Nutter visits ‘Needle Park’ to announce the fifth annual Spring Cleanup
The sun shone brightly on Kensington’s McPherson Square last week as Mayor Michael Nutter joined elected officials and a cadre of hard-working local volunteers...
Port Richmond native’s film ‘Swooped’ to screen at the Troc
Matt Godfrey / For the Star (From left) Gariffo and Costello in front of an advertisement for their movie.There’s one tip for writing that every...
Filmmaker focuses on cleaning up Kensington
Documentary filmmaker Jamie Moffett has had plenty of opportunities to live and work in the hustle and bustle of major metropolises like New York...
Dunbar hopes to take the 177th
Legislative elections are just around the corner, and this year, there’s a new face in the mix.Democrat William Dunbar, a fresh-faced 27-year-old, will run in...
Picking up the pieces
On Thursday, the Panas family finally heard the word they’d been hoping to hear for more than two years — “guilty.”The parents of slain Billy Panas...
Knife-wielding man shot in Fishtown
A knife-wielding assailant was shot by police on Sunday night after he broke into a home on Wildey Street and terrorized the people inside,...