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Bruno’s, the popular 36-year-old, three-meals-a-day, seven-days-a-week classic malt shop with a jukebox (who has that anymore?) on Germantown Pike serves up frothy classics such as milkshakes, root beer floats, and banana splits.
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by Len Lear
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8/21/25
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Consumers in Philly are feeling the heat this summer as electricity bills are on fire.
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8/21/25
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The following is for crimes reported from Aug. 11 to Aug. 17.
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8/20/25
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Kyle Irvin, husband of 48-year-old Rashida Irvin, who was found fatally shot on Aug. 11, turned himself into police Wednesday morning Aug. 20, just after midnight.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/20/25
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8/20/25
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City Councilmember Cindy Bass told the Local this week that Ohio-based developer KBK Enterprises and her office will have an update on the Germantown YWCA project very soon.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/20/25
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Aug. 14 was the last chance for the state legislature to prevent the first round of SEPTA cuts, which begin this upcoming Sunday, Aug. 24.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/20/25
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Rashida Irvin, owner of Mister Relaxation Spa & Lounge in Germantown, was found fatally shot on Monday, Aug. 11, according to police.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/18/25
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In the early 1970s, Vicki Spangler, co-owner of Delphine Gallery at 8435 Germantown Ave., was given a poem titled “Wissahickon” from a fine art antique dealer in New Hope, but the poem's origin was a mystery.
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by Brian Nelson
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8/14/25
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Today, Philadelphia’s public swimming pools dominate the water recreation space. But for centuries, it was the city’s rivers, lakes, and creeks that residents flocked to in the summertime.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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8/14/25
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On May 10, 1963, I got into a plane at the Philadelphia International Airport to travel to San Antonio, Texas. There, I began basic training at Lackland Air Force Base.
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by Len Lear
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8/14/25
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I’m Dr. Karl Morris, and I’m running to be the U.S. congressperson for Pennsylvania’s Third congressional district.
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by Karl Morris
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8/14/25
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Wednesday, July 30, was the hottest day of the year, with a heat index of 103 degrees. Nevertheless, about 60 people showed up at Chestnut Hill’s Wednesday Trivia Night at the Chestnut Hill Brewing Company.
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by Len Lear
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8/14/25
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Chandrakant “Chuck” Gupta died of a heart attack at 93.
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by Len Lear
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8/14/25
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Grab blankets, lawn chairs, and gather family and friends. Street Movies! is coming to Germantown.
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by Brian Nelson
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8/14/25
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On July 30, the City of Philadelphia announced a winner in the Sadie T.M. Alexander statue contest.
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8/14/25
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When Yolanda Banks, president of the Parents Association board at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH), heard Dr. Delvin Dinkins would be departing as head of school after the 2024-25 academic year, she was worried.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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8/14/25
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A local college will implement a to address the .
This fall, will launch in its new 25,000 square-foot Nursing Clinical Arts Center. The young nursing department features a traditional …
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by Abby Weiss
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8/14/25
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When Liz Dunleavy founded the local elder care organization Kith Care in 2015, she selected a meaningful name.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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8/14/25
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