Archive for the ‘News’ Category
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Suicide near 42nd & Spruce
Police found a body outside 4114 Spruce St. on Aug. 6, at what they believe to be a suicide scene. Philadelphia Police arrived at the scene at 6:42 a.m., and found a white male around the age of 30 on the…
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Burial Donations
After the death of her mother last Friday, 30-year-old Clara Rodriguez is scrambling to raise the $7,560 needed to pay for a proper burial. Clara Scheiderman, 50, of North Philadelphia, passed away on July 27, leaving behind six children and…
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Penn releases diversity action plans
Penn has announced its Faculty Diversity Action Plans, through which it will spend $100 million on hiring and retaining more diverse faculty members over the next five years. Each of the 12 undergraduate and graduate schools worked with the central…
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Water-main break
SOUTHWEST Center City residents who evacuated their homes Sunday night to escape the flood and the 15-to-20-foot-deep sink hole caused by a water-main break are now facing another struggle: fighting with the city and insurance companies to get reimbursed for…
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Olympic-sized reprimand for Philly eatery
In a contest over a humble lunch counter in Reading Terminal Market, the U.S. Olympic Committee won’t win a gold medal for sprinting. Three decades after it burst from the starting block, the Greek eatery Olympic Gyro has received a…
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Vietnam Memorial Defacement
Two skateboarders have been charged with causing more than $3,000 in damage to the city’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which is at Front and Spruce streets. Marcus Lee-Calloway, 18, and Kyle Thorpe, 25, were arrested June 21 and charged with institutional…