Brewerytown park gets new spark
Veterans Memorial Park at 31st and Girard, Monday, July 4, 2011.It might have taken some time, but thanks to help from residents, the Fairmount Community...
Henon looks toward November
Bobby HenonAfter more than 30 years in office, City Councilwoman Joan Krajewski (D-6th dist.) will retire next year.For good this time.She retired for a day in...
With City Council OK, Richmond Street venue moves forward
Developer David Grasso has traveled a long road in his attempt to bring what he calls a “world-class music venue” to the Delaware River...
A sign of troubled times
“No Heroin Parking.”It’s the kind of thing you think you wouldn’t have to tell people, especially along a tidy block of residential homes in...
Residents voice concern over 7-Eleven proposal
For several years, the former KFC-Long John Silver’s building at 23 W. Girard Ave. has sat abandoned and unused.That might change. A group of prospective...
New mural shines on West Girard Avenue
Jane Golden, executive director City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program makes a remark at at a ribbon cutting event for new mural on the...