WynnefieldBarry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles Philly lawmakers continue to slam Trump as Mayor Parker avoids confrontation | City Council roundupAnna Orso and Jake Blumgart A West Philly teen was convicted of attempting to build bombs in support of Syrian extremist groupsChris Palmer and Brett Sholtis Was a West Philly teen trying to build bombs for Syrian terror groups? Or was he a misguided kid with no criminal intent?Chris Palmer Gunmen fire more than 40 shots at man in SUV outside Presidential Blvd. hotelRodrigo Torrejón AdvertisementThe Main Line’s last surviving taxi caught its last rideUber, high insurance rates, and rising repair costs sank the beloved Lower Merion cab company.Erin McCarthy How 5 Philly-area retirees ditched their stuff and happily downsizedOlder homeowners may choose to downsize into more manageable homes as they age and retire and their households shrink. Seniors who've done it share tips and their stories.Michaelle Bond Gilda Mann Ellis, prolific artist and lifelong arts advocate, has died at 96She began exhibiting in 1961, and many of her paintings feature bright colors and broad strokes. Former Inquirer art critic Edward J. Sozanski called her pulp painting “intimate” in 2002.Gary Miles Sally Friedman, prolific freelance writer and popular public speaker, has died at 86South Jersey was her stomping ground, but her universal yarns about marriage, children, and life in general were also published in the New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, and elsewhere.Gary Miles Execs who stranded Brith Sholom House seniors were sentenced to federal prison for fraudFather and son Aron and Eli Puretz, whose crumbling affordable housing empire that included Philly's Brith Sholom and Pavilion, were each sentenced to federal prison time for mortgage fraud cases.Samantha Melamed Seven Free Library branches are closed indefinitely due to broken heating systems in ‘an unusual confluence of events’But a new deal between the city and the HVAC contractor means they will reopen.Nate File Mayfair man had explosives that ‘could have leveled a block’ in his home, prosecutors sayEvgenii Sadrislamov faces charges that include arson and possessing weapons of mass destruction.Nick Vadala, Chris Palmer, and Max Marin On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, some veterans say too few POW/MIA flags are flying The third Friday of September is POW-MIA Recognition Day. For Vietnam War veteran Alan Micklin, POW-MIA flags should be flying from every flag pole.Lynette Hazelton A Philly teen who wanted to be a terrorist bomb maker had conducted explosive tests near his house, authorities sayMuhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman, now 18, conducted more than a dozen tests on homemade bombs near his family’s house in Wynnefield while aspiring to become a bombmaker in Syria, authorities said.Chris Palmer Senior apartments are set to rise from the ashes of a West Philly church destroyed by fireIn August 2016, a fire destroyed Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood. Eight years later, Pennrose is developing subsidized senior apartments at the site.Michaelle Bond Philly is repaving these streets in East Mount Airy, West Oak Lane, and Fairmount Park in AugustHere are the neighborhoods receiving street resurfacing and repaving in August.Henry Savage Philly brings back single-ride passes for Indego bike-share programThere is an additional fee for single passes for electric bikes.Hannah Nguyen Constable in Delco erroneously released a Philly man being held on $250,000 bailAhmad Sanchez's defense lawyer said he was notified late Friday that “somebody dropped the ball," releasing him from custody instead of sending him back to Philly.Samantha Melamed and Anna Orso Here’s when the city plans to clean your neighborhood as part of Mayor Parker’s ‘clean and green’ initiative Lower Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods like Frankford and Bridesburg and parts of Kensington will be the first.Sean Collins Walsh When City Council takes its budget discussions to the neighborhood, residents have plenty to talk aboutIn sessions held in West and North Philadelphia, City Council members fielded questions from pre-K availability to pedestrian safety.Lynette Hazelton See more storiesAdvertisement
Barry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles
Barry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles
Philly lawmakers continue to slam Trump as Mayor Parker avoids confrontation | City Council roundupAnna Orso and Jake Blumgart
Philly lawmakers continue to slam Trump as Mayor Parker avoids confrontation | City Council roundupAnna Orso and Jake Blumgart
A West Philly teen was convicted of attempting to build bombs in support of Syrian extremist groupsChris Palmer and Brett Sholtis
A West Philly teen was convicted of attempting to build bombs in support of Syrian extremist groupsChris Palmer and Brett Sholtis
Was a West Philly teen trying to build bombs for Syrian terror groups? Or was he a misguided kid with no criminal intent?Chris Palmer
Was a West Philly teen trying to build bombs for Syrian terror groups? Or was he a misguided kid with no criminal intent?Chris Palmer
The Main Line’s last surviving taxi caught its last rideUber, high insurance rates, and rising repair costs sank the beloved Lower Merion cab company.Erin McCarthy
The Main Line’s last surviving taxi caught its last rideUber, high insurance rates, and rising repair costs sank the beloved Lower Merion cab company.Erin McCarthy
How 5 Philly-area retirees ditched their stuff and happily downsizedOlder homeowners may choose to downsize into more manageable homes as they age and retire and their households shrink. Seniors who've done it share tips and their stories.Michaelle Bond
How 5 Philly-area retirees ditched their stuff and happily downsizedOlder homeowners may choose to downsize into more manageable homes as they age and retire and their households shrink. Seniors who've done it share tips and their stories.Michaelle Bond
Gilda Mann Ellis, prolific artist and lifelong arts advocate, has died at 96She began exhibiting in 1961, and many of her paintings feature bright colors and broad strokes. Former Inquirer art critic Edward J. Sozanski called her pulp painting “intimate” in 2002.Gary Miles
