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Community in Northern Liberties2nd 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 KensingtonMan 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 LibertiesLooking 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 KensingtonVan 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 -
Crime in BridesburgFormer 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 KensingtonRobber 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 -
CommunityCity 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 FishtownFront 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 KensingtonMan 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 -
Crime in FishtownThree Men Invade Fistown Home and Beat Man With Hammer
At 4:00AM on Thursday morning, a home on the 1200 block of Shackamaxon Street was invaded by three men who police say were wearing scarves to cover their face. According…
Joshua Albert | 07/16/2015 -
Crime in Port RichmondWoman Begins to Disrobe on I-95
According to an NBC10, a woman attempted to disrobe on an I-95 ramp from Aramingo Avenue on Thursday morning. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) received a call regarding a woman taking off her…
Max Pulcini | 07/16/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonSouth Kensington Man Beaten And Robbed By Men In Mask Over Something Involving Drugs
According to Philadelphia Police and NBC Philadelphia, "something involving drugs may" have lead to a man being beaten and robbed in Northern Liberties South Kensington Thursday morning. Police say there were no signs of…
Joshua Albert | 07/16/2015