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Upper Darby Coffee Shop Gets High Marks From Irish Publication
The Irish Star, a digital and print newspaper focusing on Ireland and Irish Americans, recently highlighted the Irish Coffee Shop in Upper Darby. “A traditional Irish breakfast paired with a nice pot of tea while shopping for Irish groceries is a description that enticed me immediately when I took off to the Philadelphia suburbs to experience an afternoon in an Irish café,” writes reviewer Fionnuala Boyle for the Irish Star.
New photo released in hopes of finding Philadelphia girl missing for over 2 years
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia family has been left in agony for years as a national organization hopes to help in the search for a now 15-year-old girl. Nevaeh Kee was just 13 years old when she left her Philadelphia home on January 1, 2022, and never returned. Over two years...
Former head of Philadelphia union charged with stealing $150,000 to support political candidates
A former leader of a Philadelphia labor union allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his members to support specific candidates in the city’s 2019 Democratic primary election. State and federal authorities accused Christen Woods, a former district head of the National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees, of stealing more than $150,000 to […]
Nearly 200 musicians set to perform from West Philly porches on June 8
Dozens of local musicians will croon from porches in West Philadelphia next month during a free music festival that includes concerts in several neighborhoods. As part of West Philly Porchfest, porches, stoops and yards serve as makeshift stages for bands to play shows that last anywhere from 30 minutes to three hours. The annual event takes place Saturday, June 8 from noon to 6 p.m. It will be held rain or shine.
Defense attorneys for former Philly cop who shot and killed Eddie Irizarry ask to relocate murder trial to another county
Former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial, charged with first-degree murder in the death of Eddie Irizarry last August, was in court Thursday morning. Defense attorneys want to relocate the trial to another county.
Cornerstone Kensington pharmacy set to close
There’s another drug crisis brewing in Kensington. This time, it is about legal drugs. Lifesaving drugs. Drugs for all the good people of the community. Friendly Pharmacy is slated to close its doors permanently at the end of the month. After 28 years on Front Street, the Kensington staple...
Former Chester Housing Authority Officials Sentenced in Fraud and Bribery Schemes
Three former Chester Housing Authority (CHA) officials and a contractor are now awaiting their fate behind bars, facing hard time for pocketing cash meant for public housing. Norman D. Wise, former Director of Public Housing, along with his right-hand man Douglas E. Daniel, and accomplice contractor Leonard F. Coleman, were sentenced this week for their roles in bribery and fraud schemes, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Gazzos Steaks Opens First Shop in Pottstown to Huge Crowds
Gazzos Steaks owners Joe Lewis and Mike Lamson in their new Pottstown shop. Gazzos Steaks, which built its reputation from a signature food truck and online followers, opened its first shop Saturday on South Hannover Street in Pottstown, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. The grand opening had more...
Video: 7-Eleven employee hospitalized after she was forcefully pushed, shoved by female customer
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Scary moments at a South Philadelphia 7-Eleven Monday night, as surveillance shows an employee being forcefully pushed down to the ground by someone leaving the store. The owner of the 7-Eleven says the employee has been released from the hospital, but says situations like this are happening...
Community groups worry unhoused people were pushed to side streets after Kensington clear-out
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It's been one week since Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration took its first action in the embattled Kensington neighborhood. Last Wednesday, city crews cleared out homeless encampments that lined two blocks of Kensington Avenue, between Allegheny Avenue and Orleans Street. This week, many signs of the clear-out remain. Barricades still line the sidewalks to block people from loitering in front of businesses. City street sweepers could also be seen running up and down the two-block zone.Patrice Rogers, who runs Stop the Risk in the zone that was cleared out, has also noticed many more police in the neighborhood."I am...
7 Pa. cities make ‘worst for bedbugs’ list
Bed bugs garnered some attention last year after a reported outbreak in Paris. Alas, this bed bug mania (so to speak) is still going strong, according to ConsumerAffairs, with large metro areas in the United States seeing more of the critters. Pennsylvania’s cities are no exception. Pest Gnome —...
Tenants urgently evacuated at Mt. Airy apartment building after CBS Philadelphia investigation
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Some tenants who live in a Mt. Airy apartment building are being evacuated as soon as possible due to structural safety concerns.Days after a CBS News Philadelphia investigation uncovered potential dangers for some of the people living inside Stenton Garden Apartments, some tenants are being told to evacuate by Friday afternoon."All of a sudden now, after a news story airs, now we have to evacuate within 72 hours," Jamie Lawyer, a tenant, said.Engineers CBS News Philadelphia talked with last week warned of a very dangerous situation and feared the building could collapse at any time.Lawyer is one of...
Philadelphia Renaissance Faire returns with twice as many vendors and high-flying talent
Hear ye! Hear ye! The Philadelphia Renaissance Faire, aka Philly Faire, is returning to the historic grounds of Fort Mifflin this Memorial Day Weekend. Step back in time and into a world of fun, fantasy and family entertainment Saturday, May 25 through Sunday, May 27, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. all three days.
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