Yearly Archives: 2012

Holme Circle civic group to meet

The Holme Circle Civic Association can offer a lot to residents of the neighborhood. But the group’s efforts have been hindered of late by...

Rush Arts grads take the stage

(from the left) Principal Jessica Brown, Rebecca Slutsky, 18, Carol Pike, 19, and Veronica Hanley in front of the first graduating class of Arts...

Walmart store funds school, music festival

On June 1, Walmart store manager at 9745 Roosevelt Blvd., George Smith( center), and Bill Rapone, an aide to City Councilman Brian O’Neill (left)...

Menzel to perform at the Mann

Idina Menzel, who is on a cross-country bus tour, talks about the challenges of being on the road with her nearly 3-year-old son.— The...

‘Rock of Ages’ sinks on weak storyline

Tom Cruise plays a long-haired, tattooed rocker in ‘Rock of Ages.’Just when I thought 1980s nostalgia was going out of style, out comes Rock of...

Phil-Mont Kiwanis rewards teens for service

John Meehan, a seventh-grader at St. William Elementary School, received the Anthony M. Leto Community Service Award. The Kiwanis Club of Phil-Mont honored John,...

Deadline approaching for homestead exemption

The Burholme Community Town Watch and Civic Association had an uneventful meeting last week as City Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez and officials from the 2nd...

Breaking news: Jury in priest sex abuse trial says it can’t decide

The jury in the priest sex abuse trial in Philadelphia sent a note to the judge this morning telling her that it had reached...

Countdown to appeal

Pennsylvania citizens have until July 8 to appeal the final plan approved by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.The commission, by a 4–1 vote, approved new...

Defense requests new trial in deadly arson case

The mother, grandmother and three aunts of Daniel and John Dougherty sat in a courtroom last week as the boys’ father — convicted of starting a...
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