Winter Jam returns to the Piazza this weekend
Crowds flock by the thousands to the Piazza at Schmidt’s each January, braving the cold for the radio’s free Winter Jam concert. PHOTO COURTESY...
Maritime Academy Charter High School thrives in new location
Principal Edward Poznek poses in the school. ALI EAVES / STAR PHOTOAt Maritime Academy Charter High School, the windows are called portholes. The floor is...
Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 15
Suspected drunk driver crashes into cars, house in BridesburgA man driving a box truck was taken into police custody after he drove into several...
Prison for pot grower
Vinh Quang NguyenThe fragrance of fabric softener blowing out of a Frankford Avenue house in December 2012 was supposed to mask the odor of hundreds...
Two murders within minutes last night
Rickey Carroll, 35, was shot and killed at 9:09 p.m. yesterday in a house on the 3300 block of Amber Street in Port Richmond,...
Local families celebrate Three Kings Day
Volunteers and board members dressed as the Three Kings deliver gifts to children in Concilio programs. COURTESY OF CONCILIOFor some neighborhood families, it’s not just...