Philadelphia Film Festival Opens Its 35th Edition With John Turturro Crime Drama
The 35th Philadelphia Film Festival opens Thursday with an 11-day run of premieres, filmmaker appearances and special events at venues across Center…
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Philly Music Fest Closes Its 10th Anniversary Week With a Packed Weekend
Philly Music Fest wraps its 10th annual edition this weekend, closing a weeklong run that began Oct. 12 and ends Sunday with…
Mail Ballot Requests Top One Million as Pennsylvania’s Deadline Nears
More than one million Pennsylvanians have already been approved for mail ballots, and state officials say the window to join them is…
Philadelphia Posts Its Flawed Ballot List and Tells Voters How to Fix Them
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Board of Elections has posted its running list of mail ballots that may not count in the Nov.…
Philadelphia Voters Face a Quiet Charter Question on Small Business Contracts
PHILADELPHIA — Tucked at the bottom of the Nov. 3 ballot, below the races for governor and Congress, sits a question most…
Newtown Square Firefighters Bring Engine 41 to Preschoolers for Annual Safety Visit
NEWTOWN SQUARE — Firefighters from the Newtown Square Fire Company rolled Engine 41 into the parking lot at the Marple Newtown Leisure…
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A Year In, Comcast’s $1 Million North Broad Tech Hub Trains Philadelphians for Tech Jobs
PHILADELPHIA — A year after Comcast opened its flagship Lift Zone at 1231 North Broad Street, the hub's free tech training and…
Wawa Slips Nationally but Still Rules the Northeast
Wawa's grip on the top spot in convenience-store customer satisfaction has loosened again. The Delaware County-based chain scored 80 out of 100…
Nordstrom Rack Opens at Granite Run on Oct. 29
Nordstrom Rack will open its newest Philadelphia-area store on Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Promenade at Granite Run in Media. The 30,000-square-foot…
Habitat Turns Vacant Brewerytown Rowhouses Into Buyer Homes
PHILADELPHIA — Four Brewerytown rowhouses that sat vacant for years are on their way to becoming affordable homes for first-time buyers through…
Queen Village Approves 63-Unit Building With Affordable Homes
PHILADELPHIA — Permits have been issued for a four-story, 63-unit residential building at 1015 South 3rd St. in Queen Village, a project…
Northern Liberties Flag Warehouse to Become 79 Apartments
PHILADELPHIA — The Northern Liberties warehouse wearing a giant American flag, a familiar sight to anyone who has driven I-95 or Columbus…
Center City Affordable Tower Clears Final Approvals After 11-Year Wait
PHILADELPHIA — After nearly 11 years of redesigns and delays, a mixed-income apartment tower at 2012 Chestnut St. in Center City has…
Port Richmond Apartment Project Lands $36 Million in Construction Financing
PHILADELPHIA — Riverwards Group has secured $35.8 million in construction financing for Somerset Phase II, a 170-unit apartment project at 2202 E.…
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