Yearly Archives: 2012

After 35 years, he’s still the one

Elvis Presley fans are spending the week marking the 35th anniversary of the death of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, and Jim Barone...

Attention high schoolers: It’s essay time

The Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame is sponsoring an essay contest for local high school students.The contest is open to Northeast residents who will...

Archdiocese puts N.J. vacation villa up for auction

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, expecting a $6 million deficit this year, has put its 11-bedroom beachfront residence in Ventor, N.J., up for auction.Villa...

New romantic comedy proves that ‘Hope Springs’ eternal

Meryl Streep stars as Kay, an older woman struggling in an unfulfilling marriage, in the new romantic comedy ‘Hope Springs.’You might know the kind...

He knows the joy of sax

Larry McKenna will jazz it up on Friday at the Art Museum. PHOTO COURTESY OF MELISSA GILSTRAPFrank Sinatra probably never thought twice about it, but...

‘Broadway Sings’ comes back

Natalia Toro (right) and Kimilee Bryant (left) (photo by Katie Jonson)The Congregations of Ner Zedek is inviting the community to attend its annual Labor Day...

City planners share vision for Lower Northeast

Picture the Frankford Creek being used for recreation. That’s just one of the changes city planners have outlined for the Lower Northeast.Included in the...

July cleanup a success at Pennypack Park

Seventeen volunteers and three Community Life Improvement Program workers collected 52 bags of trash and one bag of recyclable cans during the Friends of...

Tacony History Day is in the near future

The 21st annual Tacony History Day festivities are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15.The event is coordinated by the Historical Society of Tacony, the Tacony Civic...

Sandwich shop on Mayfair’s menu

Mayfair Civic Association last week rejected one zoning proposal and gave preliminary approval to two others.The group met on Aug. 8 at the Mayfair Community...
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