Yearly Archives: 2013

A touch of the shore in Philadelphia

Fun in the sun: Eakins Oval, located on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, has been transformed into a beach themed area. The five-week long event will...

Renaming of VA hospital advances a step

A tribute: The U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee passed legislation that would rename the Philadelphia VA Medical Center in memory of Army Cpl. Michael...

Horticultural havens

Local and lush: Crape myrtle grows across the street from Resurrection of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTOA huge, blood-red hibiscus...

Insect invasion

The emerald ash borer. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIAA glistening green insect no larger than a penny is poised to wipe out an entire species...

Crime log: July 24, 2013

July 1 through 14As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics offenses or other specific crimes investigated by specialty police units....

Hit and run outside NE nightclub leaves eight women hospitalized

Eight women were hospitalized after a sport-utility vehicle plowed into them as they stood in the parking lot of a Bustleton nightclub early Saturday.Investigators...

13th Congressional District fundraising figures released

The four Democrats running in next year’s primary in the 13th Congressional District all had something to cheer about last week when 2013 second-quarter...

St. Joachim to reopen for special Mass

One final goodbye: St. Joachim, at 1527 Church St., was founded in 1845. It was the oldest Roman Catholic parish in the Northeast.The former...

Letters to the Editor: July 24, 2013

Schwartz: ‘A risk we cannot afford’Northeast Philadelphia is a vibrant residential and commercial community. The presence of a proposed methadone clinic at the corner of...

Editorial: Tear down this dam and save young lives

A memorial: Flowers and candles are left on the footbridge over the Pennypack Creek where Brandon Boyle lost his life when he jumped into...

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