Philly’s 411
What exactly is a tax increase? Does a politician have to use those exact words before the rest of us can consider paying more in total taxes to the city as just that — a tax increase? That was the question buzzing throughout City Hall after Mayor Michael Nutter said no new tax increases will […]
When an entire pay phone was stolen in Point Breeze last week, it was strange. But stranger still, the detective in charge of the case said the incident was not isolated. The Coatesville-based company that owns the stolen phone, National Electric and Telephone, also recently had a phone stolen in West Philadelphia near the zoo, […]
Here’s a performer named Dink the Clown somersaulting, flipping and breakdancing his way through the aisle of a Broad Street Line subway train car to the smooth grooves of Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger.” The best part of this video (besides the sick tricks – all joking aside, this guy is talented) are the people […]
African music, dance, and diverse cultures took center stage on Saturday, February 18, when the Penn Museum offered a free community afternoon, part of the ongoing Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum gallery project and public programming initiative that runs through January 2013. Check out the highlights as Lady B and 100.3 WRNB help kick […]
Beset by a startling 31 murders in 25 days, Mayor Michael Nutter and city officials unveiled a plan yesterday to crack down on violent crime by going after the one thing in Philadelphia more prolific than potholes: illegal guns. The main focus of Nutter’s approach is to push judges for at least two years of […]
A group of excited, young students got to show off their new school yesterday to Mayor Michael Nutter and a national celebrity. KIPP, a national charter school provider, had a ribbon-cutting for the opening of its first elementary school in the city. The school leases a former factory in Allegheny which was purchased and renovated […]
Two teens are dead and two more are hospitalized after an ambush-style shooting in the city’s Juniata section late Tuesday evening. The suspect in the shooting, 30-year-old Axel Barreto, was arrested Wednesday night following an investigation. He was located and placed in custody without incident in a motel in Bensalem. http://video.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/global/video/videoplayer.js?rnd=160979;hostDomain=video.philadelphia.cbslocal.com;playerWidth=400;playerHeight=300;isShowIcon=true;clipId=6628292;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=CBS.PHILLY%252Fworldnowplayer;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed The shooting happened at […]
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia plans to close four high schools and close or merge 44 elementary schools in June, officials announced today at a closed-door meeting with administrators and priests. West Catholic, St. Hubert, Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast and Conwell-Egan will all be closed, according to Rita Schwartz, president of the Association of Catholic Teachers, which […]
Montgomery County officials have ruled that a grenade found in a first-floor court at the King of Prussia Mall is not explosive, authorities said. Part of the mall was evacuated about an hour ago when security notified Upper Merion Township police that a suspicious device had been found in a planter or flower pot and […]
A century of City Council experience went into the history books yesterday — replaced by six new members — and a former John Street protege, Darrell Clarke, was sworn in as Council president. But one question lingered after all the pomp and circumstance surrounding the inauguration ceremony: Will former Mayor John Street have more influence […]
Northern Liberties-based developer Onion Flats is known for bold design with sharp corners and cutting-edge materials. The company hopes that translates to its biggest project, the Ridge, on Kelly Drive and Ridge Avenue. The firm was chosen last week to develop the Rivage site after years of stalled projects there, thanks in part to large […]
Philadelphia officials came together Thursday to encourage citizens to report child sex abuse and to publicize the city’s collaborative response, which has been practiced for years but made official today. “We had the district attorney sign an interagency protocol with DHS and the police commissioner that we’ve been trying to get passed since 1989,” said […]
