What's next for John Street

What's next for John Street: "One brother in the Street family was defeated at the polls yesterday. Will another be on the ballot for the Nov. 8 general election?"

There will be new faces on Council

There will be new faces on Council: "BOBBY HENON, Mark Squilla, and Cindy Bass succeeded in the biggest game-changing City Council race in decades.
State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson, meanwhile, was clinging to a small lead in his Democratic primary race."

DROP participants Rizzo, Tartaglione lose re-election bids

DROP participants Rizzo, Tartaglione lose re-election bids: "THE RIZZO NAME has been a strong political brand for five decades in Philadelphia, but DROP turned out to have more juice."

Montco D.A. expected to prosecute Skyler's murder case herself

Montco D.A. expected to prosecute Skyler's murder case herself: "Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman plans to prosecute James Troutman herself for allegedly killing 9-year-old Skyler Kauffman in Souderton last week, according to Troutman's attorney."

Girl, 14, says cabbie raped her

Girl, 14, says cabbie raped her: "A 14-year-old girl claims that the taxi driver who took her from her grandmother's house in North Philadelphia to her parents' house in Juniata Park on Tuesday night made an unthinkable detour when he parked on a dark street and sexually assaulted her, police said."

Races for GOP mayor, Dem 2nd District Council seat up in air

Races for GOP mayor, Dem 2nd District Council seat up in air: "The results of two races in Tuesday's primary - the Republican mayoral nomination and a Democratic nomination to City Council - won't be resolved until at least next week."

Did a door open to Street? Black vote could aid former mayor

Did a door open to Street? Black vote could aid former mayor: "WAS MILTON just a warm-up act?
With the primary election over, Mayor Nutter can celebrate an easy win over former state Sen. T. Milton Street, who raised no money and still owes more than a million bucks in back taxes."

Phillies Notebook: Don't miss matchup: Johnson vs. Halladay

Phillies Notebook: Don't miss matchup: Johnson vs. Halladay: "MIAMI - Rich Dubee is far more concerned with monitoring his own flock of pitchers than he is with keeping tabs on the rest of the National League. But when Marlins righthander Josh Johnson is on the mound, he usually finds a way to watch the tape."

Top fundraisers are Nutter, union VIP

Top fundraisers are Nutter, union VIP: "Mayor Nutter is the king of campaign cash, according to finance reports due yesterday, while a local union's political director appears to be the top fundraiser in City Council races this year."

Cops post video in hunt for 3 goons in attack

Cops post video in hunt for 3 goons in attack: "Police released surveillance video yesterday of an Old City beat-down in hopes of finding the trio of thugs who sent a 27-year-old man to the hospital with a broken jaw and shattered eye socket."

Man killed in North Philly during robbery attempt

Man killed in North Philly during robbery attempt: "1MAN KILLED IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT
A 23-year-old man who was set to graduate from Penn State University this week was shot in the face and chest about 5:15 p.m. yesterday on Camac Street near Susquehanna Avenue, North Philadelphia, during an attempted robbery."

Elmer Smith: Fattah, Casey swoop in to help families facing foreclosure

Elmer Smith: Fattah, Casey swoop in to help families facing foreclosure: "CHAKA FATTAH and Bob Casey hit town yesterday like two sailors out to blow a month's pay on a weekend shore leave."

Other cities beautify their riverbanks

Other cities beautify their riverbanks: "ONCE THERE was a prison in Camden, right next to the Ben Franklin Bridge, on the river.
The prison was fairly new and served its purpose, but everyone agreed it shouldn't have been there in the first place, so it was closed and demolished in 2009 and hauled away in what seemed like record time for government, to make way for new development on the riverfront."

Delaware River development timeline

Delaware River development timeline: "A look at the
tortured history of Delaware River waterfront development:
1987: The city tries to lure Disney to the waterfront for a $300 million project."

Porous street unveiled in South Philly

Porous street unveiled in South Philly: "Tired of trying to navigate your car through flooded roadways when it rains or trying to walk across street puddles that resemble miniature lakes?"

Cops: We can ID one of five home invaders

Cops: We can ID one of five home invaders: "Upper Darby police said yesterday that they have identified one of five men believed to have been involved in a violent home invasion that targeted an Asian business owner last week, and that he could be part of a ring that's behind similar robberies in the area."

Nutter seeks to turn the tide on Delaware River waterfront

Nutter seeks to turn the tide on Delaware River waterfront: "THEY HAVE flowed throughout time, their murky water carrying the hand-carved canoes of the Lenape tribe and freighters filled with black crude."

Cops post video in hunt for 3 goons in attack

Cops post video in hunt for 3 goons in attack: "Police released surveillance video yesterday of an Old City beat-down in hopes of finding the trio of thugs who sent a 27-year-old man to the hospital with a broken jaw and shattered eye socket."

Cops nab suspect who they say took 6 would-be renters for $600 apiece

Cops nab suspect who they say took 6 would-be renters for $600 apiece: "For yet another lesson in the potential pitfalls of Craigslist.com, consider the case of 19-year-old Samuel Ferraro.
Police say he scammed six poor souls out of $600 each."

Gunfire cuts down woman on porch in S. Philly

Gunfire cuts down woman on porch in S. Philly: "Mother's Day became a day of mourning for one Southwest Philadelphia family after a mom's life was snuffed out over an argument the day before."

City water officials can't find source of iodine on tap

City water officials can't find source of iodine on tap: "PHILADELPHIA'S TAP water has been laced with fluctuating levels of radioactive iodine since at least 2007, but city officials say they only recently learned of the problem."

Alleged hit-run driver's a hatchet man, too

Alleged hit-run driver's a hatchet man, too: "Dozens of neighborhood children were dancing in the narrow North Philadelphia street at his 7-year-old daughter Jahimya's birthday block party on Saturday afternoon when a black Volvo suddenly came speeding toward them, Jerome Conquest told the Daily News yesterday."