Charles W. Audenried High School in Grays Ferry. (Image courtesy user Smallbones via Wikimedia Commons). The U.S. Department of Education has announced awards totaling $28.4 million to many U.S. states and territories, including Pennsylvania, to pay the high cost of…

One of the best, and worst, things about the American legal system is that it takes forever for things to get done. The structure creates confusing – and at times eyebrow-raising – situations. Such is the case out of Wilkes-Barre,…

Image of a Chick-fil-A restaurant courtesy of Saalebaer via Wikimedia Commons. Montgomery County isn’t just known for recently indicting Pennsylvania’s sitting attorney general. It’s also the place where cops say a local Chick-fil-A heist turned out to be a scheme…

A woman holds her baby before a public breastfeeding awareness event in Hawaii. (Image courtesy Kristen Wong via Wikimedia Commons). A woman hailing from the Philadelphia suburbs has a novel way of spreading the gospel of breastfeeding: by not only…

Federal authorities have announced charges against a Norristown man, accusing him of possessing child pornography. In a grand jury indictment handed down last week, federal authorities claim that William Keller III, 60, of Norristown Borough knowingly received and possessed the…

Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses voters in May 2015. (Photo by Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons). The Philadelphia Democratic Progressive Caucus calls itself a state political action committee “dedicated to advancing progressive policies through citizen engagement.” In fact, in May’s…

Passyunk Square Civic Association volunteers at an earlier event. (Image from Facebook). Civic engagement is a hallmark of urban living, and Philadelphians will demonstrate to show their enthusiasm for clean and safe neighborhoods as part of “National Night Out” tonight, Tuesday,…

hitchBOT during his successful Germany trip. (Image from Facebook). If advanced alien life exists in the galaxy, they’re likely steering clear of our planet because of stuff like this. hitchBOT is, or rather was, a Canadian robot experiment. The robot’s…

hitchBOT during his successful Germany trip. (Image from Facebook). If advanced alien life exists in the galaxy, they’re likely steering clear of our planet because of stuff like this. hitchBOT is, or rather was, a Canadian robot experiment. The robot’s…