Ryerss Museum and Library. Photo/G. E. Reutter

The Ryerss Museum & Library on the Burholme/Fox Chase border is a site to behold, inside and out.

So the staff there is extending an offer to middle school students: visit the museum and write an essay about it for the chance to win a savings bond. continue reading »

Toy drive photo by Flickr user tyner_slay

Though stores (and maybe some of your neighbors) began decorating awhile ago, the holiday season officially began with Black Friday.

And with it in full swing, politicians are announcing their holiday toy drives. continue reading »

Lawncrest Community Association President Bill Dolbow and First Philadelphia Charter School Dean of Students Debbie Smith, former St. William’s classmates. Photo/Shannon McDonald

The students of St. William’s parish won’t return this year, but the classroom bells are still ringing.

After closing its doors for good in June as part of an archdiocesan-wide plan to consolidate resources, the Catholic parish is leasing its two buildings to two charter schools. continue reading »

Police are looking for the man who robbed a Burholme CVS Aug. 6. Surveillance image/Philadelphia Police

For nearly a month, police in the 2nd District have been searching for the suspect who held up a Burholme CVS.

On Aug. 6, an armed man robbed the pharmacy safe at the 7350 Oxford Ave. CVS after he demanded that a pharmacist open the safe for him. continue reading »

Police investigate a West Oak Lane shooting that left a Burholme man dead. NewsWorks Photo/Bas Slabbers

A 36-year-old man was shot and killed in the 7400 block of Limekiln Pike on Tuesday afternoon.

A police spokesman said the victim, who has not yet been identified, was shot in the head and multiple times in the body just after 3 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene, in the city’s West Oak Lane neighborhood, less than 10 minutes later. continue reading »

Q: My next-door neighbor’s house is for sale in Burholme. If my neighbor on the other side puts her house up for sale too – which she is seriously contemplating – will it be less of a chance for me to sell my house? I really don’t want to wait, but I also don’t need it to look like there is something wrong with the block, or Burholme. I can tell you there is not.

A: If there are three homes for sale in a row, it will raise eyebrows. Usually it’s not a huge problem when two, or even three, homes on the same block are for sale, unless block after block in the same neighborhood have the same situation. In your scenario, three in a row will seem fishy to homebuyers. continue reading »

Ed Kelly, grand marshall for the 2011 Mayfair-Holmesburg Thanksgiving Parade, died Monday at age 86. Photo/Bill Achuff

“We sadly announce the passing of Ed Kelly, former executive director of the GNPCC this morning at Holy Redeemer Hospice,” reads a notice sent today by the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. “He will be sadly missed, but fondly remembered by all who knew him.” continue reading »

“Elderly woman beaten in Burholme home invasion,” read the July 11 Action News headline.

It struck fear in people, naturally. But people in Burholme – or with elderly relatives in Burholme – were put on high alert for no reason.

The home invasion took place on the 8100-block of Algon Avenue in Rhawnhurst (north of Rhawn Street and in a different zip code than Burholme). continue reading »

The Northeast – Frankford in particular – is crawling with history buffs and Civil War afficianados.

Doesn’t sound like City Paper consulted any of them when it ran its cover feature on strange Philadelphia Museums. Two Northeast establishments made the cut, but the Northeast only got credit for one. continue reading »

The Wesolowski family of Mayfair enjoys a meal at the newly renovated Burholme Golf and Family Entertainment Center. Photo/G. E. Reutter

The humidity was high, temperature scorching and sun blistering on this July afternoon but it couldn’t keep the crowd away from the grand opening of the Burholme Golf and Family Entertainment Center at 401 Cottman Ave.

“This is good for the neighborhood and generates funds for the park system,” Deputy Mayor Michael DiBerardinis said at the opening. continue reading »