Montco Drop-off Box Ensures Respectful Disposal For Old American Flags
When it's time to retire your flag, officials say, bring it to the courthouse and deposit the flag in the box.
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When it's time to retire your flag, officials say, bring it to the courthouse and deposit the flag in the box.
And the flag is only part of the celebration.
Northwest Victim Services provides support for nearly 3,500 crime victims every year. But tens of millions of dollars in cuts to the federal Victims of Crime Act fund have taken its toll.
Philadelphia-based Aramark Corporation and the volunteering agency City Year sent dozens of volunteers to help renovate underutilized rooms at Lutheran Settlement House so computer instructor Kwaku Boateng (at right in photo) could help those lacking a high school diploma get the skills they need to effectively search for work.
The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll, which takes place from 43rd to 50th along Baltimore Avenue, was called off via Twitter around 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Pennsylvanians were polled in early June and 86-percent want reforms in place this year, with 83-percent saying they'd vote for a lawmaker who helped pass the legislation.
According to the Corporation for Enterprise Development, Philly has the ninth largest number of residents without checking or savings accounts.
City commissioners in Wildwood, NJ are poised to vote this evening on an ordinance that, in effect, sets a dress code for the boardwalk.
Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, engaged Comedy Central's faux right-wing pundit on Tuesday night's show.
Mothers of children in the Philadlephia School District are heading to Harrisburg today, armed with thousands of letters from students in hopes of urging lawmakers to support additional funding for the city's public schools.
This is the fifth U.S. Open that Merion Golf Club has hosted but neighbors and officials say they've never seen an event like this one.
City Council and the Nutter Administration have reached agreement on a plan to install video cameras at about 150 recreation centers and playgrounds throughout Philadelphia.
It's not your grandfather's wheelchair that Ryan Chalmers has been rolling across the United States, but a sleek racing model.
The charitable arm of Wells Fargo Bank has written a sizeable check to the Logan Community Development Corporation to help it create its first-ever neighborhood plan.
Cecil B. Moore's military, legal, and political careers are depicted in a new mural at the Cecil B. Moore stop of Septa's Broad Street line in North Philadelphia.
Tom Mallery and Kate Koehn gave birth to a brain-damaged daughter who died at 11 months. Now they collect medical supplies for redistribution to families in need.
A memorial service was held Sunday night for 24-year-old Anne Bryan, who was among the six people who died last week in a building collapse at 22nd and Market Streets.
The program is called "T's Kids" named after Terrance Calvert of Drexel Hill, who spent much of his life in foster homes until he was adopted.
The ceremony served as a reminder on just how to handle Old Glory when it shouldn't be used anymore.
One of the victims who lost their life during last week's Center City building collapse worshiped at a Lansdowne Church.
A big event that started in France and has since spread around the world is happening in Philadelphia for the first time.
A bike rodeo emphasizing cycling safety was held at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Saturday.
Several hundred members of the area hospitality industry gathered at a South Philadelphia church to hear a recruiting pitch of sorts from an organization that helps some of the region's most vulnerable people.
"It's such an unexpected tragedy to these families," says Philly DoGooder co-founder David Gloss, who says the effort was launched on Thursday and is catching on like wildfire through social media.
This is good news for some local business owners who were planning to hit the streets this weekend to try to raise enough money for the fireworks.
