Warren G. Harding Middle School now offers girls fitness training
Girls attending Warren G. Harding Middle School, 2000 Wakeling St., will be able to join in a new health and fitness program after class hours.The C.H.I.C.K.S. (Creating Healthy Informed Confident Knowledgeable Selves) was organized by...
Editorial: Never again
Sunday is bound to be emotionally tough for most people who love America. We lost our innocence and sense of security 10 years ago. Things have never been the same as they were before...
Forever a somber journey
When the Northeast Philadelphia-based Brothers for Flight 93 made their inaugural motorcycle-borne pilgrimage to Shanksville, Pa., in 2007, the 9/11 crash site looked almost nothing like it does today.Back then, little distinguished the remote, expansive...
Looking to October for postseason showdowns
Three more weeks.There are just three more weeks until the regular season comes to an end and postseason baseball is upon us.So far, the Phillies’ path to yet another National League East title has been anything...
Fancy footwork
Over the past few years, a lot has changed on Northeast Philadelphia’s soccer scene. Of course, the Catholic League is still getting used to the absence of North Catholic and Cardinal Dougherty. This year,...
Commodores just keep rollin’
When Lionel Richie left the Commodores in 1983, many fans wondered where that would leave the group. Fortunately, they didn’t have to wonder for long.In 1984, after deciding to re-establish the co-lead vocal formula that...
A new neighbor in Rhawnhurst
Ilona Keller’s Dugan’s, at Roosevelt Boulevard and Borbeck Avenue, went out of business earlier this year. The site will soon become the home of a Bottom Dollar supermarket. JENNY SWIGODA / TIMES PHOTOBet your Bottom...
Remnants of a catastrophe
An incinerated and twisted computer keyboard. A melted and misshapen metal tray. They’re part of a museum exhibit of ordinary items that became extraordinary in the rubble of Sept. 11, 2001.Pieces of lost lives.To commemorate the...
Want to snuggle?
Snuggles is a one year old petite British Short hair tabby. She is very interactive, playful and loving. She needs a quiet home with lots of love. Once acquainted, Snuggle is playful with social...
Pretty needs a happy home
Pretty is a one-and-half year old female dog in need of a loving home. She is up to date on all shots and is spayed and micro-chipped. She gets along well with other cats...