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Septa Tweaks Its Fare Hike Plans, Although Most July 1st Increases Remain

Septa said it will not increase paratransit fares, and is slightly scaling back the increases on weekly and monthly passes.

2013/05/16

Le Bec Fin Chef de partie Kyle Clark (middle) showing students Noah Williams and Jessica Lawyer the finer points of prepping food. (credit: Steve Tawa)

Drexel Culinary Students Take Over Kitchen At Le Bec Fin For A Night

Dinner was by Drexel last night, guided by the regular kitchen staff, at one of Philadelphia’s most famous French restaurants on Walnut Street in Center City.

2013/05/15

Frenchman Pleads Guilty To Impersonating His Way Into US Air Cockpit at PHL

When 61-year-old Phillippe Jeannard boarded the plane, he wore a white Air France shirt and black leather jacket with epaulets on the shoulders. He had just arrived in Philadelphia from France on another flight.

2013/05/08

Gosnell Abortion-Murder Trial Jury Will Have Five Hours of Trial Testimony Reënacted

Jurors want to revisit the testimony of Lynda Williams, one of four former clinic workers who pleaded guilty to third-degree murder charges.

2013/05/07

(Philadelphia's Criminal Justice Center, at 13th and Filbert Streets. File photo by Tony Hanson)

Judge in Gosnell Case Warns TV Crews Away From Jurors

Lawyers in the case had an in-chambers conversation with Judge Jeffrey Minehart about TV crews taking pictures of jurors, apparently inadvertently, as they left the Criminal Justice Center on Monday.

2013/05/07

Deliberations Begin In Kaboni Savage Murder Trial

The jury hearing the three-month long federal murder trial of a Philadelphia drug kingpin has begun deliberations.

2013/05/06

Jury Turns Its Attention To Main Defendant In West Philadelphia Abortion-Murder Case

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder involving babies allegedly killed after being born alive and viable, and one count of third-degree murder in the death of a woman who died following an abortion.

2013/05/03

Jurors in Gosnell Abortion-Murder Trial Focus First on Aide at Clinic

Jurors have reviewed a courtroom transcript of the testimony of a 2009 patient of defendant Eileen O’Neill, who is charged with six counts of theft by deception.

2013/05/02

(A vendor shows off a bicycle vending rack. Credit: Steve Tawa)

Vendors Give Philadelphians a Peek At Bike-Sharing Equipment Up For Bid

The city intends to roll out a program next year in which customers will be able to help themselves to a sturdy bike for a short time, paying at the self-service docking stations by the day or through an annual membership.

2013/04/30

Grand Jury Indicts Teen in West Philadelphia Kidnap-Rape of Five Year Old

The case caused repercussions at Bryant Elementary School and across the Philadelphia school district after the girl was permitted to leave the school with a woman in a hijab posing as her mother.

2013/04/29

(CAPA principal Johnny Whaley Jr. with some of his students. Credit: Steve Tawa)

Philadelphia Performing Arts H.S. Cancels Spring Musical Due To Budget Crunch

The spring musical, a signature event at Philadelphia’s High School for Creative and Performing Arts, will not go on as planned this year because of Philadelphia School District cutbacks.

2013/04/26

Police Promise More Vigilance To Protect Septa Bus Drivers and Riders

The TWU sought the meeting after cataloguing what the union describes as a “spike” in assaults in 2011 and 2012.

2013/04/25

Lead Broker Named By City To Pitch Sale of PGW

Mayor Nutter said the sale will happen only if it benefits Philadelphia taxpayers and PGW customers.

2013/04/24

(Carla Pagan, executive director of the Board of Revision of Taxes, testifies before Philadelphia City Council. Image from City of Phila. TV)

Philadelphia Property Tax Appeals Could Take 1½ Years, Official Says

BRT executive director Carla Pagan says the time required will be determined by the number of formal appeals filed, which she estimates could range between 10,000 and 50,000, or more.

2013/04/23

Salvation Army Lt. Col. Donald Lance speaks during City Hall ceremony honoring his organization. Credit: Steve Tawa)

City of Philadelphia Honors Those Who Step Up During Emergencies

This is National Volunteer Week, and here in Philadelphia the importance of ordinary people who respond to emergencies took on special meaning in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings just one week ago.

2013/04/22