As many as a 1,000 families, friends and neighbors put down lawn chairs, rolled out blankets and fanned out in front of the stage at Pennypack Park last night to hear Hollywood Nights, the popular tribute to Bob Seger and the Silver Bulet Band.

The familiar presence in the popular, summer-long Pennypack Concert Series was the second to last of the season.

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WEL Burholme resident Mary Sheehan (l) and Clowns Without Borders volunteer Gwendolyn Rooker (r) pose with handmade sock puppets. Photo courtesy of WEL.
Residents at Wesley Enhanced Living got a little silly this summer.

The residents, who span WEL’s continuing care retirement facilities in Pennypack Park, Burholme, Doylestown and Upper Moreland, made more than 200 handmade sock puppets to be donated to Clowns Without Borders, a nonprofit that works to relieve suffering for people experiencing crises. continue reading »

Q: My home has been for sale in Rhawnhurst too long. I wanted to move before the kids started school, so I put it up for sale at the beginning of the year. No bites. I really want to move! How can I help it to sell faster?

A: Currently, there are 1,640 homes for sale in Northeast Philadelphia. Not counting the almost 350 pending sales, that’s still more homes on the market than have sold in the past six months. Even if zero homes went up for sale for the rest of the year, it would take more than six months to sell out the current inventory. Yours is one of them. continue reading »

As Brownstoner reported this morning, the Greater Kensington String Band is selling its long-standing Tacony residence [photo].

The hall, at Cottman Avenue and Edmund Street — near recently rehabbed Russo Park and nightmarish I95 construction — has been home to the mummers brigade for the past 45 years. continue reading »

Authorities are trying to identify a man who was severely beaten Saturday.

The man was reportedly beaten in the parking lot of Tower Plaza [map] around 7:45 a.m. Saturday. He is a Hispanic male, approximately 30 years old and about 5′8″. He has a husky build, light complexion and black spiked hair, and was wearing jeans and cowboy boots when he was attacked. His name might be Javier. continue reading »

Residents of the 6300-block of Revere Street got an unpleasant wake-up call this morning: an eight-inch watermain break.

The break happened around 5 a.m. between Robbins  and Levick streets — two main traffic arteries. Water has been shut off to approximately 60 to 80 surrounding homes, but is expected to be back on by the end of today.

Police in Tacony are looking for a car in the Delaware River.

An off-duty police officer told authorities he drove the car into the river near Levick and Milnor streets under the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. The officer reportedly said he ended up in the river after making a wrong turn, and then swam to shore.

Friday -- It was reported over the weekend that Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz’s office was threatened Wednesday. Northeast resident Jesse Keel, 44, called Schwartz’s office Wednesday to report a problem. When he felt the answer he received wasn’t helpful, Keel reportedly threatened the congresswoman. Though he was discharged from a hospital, Keel will now undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he can stand trial. continue reading »

Police are investigating the details surrounding a shooting in Lawncrest early this morning.

A man in his 20s was found lying in the middle of the 400-block of Alcott Street around 2 a.m. He was transported to a hospital where he remains in serious condition with a bullet wound that injured an artery in his leg.

No motive or suspects have been identified.

It has been confirmed that the attempted sexual assault near Pennypack Park Tuesday is connected to two previous attacks.

The nude man who emerged from the park and chased a woman along the 8300-block of Frankford Avenue is also suspected for attacks in May and July. continue reading »