Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Dec. 18
Triple shooting in Kensington leaves one deadOne man was killed and two others are in critical condition after a triple shooting on the 3300 block...
SNAPSHOTS: Around Port Richmond for the holidays
ShopRite of Aramingo staff with Philadelphia Eagle Fletcher Cox. SUBMITTED PHOTOA couple of PAL youngsters smile with Santa at the Rizzo PAL in Port...
Neighborhood stories: Next door’s nonfiction
The Mercer Street home now, after Betty passed away and the home was cleared of her signature decor. MIKALA JAMISON / STAR PHOTOThe house across...
Don’t toss that bottle in the street, “Feed the Fish”
Proposed design of the “fish heads” to be placed around Fishtown. The FNA hope to launch this project early next year. SUBMITTED BY FNAThrowing away...
Council overrides mayor’s medical zone veto
On Dec. 5, Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed a bill that would require zoning variances for medical offices and drug-treatment facilities in the Northeast’s 6th...
A ‘Brilliant’ evening at St. Anne’s
Conductor Nick Pignataro (right) leads the St. Anne orchestra, which featured trumpet soloist Eric Schweingruber (left). CAROLAN DIFIORE/STAR PHOTOSSt. Anne’s Church on Lehigh Avenue...