Gilda Mann Ellis, prolific artist and lifelong arts advocate, has died at 96She began exhibiting in 1961, and many of her paintings feature bright colors and broad strokes. Former Inquirer art critic Edward J. Sozanski called her pulp painting “intimate” in 2002.Gary Miles
Sally Friedman, prolific freelance writer and popular public speaker, has died at 86South Jersey was her stomping ground, but her universal yarns about marriage, children, and life in general were also published in the New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, and elsewhere.Gary Miles
Sally Friedman, prolific freelance writer and popular public speaker, has died at 86South Jersey was her stomping ground, but her universal yarns about marriage, children, and life in general were also published in the New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, and elsewhere.Gary Miles
Execs who stranded Brith Sholom House seniors were sentenced to federal prison for fraudFather and son Aron and Eli Puretz, whose crumbling affordable housing empire that included Philly's Brith Sholom and Pavilion, were each sentenced to federal prison time for mortgage fraud cases.Samantha Melamed
Execs who stranded Brith Sholom House seniors were sentenced to federal prison for fraudFather and son Aron and Eli Puretz, whose crumbling affordable housing empire that included Philly's Brith Sholom and Pavilion, were each sentenced to federal prison time for mortgage fraud cases.Samantha Melamed
Seven Free Library branches are closed indefinitely due to broken heating systems in ‘an unusual confluence of events’But a new deal between the city and the HVAC contractor means they will reopen.Nate File
Seven Free Library branches are closed indefinitely due to broken heating systems in ‘an unusual confluence of events’But a new deal between the city and the HVAC contractor means they will reopen.Nate File
Mayfair man had explosives that ‘could have leveled a block’ in his home, prosecutors sayEvgenii Sadrislamov faces charges that include arson and possessing weapons of mass destruction.Nick Vadala, Chris Palmer, and Max Marin
Mayfair man had explosives that ‘could have leveled a block’ in his home, prosecutors sayEvgenii Sadrislamov faces charges that include arson and possessing weapons of mass destruction.Nick Vadala, Chris Palmer, and Max Marin
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, some veterans say too few POW/MIA flags are flying The third Friday of September is POW-MIA Recognition Day. For Vietnam War veteran Alan Micklin, POW-MIA flags should be flying from every flag pole.Lynette Hazelton
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, some veterans say too few POW/MIA flags are flying The third Friday of September is POW-MIA Recognition Day. For Vietnam War veteran Alan Micklin, POW-MIA flags should be flying from every flag pole.Lynette Hazelton
A Philly teen who wanted to be a terrorist bomb maker had conducted explosive tests near his house, authorities sayMuhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman, now 18, conducted more than a dozen tests on homemade bombs near his family’s house in Wynnefield while aspiring to become a bombmaker in Syria, authorities said.Chris Palmer
A Philly teen who wanted to be a terrorist bomb maker had conducted explosive tests near his house, authorities sayMuhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman, now 18, conducted more than a dozen tests on homemade bombs near his family’s house in Wynnefield while aspiring to become a bombmaker in Syria, authorities said.Chris Palmer
Senior apartments are set to rise from the ashes of a West Philly church destroyed by fireIn August 2016, a fire destroyed Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood. Eight years later, Pennrose is developing subsidized senior apartments at the site.Michaelle Bond
Senior apartments are set to rise from the ashes of a West Philly church destroyed by fireIn August 2016, a fire destroyed Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood. Eight years later, Pennrose is developing subsidized senior apartments at the site.Michaelle Bond
Philly is repaving these streets in East Mount Airy, West Oak Lane, and Fairmount Park in AugustHere are the neighborhoods receiving street resurfacing and repaving in August.Henry Savage
Philly is repaving these streets in East Mount Airy, West Oak Lane, and Fairmount Park in AugustHere are the neighborhoods receiving street resurfacing and repaving in August.Henry Savage
Philly brings back single-ride passes for Indego bike-share programThere is an additional fee for single passes for electric bikes.Hannah Nguyen
Philly brings back single-ride passes for Indego bike-share programThere is an additional fee for single passes for electric bikes.Hannah Nguyen
Constable in Delco erroneously released a Philly man being held on $250,000 bailAhmad Sanchez's defense lawyer said he was notified late Friday that “somebody dropped the ball," releasing him from custody instead of sending him back to Philly.Samantha Melamed and Anna Orso
Constable in Delco erroneously released a Philly man being held on $250,000 bailAhmad Sanchez's defense lawyer said he was notified late Friday that “somebody dropped the ball," releasing him from custody instead of sending him back to Philly.Samantha Melamed and Anna Orso
Here’s when the city plans to clean your neighborhood as part of Mayor Parker’s ‘clean and green’ initiative Lower Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods like Frankford and Bridesburg and parts of Kensington will be the first.Sean Collins Walsh
Here’s when the city plans to clean your neighborhood as part of Mayor Parker’s ‘clean and green’ initiative Lower Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods like Frankford and Bridesburg and parts of Kensington will be the first.Sean Collins Walsh
When City Council takes its budget discussions to the neighborhood, residents have plenty to talk aboutIn sessions held in West and North Philadelphia, City Council members fielded questions from pre-K availability to pedestrian safety.Lynette Hazelton
When City Council takes its budget discussions to the neighborhood, residents have plenty to talk aboutIn sessions held in West and North Philadelphia, City Council members fielded questions from pre-K availability to pedestrian safety.Lynette Hazelton
