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Alden Park Tenants Association President Kadi Ashby was a driving factor in the group’s formation earlier this year. Now, Alden’s management has denied her lease renewal.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/1/25
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Wissahickon Trails has installed new trail signs on the popular Green Ribbon Trail to improve visitor safety and navigation along its pathway.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/1/25
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As SEPTA’s long-term funding solution gets kicked further down the tracks, the transit agency is relying on capital funds to stay afloat.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/24/25
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SEPTA agreed in December to lease five vacant Regional Rail Stations to Ken Weinstein’s local property development company Philly Office Retail, but the project still awaited approval from the FTA.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/24/25
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Batala Philly, a samba-reggae percussion group with several members from Northwest Philadelphia, performed during halftime of the Eagles game, Sunday, Sept. 21, to celebrate Latino Heritage Month.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/23/25
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, announced a mighty roster of music for the opening of its 2025-26 season of concerts and services.
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by Michael Caruso
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9/18/25
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Advocates and Philadelphia City Council members are urging the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department (PPR) to phase out its use of toxic herbicides on city-owned land — nearly five years after the practice was outlawed.
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by Abby Weiss
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9/17/25
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Chestnut Hill residents were surprised Wednesday morning, Sept. 10, to find Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant permanently closed.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/17/25
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After their Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in March, the agency, President Donald Trump and his administration to reclaim it. Now, the federal government has reinstated the grant.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/11/25
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Gov. Josh Shapiro approved a plan Monday giving SEPTA permission to access up to $394 million in capital assistance funds, staving off transportation cuts for two years.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/11/25
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There’s a passage from the Book of Revelation that applies to Our Mother of Consolation School’s (OMC) recent tribulations: “Behold, I make all things new.”
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by Jeff Meade
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9/11/25
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The City of Philadelphia announced a plan on Thursday, Aug. 28, directing city funds to restore some SEPTA bus routes, aimed at helping students travel to and from school.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/3/25
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Woodmere filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Keith Sonderling, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and Russell T. Vought (the agency’s director).
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/3/25
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With the first round of SEPTA cuts taking effect Sunday, Aug. 24, Philadelphians are already feeling the impact, including healthcare workers and patients who rely on public transportation for work and treatment.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/3/25
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As soon as Matines Café opened on Nov. 10, 2022, owners Arthur and Amanda de Bruc were met with business — and lots of it. Yet, a problem soon emerged.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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8/27/25
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On Monday, Aug. 25, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Tony B. Watlington Sr. visited Chestnut Hill’s Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences to celebrate the first day of school.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/27/25
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The city placed a lien on Alden Park Luxury Apartments due to unpaid charges from a March 2025 property cleanup.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/27/25
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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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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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