By K. Andrew Deffley
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Community in Northern Liberties
2nd Street Festival Returns to NoLibs this Sunday
It's hard to believe that it's already August. You know what the means: The 2nd Street Festival is almost here! The day-long, free gala event is a Northern Liberties summer…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/31/2015 -
News in Kensington
Man Hospitalized After Explosion and Fire Causes Kensington Home Collapse
The cause of an explosion and fire Wednesday morning, which partially collapsed a home on the 300 block of East Tusculum Street, is under investigation. According to NBC10, a neighbor…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/29/2015 -
Community in Northern Liberties
Looking for Some Excitement? NoLibs Zoning Meeting Tonight!
The Northern Liberties Neighbors Association (NLNA) is holding zoning meetings Monday and Tuesday night, so if you want to hear about new building projects trying to come up in NoLibs,…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/27/2015 -
News in Kensington
Van Collides with Home in Harrowgate
So much for sleeping in... A minivan crashed into a house in Harrowgate around 6 o'clock Sunday morning. Philadelphia police say the driver of the minivan lost control of the…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/27/2015 -
Community in Northern Liberties
A NoLibs Underdog Tale (But With Beer and Softball)
On July 1st, a beautiful summer evening following the previous day’s rainout, the 3rd and Girard softball team took the field late in the second game of a doubleheader against…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/24/2015 -
Crime in Bridesburg
Former Bridesburg Priest is Being Sued for Damages Stemming from Alleged Sexual Abuse
Andrew McCormick, a 59-year-old priest, is being sued—along with the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia—for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages sustained by an alleged victim of sexual assault 18 years ago…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/24/2015 -
Crime in Kensington
Robber Asked a Man in Kensington For a “Loosey,” Then Shot Him
Police are on the lookout for the gunman who robbed, shot and critically wounded a 29-year-old man in Kensington just before 10 p.m., Tuesday night, on the 3100 block of…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/22/2015 -
Community
City Planning Commission Releases Draft Plan for Riverwards (Now With More Bike Lanes!!)
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission presented a draft of its plan for the Riverwards on Tuesday, as part of Mayor Michael Nutter's "Philadelphia2035" project. City planner Ashley Richards was the…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/22/2015 -
Features in Fishtown
Front Street Café on its Way to Fishtown
On the corner of Front and Thompson Streets stands a beautiful, brick building, left over from the 1800s. Good thing it stuck around to be the site of Front Street…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/17/2015 -
Crime in Kensington
Man Ordered to Stand Trial for Abduction and Alleged Kensington Rape
A Hunting Park man was ordered trial Thursday on charges of trying to abduct one woman, and abducting and raping another, in the pre-dawn hours of May 1. Manuel Cintron,…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/17/2015 -
Community in Northern Liberties
More Neighborhood Construction? 88 New Residential Units to Face Zoning Board
[caption id="attachment_3544" align="alignright" width="300"] Conceptualized housing along the 600-block of N. 5th Street[/caption] This year has given rise to construction in the area, with commuters seeing a change—for the worse—in…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/10/2015 -
Community in Kensington
Floor Plans Released for Future KCFC Food Market
The Kensington Community Food Co-op (KCFC) is a step closer to its goals of being a full-service, neighborhood grocery store, as its collaborator in CDS Consulting released a prospective floor…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/09/2015