based local to intimidate contractors into using union labor and violently retaliating against them if they didn’t.
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• Class of ’82. Searching for former classmates interested in a reunion. Jackie, 215–332–2997.
State Rep. Jason Dawkins attended the event.
Thursday, January 22
EVENTS
Adult Painting Classes Resurrection Regional Catholic School, Castor and Shelmire avenues. Beginners and more experienced students will receive individualizexd instructions in their…
Now that the Conrail train trestle has been painted at Frankford and Solly avenues, members of the Holmesburg Civic Association are looking forward to welcoming messages being printed on both sides.
A man was killed and a woman wounded by gunfire during an apparent robbery at a house in Frankford on Sunday, Philadelphia police say.
Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun on the 1500 block of Adams Ave. on…
Keeping businesses out of residential neighborhoods is the aim of a bill introduced by City Councilman Brian O’Neill (R-10th dist.)
Bill №140831 prohibits home businesses with customers and employees from occupying single-family homes…
How to switch schools
If you’d like to send your child to a different school next year, now’s the time to start the process of researching your options. As Pennsylvania prepares to commemorate National School Choice Week, which runs…
There were 52 thefts from autos recently reported in the 2nd Police District, and many of those crimes involved removal of vehicle air bags.
Thieves can get good money for the air bags, Capt. Frank Palumbo told members of the 2nd Police District…