What if we told you something happened in Northwest Philadelphia near Fairmount Park? Would you know where to look to find that news story. You wouldn’t, but you also wouldn’t see a mainstream news outlet report something so vague.

Why then, do the media insist on using Pennypack Park as a geographic identifier? Case in point: NBC10 and Philly.com.

Back in September, a horrific crash on Roosevelt Boulevard left a child injured and a mother dead. The media were all over it, rushing to be the first to the scene. And in that haste came these reports: “on the boulevard in the area of Pennypack Park.” continue reading »

Questions surround the Sunday morning crash on Roosevelt Boulevard that left a child injured, including: How did a 9-year-old get behind the wheel?

Police are still investigating that and other circumstances of the crash as the child remains hospitalized. Around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, witnesses say they saw the car strike a tree in the outer northbound lanes near Rhawn Street. continue reading »

An afternoon car crash on Roosevelt Boulevard left a woman dead and an infant injured. Photo by Stephen Schultz

Police are investigating the details of a fatal crash on Roosevelt Boulevard this afternoon that left a woman dead and an infant a child injured.

The woman was struck around 2:30 p.m. while walking on the sidewalk, CBS and Action News report. It happened around Pennypack Park near Strahle Street and the pedestrian bridge that crosses above the Boulevard. continue reading »

The area between Rhawn Street, Krewstown Road, Grant Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard has seen a spike in burglaries.

The following is a message from 7th District Capt. Joe Zaffino:

7th District residents, please be advised that there has been a spike in burglaries within the boundaries of Grant Avenue to Rhawn Street and Roosevelt Boulevard to Krewstown Road. continue reading »

Photo by Philadelphia Speaks user Bixbyte.

A broken water main near Roosevelt Boulevard and Welsh Road will keep the inner lanes of the intersection shut until at least Sept. 12.

The main broke early Sunday morning and had police rerouting traffic until the extent of the damage was discovered. continue reading »

A problem at a PECO substation in Holmesburg has left 20,000 people in the Northeast without power.

Smoke at the station near Rhawn Street and Torresdale Avenue is preventing crews from getting in to fix what could be a breaker failure.

The outage began before five this morning, and is affecting large portions of Mayfair, Holmesburg and Tacony as far west as Roosevelt Boulevard.

Photo by Flickr user ryanrules.

Bottom Dollar will open another Philadelphia store in the Northeast.

The 19,600-square-foot store will replace Ilona Keller’s Dugan Banquet Hall at Roosevelt Boulevard and Borbeck Avenue. The North Carolina-based company has a new location planned for Lansdowne, and opened its other Northeast store at 9303 Krewstown Rd. earlier this month.

Maybe it’s because Lawncrest is really two separate neighborhoods. Or maybe it’s because our local TV news reporters have never actually been to Lawncrest (except when there were some dog fighting arrests).

Whatever the case, the Lawncrest, Summerdale and Oxford Circle neighborhoods seem to present a real problem for Philadelphia’s mainstream media — geography-wise, that is. continue reading »

Police have arrested two suspects for an early Thursday morning shooting around Roosevelt Boulevard and Bridge Street.

Authorities discovered a man around 1:30 a.m. who’s been shot multiple times with a rifle, and the victim was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in critical condition.

A short time later, SWAT members arrested two men on the 1200-block of Cheltenham Avenue.

Thursday – Two teenagers were shot late Thursday night in a Castor Gardens incident at Unruh Avenue and Kindred Street. The shooting left 18-year-old Tyree Branch of the 6500-block of Horrocks Street dead from a wound to his back. The other teenager, 17, was treated at Jeanes Hospital for a wound in the arm. continue reading »