Girard Point Bridge inspection this weekend to cause lane closures
Lanes will be closed this weekend on the northbound Interstate 95 Girard Point Bridge for a bride inspection, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced...
Police release video of NoLibs murder suspects
Two men approach Amber Long and her mother on the 900 block of N. Front Street. / Courtesy of Philadelphia Police DepartmentThe Philadelphia Police...
River Ward events for the week of Jan. 22
Kindergarten registrationKindergarten registration for Hackett School’s 2014–2015 school year begins on Jan. 21 and is ongoing until June.The kindergarten open house at Hackett, located at...
Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 22
Richmond Street closure to begin this weekA two-year-long road closure of Richmond Street between Lehigh and Avenue and Cambria Street in Port Richmond that was...
Proposed law would withhold welfare from noncompliant sex offenders
Sex offenders who don’t register as required by state regulations won’t be able to collect welfare benefits if an upstate legislator’s bill becomes law.That’s all...
“Business boot camp” survivor
Luis Torrado of Torrado Construction in Port Richmond. PHOTO COURTESY OF Community College of PhiladelphiaWith the second wind of the polar vortex on its...