North Philly
Eagles’ 2013 Offseason: Jeff Lurie and Co. Hit North Philly With Paintbrushes
Yesterday the Eagles–players, coaches, cheerleaders, etc.–went to the William D. Kelley School to make a sort of crappy asphalt wasteland (no offense intended) into a […]
Listen: Joe Biden Reads Letters About Gun Violence From Philly 3rd Graders
Vice-President Joe Biden recently received a set of letters from a classroom of third-graders from North Philadelphia. The topic was gun violence. Today, the White […]
The Best Movie Theater Snacks in the Philadelphia Area
In the May issue of Philadelphia magazine the staff put together the Movie-Lover’s Guide to Philly’s Screen Scene. Almost 50 theaters were visited and rated. Along the […]
Knockout! Joe Frazier’s Gym Gets on National Register of Historical Places
It was a bit of a shock last year when the National Trust for Historic Preservation chose Joe Frazier’s old gym on North Broad Street […]
Philly Police Say 10-Year-Old “Stickup Kid” Used Toy Gun
Yesterday, police released this video of what appeared to be a ten-year-old kid brazenly pointing a gun at the head of a young woman in […]
Hottest Philadelphia City Neighborhoods: Lower North Philly
It’s back! More neighborhoods from this month’s Real Estate Issue of Philadelphia Magazine–“The New Hot Neighborhoods.” This week we start out with what once would […]
Philly #1…in Percentage of Residents in Deep Poverty
Among major U.S. cities, has the highest percentage of its residents–12.9%, or 200,000 people–living in deep poverty. For a single person, that’s an annual salary […]
Tater Tot Truck Hits Temple’s Campus This Saturday
Meet Chris P. Tater! Temple graduate Julie Crist is opening The Tot Cart, her own tater tot truck, on Temple University’s campus this Saturday. Crist […]
Sale Finally Pending on the Saddest Home in Philadelphia
This house near Broad and Girard had listings photos that made you want to run to the house with a bag full of groceries and […]
German Shepherds Rescued In North Philly Raid
The Inky reports: “A raid on a “filthy and uninhabitable” house in North Philadelphia turned up 10 distressed German Shepherds, officials said. Pennsylvania SPCA Humane […]
Temple Student, Roommates Robbed During Home Invasion
NBC10 reports: “Police are searching for three men, two armed, who they say tied up and robbed a Temple student and her three roommates. Investigators say it […]
North Philly Trains Doulas To Deal With Philly’s “Maternity Crisis”
Next City reports on efforts to train doulas in North Philly because of the ever-diminishing number of maternity wards in town. The result, officials say, […]
Awesome Then-and-Now Pics of North Broad Street
As part of its radio show on WHYY tonight focusing on the promise of a resurgence along North Broad Street, NewsWorks has posted a fascinating […]
Police Still Looking for Inmates That Escaped During Hurricane Sandy
On Sunday night, the power went out at Community Education Center’s Hoffman Hall in North Philadelphia. Four inmates used seized the moment and darted out […]
Meek Mill Says Cops Harassed Him for Being Famous
Meek Mill—the rapper and North Philly native who dropped his Dreams and Nightmares album on Tuesday—says that he was “harassed and violated” by Philly cops […]