Around Town
Sabatina senior expo on Friday
State Sen. John Sabatina Jr. will hold a senior expo on Friday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Armory, 2700 Southampton Road...
JEVS and SNHU partner to create flexible, career-enhancing program
SNHU Powered by JEVS is a program that will equip students with career-enhancing skills and allow them to learn at their own pace.
Mayfair school gets design approval, but still no deal with neighbors
Mayfair’s new school cleared its first hurdle -- getting approval from a city design committee -- but tensions between the School District of Philadelphia and neighborhood leaders continue to bubble.
The sometimes-contentious negotiations, over public...
Calendar of Events: Oct. 10-17
Thursday, Oct. 10
EVENTS
Afternoon Artists at the Tacony LAB Community Arts Center 2 to 4:30 p.m. Free. 6918 Torresdale Ave. Art history theme. Homeschooling families are welcome with children 6 and up. Students not being...
Northeast Philly has lots of flavor
More than 300 people packed into the Philadelphia Ballroom in Somerton last week for the third annual Flavors of the Northeast.
They had a chance to taste Dagwoods Pub’s seafood mac and cheese, Broncos Brazilian...
Matt Wolfe: Krasner should fire spokeswoman for racist tweet
Republican City Council at-large candidate Matt Wolfe is demanding that District Attorney Larry Krasner fire his communications director, Jane Roh, after her racist tweet.
Roh posted a picture of an Oct. 4 protest by supporters...
O’Neill hands out city grants
City Councilman Brian O’Neill (R-10th dist.) last week distributed 145 Philadelphia Activities Fund grants to organizations in the 10th Councilmanic District.
The grants totaled $270,750.
A number of Boy Scout troops received funding, and they presented...
St. William Parish celebrates 100 years
St. William school alumni, former and current parishioners, friends and Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary were among close to 300 people who celebrated the parish's 100th anniversary on Sunday at the...
American Revolution museum exhibit chronicles Irish soldier’s story
The Museum of the American Revolution, 3rd and Chestnut streets, has a new exhibit, Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier, that runs through St. Patrick’s Day.
The 5,000-square-foot exhibit opened...
State gives Father Judge $1 million
State Sen. Christine Tartaglione announced that Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program has awarded almost $2.5 million in grants to applicants within the 2nd Senatorial District.
Friends of Father Judge High School was awarded a $1...