Remembering Seamus
Every day, Seamus O’Neill wore a golden crucifix around his neck.And every St. Patrick’s Day, he wore a tuxedo.Seamus O’Neill was murdered in 2008. These days...
Fighting crime in the riverwards…together
Throughout the riverwards, neighborhood organizations and community groups have long strived to make the region a safer place.Now, many have banded together to create the...
A tribute to players who broke baseball’s boundaries
It’s fair to say that Jerry Franklin, branch manager of the Richmond Library, is a devoted baseball fan.A baseball-memorabilia collector since his youth, Franklin has...
A career ‘alternative’ for former union organizer
In 2003, Kensington resident Ronald Jablonski retired after 42 years as a sheet-metal worker and union organizer.But it hardly has been a traditional retirement.Instead,...
March Madness!
This year’s 11th annual March Madness — an academic competition that pits area students against one another in a trivia challenge — kicked off with a roar on...
Love in Bloom
Kristine Kratt and Bill Shaffer, Northern Liberties residents, were married on March 7 at the Philadelphia International Flower Show — only the second wedding ever held there.Mauro...