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‘I Have a Dream’ speech to be replayed in Cedar Park on Wednesday 27 Aug 2013 | 06:36 pm
Historic March on Washington August 28, 1963. Fifty years ago this week, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his pivotal “I Have a Dream” speech in front of a crowd of over 250,000 civil rights sup...
Rx The Farmacy’s front door smashed in apparent break-in 27 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
Unfortunately, there was a break-in at another neighborhood restaurant. Someone smashed the front door at Rx The Farmacy at 45th and Spruce, a day after Pho & Cafe Saigon was similarly burglarized two...
Teachers’ union to protest school funding at Lea on Tuesday 26 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) will hold a rally at the Henry C. Lea School (47th and Locust) on Tuesday to protest cuts in school funding. The rally is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m....
Break-in reported at Pho & Cafe Saigon at 43rd and Spruce (updated) 26 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
UPDATE (7:50 p.m.): Police confirmed the break-in at Pho & Cafe Saigon and said that the incident has been classified as a burglary. The suspect or suspects took $50 from the register, police said. Th...
Surveillance video released of hit and run that leaves a woman critically injured 26 Aug 2013 | 06:27 pm
Police have released surveillance video of an apparent hit and run accident on 48th Street between Osage and Pine early Sunday morning and that left an unidentified 23-year-old woman critically injure...
Woman critically injured in hit and run on 48th Street; police looking for witnesses (updated) 25 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
UPDATE (5:40 p.m.): Police report that the woman has a brain injury and is in “very critical” condition. She is 23 years old, according to CBS Philly. Police are still searching for the car that hit t...
4700 block of Pine Street closed today (Saturday) until 4 p.m. 24 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
This in from reader Joel DeGrands: “Pine Street is closed today until 4pm between 47th and 48th as a crane replaces two cell phone cabinets. The crane is extended to 237 feet, quite a distance above...
People’s Emergency Center’s School Supply Drive underway 24 Aug 2013 | 05:43 am
West Philadelphia’s People’s Emergency Center is holding a school supply drive for current and new children who come to PEC throughout the school year. The following donations are accepted: school uni...
Curio Theatre Company has big plans for its 2013-2014 season 23 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
Photo by Kyle Cassidy, featuring Josh Hitchens as Ichabod Crane. Curio Theatre Company has announced its 2013-2014 season and it looks like West Philadelphia’s hotbed of thespian talent has big plans...
Japanese O-bon Festival comes to Clark Park this Sunday 23 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm
Here’s a rare chance to celebrate Japanese culture and learn a few traditional dances in the neighborhood: the Japanese festival of O-bon, or just Bon, is coming to Clark Park at 43rd and Baltimore on...
