Yearly Archives: 2013

In Holme Circle, false flier sparks huge turnout

A private developer is seeking public funding to convert an old convent on Holme Avenue into a 44-unit apartment complex for homeless military veterans...

Police probe fatal shooting of teenager in Castor Gardens

Philadelphia police have not named a suspect or determined a motive in the fatal shooting of a Castor Gardens teenager about two blocks from...

Wading into the fray over guns and bullets

A week ago Tuesday, even as we were putting finishing touches on a Page One story about postcards from the past, I began talking...

Jury mulls fate of pair in priest sex case

Jurors on Tuesday continued to debate the evidence in the trial for a priest and a former Catholic school teacher who stand accused of...

Murder charges added in Tacony dungeon case

Federal prosecutors have charged the purported “mom” of the Tacony “House of Horrors” with two counts of murder and numerous hate crimes as part...

NE man on trial on murder charge in dog droppings case

The trial of a man accused of murdering a neighbor in a dispute over dog droppings continues today in a Philadelphia courtroom.Tyrirk Harris, 28,...

Gun Rush

An AR-15 magazine-fed, semi-automatic rifle at the Philadelphia Gun Show on Saturday, January 26, 2013. (Maria Pouchnikova)The doors weren’t supposed to open until 9...

Zoning hearing begins for methadone clinic

Attorneys Dan McCaffery and Michael Yanoff speak with opponents of a proposed methadone clinic at 7520 State Road following a Jan. 23 hearing in...

A living legend

JENNY SWIGODA / TIMES STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERFormer La Salle player and coach Tom Gola has been named to the inaugural class of the Atlantic 10...

Northeast’s Williams proving to be quite the find

The air up there: Northeast’s DeAndre Williams has a knack for getting to the basket, as his 29-point performance against Central indicated. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA...
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