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As Monday’s rain replenished the garden soil of The Central Club for Boys and Girls, 2537 Alter St., Rev. Stanley Wilson pondered his Grays Ferry roots.
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Two North Philly men allegedly responsible for robbing more than 10 businesses throughout the city, including the Hawthorne Rite Aid, were charged federally for three of the holdups.
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Conversation usually comes to a halt when talking about someone’s age, but when it comes to discussing the age of music, one can easily get caught up in the heated argument.
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Fifteen members of The Sanders Drug Trafficking Organization have pled guilty or have been convicted of their respective roles in the Queen Village ring.
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Senior right-hander Joe Jaep confessed May 31 that its desire to fight for each game has made him proud to don a jersey for the baseball team at Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S. 10th St.
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When Scott Donahue walked by an abandoned home on the 2300 Block of St. Albans Place he disliked the blight. So he decided to do something about it.
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Last month, chef George Sabatino of Stateside, 1536 E. Passyunk Ave., came to my kitchen and prepared a tasty salad with pan-seared jumbo head-on prawns with baby arugula, pea shoots, mixed greens, sliced radishes and topped with pickled shallots.
A Point Breeze man was sentenced to five to 10 years at Graterford state prison for attempted murder of a doughnut shop employee.
Wilbert Saunders, 51, pled guilty to attempted murder of the first degree May 9, according to court…
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A Grays Ferry man was found dead inside his home Tuesday morning. The details around his death remain a mystery.
Neighbors called police to check on the well-being of Donald Jones, 44, whom they had not seen for a few days, Officer…
A youth is dead after a bullet struck his head in Dickinson Narrows last week.
Naasir Westbrook, 17, of the 400 block of Dudley Street, received a single shot to the head at 9:47 p.m. May 31 on the 1700 block of Fifth Street. Medics pronounced…
Kendall Anderson, then 16, and his mother Rashida Anderson, 37, of the 400 block of Jackson Street, were fighting for hours the night of Nov. 25, 2011 — the day after Thanksgiving.
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To the Editor:
May is American Stroke Month and a time to raise more awareness about the fourth-leading cause of death that also can pack a nasty punch for those who survive a stroke but are faced with a lifetime of…
A woman who assaulted her teenage daughter, mother and a few passers-by pled guilty last week.
Monique Smith’s open guilty plea entered May 29 will result in Common Pleas Court Judge Denis P. Cohen sentencing her Sept. 17.
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GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A threat to self-esteem will fog up the big picture of intrinsic achievements. The sun will soon return and you’ll shine with glory. Lucky number: 423.
1st District, 2301 S. 24th St., holds a community meeting 6:30 p.m. June 19. 215–686–3010. phillypolice.com/districts/1st.
3rd District, 1300 S. 11th St., is teaming up with the Love Kingdom Fellowship Church, 1009 S. Third…
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Several weeks ago, as we were driving home from the Italian Market, I spotted Nomad Pizza, a very casual family-oriented place on the site of Horizons, the vegan restaurant that morphed into Vedge on Locust Street. I pulled out my notebook and added it to the restaurant…
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The mayor of New York City continues to wage his own war on obesity. New York plans to enact a ban on the sale of sugary drinks over 16 ounces. It is difficult to believe there was actually a time when Coca-Cola sold six-ounce bottles of Coke.
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The walls to the house of worship on the northeast corner of 19th and Fitzwater streets continued to come tumbling down Tuesday afternoon to make way for three-story townhomes. The more- than-a-century-old building was once home to the Greater Mount Olive AME Church.