Monthly Archives: March, 2012

Planting the seed

Meadowbrook Farm General Manager John Story leads a preview event for the Philadelphia Flower Show on Tuesday, Feb. 21.Many of the plants that will be...

NE pols take aim at absentee landlords

When state Rep. Kevin Boyle canvassed the 172nd Legislative District in 2010 while campaigning against longtime incumbent John Perzel, he learned what most worries...

Mayor for a day: Tacony teen takes over City Hall

Northeast Philadelphia has never been known as a cradle of future municipal government bigwigs.In fact, some might say that the “Great Northeast” has historically...

Survey says: Service cuts OK — with lower taxes

A majority of Northeast residents would like to see their municipal taxes lowered. That’s probably not a big surprise. However, they want taxes to...

Hard times in the Lower Northeast

Yeah, that’s how you respond to a neighbor upset that your dog is squatting and dropping doo on his lawn. You shoot him.Six times. Maybe...

Tire slashers hit Holmesburg

Philadelphia police detectives are investigating another tire-slashing case in Holmesburg.The vandalism occurred last Wednesday on the 7300 block of Erdrick St. and was reported...

Zoning issues keep Bustleton on the move

Members of the Greater Bustleton Civic League voted on several zoning matters during their Feb. 22 session, backing some zoning variance applicants while snubbing others.An...

Nutter takes in Tacony’s sights

Mayor Michael Nutter saw the good and the bad of Tacony on Saturday afternoon.Nutter joined City Councilman Bobby Henon, neighborhood leaders and representatives of...

April 24 remains a primary concern

The April 24 primary appears likely to take place on schedule as the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission did not take any action on new...

A tragic lesson in bullying

John P. Halligan speaks to a group of ninth-grade students at MaST Community Charter School about his son’s suicide from in-school bullying on Feb. 14.John...

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