Philly pools are open
The heat is on. And the City of Philadelphia is making sure there is a place for residents to cool off everywhere in the...
Jeffrey Thompson is Philly’s new fire commissioner
Mayor Cherelle Parker last week announced the appointment of Jeffrey Thompson as her choice to be the next commissioner of the Philadelphia Fire Department.
Effective...
Celebrating 250 years of independence
City and state leaders and others recently kicked off the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence by announcing the first wave of a multi-year schedule...
America’s first zoo celebrates 150 years on July 1
Nine years before the Phillies threw their very first pitch in the National League, Philadelphia already had its biggest, most enduring pastime.
On July 1,...
The day there were UFOs in Olney
Mike “Meak” Carlin grew up in Olney and spent a lot of time hanging in “The Yard” – the Lowell Elementary School yard, at...
Germantown resident earns caregiver award
Synergy HomeCare of Montgomery and Bucks brought home the national franchise system’s most prestigious award earlier this month. Tamika Hall-Kane, a Germantown resident who...