By Joseph Myers
A trash and recycling center fire made for a confusing late morning and early afternoon April 19.
By Joseph Myers
Two Whitman occupants became the victims of a home invasion Monday.
By Greg Bezanis
Honored guests, including Mayor Michael Nutter, third from left, gathered Monday at Pier 82, Columbus Boulevard and Oregon Avenue, to discuss the filming of “Dead Man Down,” starring Colin Farrell, some of which will occur aboard the SS United States.
By Joseph Myers
Michael Sullivan may one day honor the Surgeon General’s recommendation to take 10,000 daily steps, but on April 12, nothing mattered more to the 46-year-old than confidently executing 276 paces at Center City’s Good Shepherd Penn Partners.
By Amanda L. Snyder
Two men were held up at gunpoint in Whitman early Sunday.
By Amanda L. Snyder
The Snyder Avenue Lunch Bar opened its doors in 1930, 82 years later readers’ have named the Whitman eatery, now known as John’s Roast Pork, 14 Snyder Ave., as having the top pork sandwich.
By Amanda L. Snyder
Police discovered two young children among rodents and filth in a Whitman apartment after their mother was arrested in Lower Moyamensing.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A Northeast Philly man was arrested for an attempted murder, but now is awaiting murder charges after his alleged victim died from a gunshot wound Sunday.
OPINION > VIEW FINDER: PHOTO OF THE WEEK
By Greg Bezanis
The temperature isn’t the only thing that has increased this winter. The national average price for a gallon of gasoline hit $3.72 Monday ...
Fight! Do not let the building at 222 N. 17th St. [the Archdiocese headquarters] decide your children’s future, our neighborhood’s future or our great community of Whitman’s future. Without Our Lady of Mount Carmel, there is no future.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A large group of men jumped another man in Whitman Saturday night.
»COMMUNITY PROFILE
Boundaries: Snyder Avenue to Bigler Street, Sixth to Lee streets.
Origin of Name: When the neighborhood was declared an urban-renewal area in the mid-1950s, the nearby Walt Whitman Bridge also was being constructed. The great poet¹s name was transferred to the burgeoning neighborhood.
Brief history: During the 1950s, the construction of Whitman Park, a low-income housing development, created quite a stir. Whitman Council (formerly the Whitman Area Improvement Council) was established partly to fight a proposal for the three high-rise apartment complexes. The issue gained national attention and, through negotiations and the courts, the plan was modified to instead include 120 low- to moderate-income houses.
Famous Residents: Joey Coyle, who stole $1.2 million that fell from an armored truck and had his story made into a 1993 movie starring John Cusack; crooner Eddie Fisher, a Fifth-and-Porter-Streets native; "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" director Irv Kershner
Major Landmarks: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 2329 S. Third St., which is more than 100 years old; Mifflin Park, Fifth and Wolf streets; Whitman Library, 200 Snyder Ave.; shopping areas Whitman Plaza and Columbus Commons
Architecture: Mostly two-bedroom brick rowhomes that were expanded.
U.S. Congressional District: 1st, Bob Brady (D)
U.S. Senators: Bob Casey (D); Pat Toomey (R)
Pennsylvania Governor: Tom Corbett (R)
State Senate District 1st, Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D)
State House District: 184th, William F. Keller (D)
City Council District: 1st, Frank DiCicco (D)
Ward: 39th
Police District: 3rd, Capt. Michael Ryan; Community Relations Officers Ace Delgado and Gary Harkins
Civic Groups: Pennsport/Whitman Town Watch and Whitman Council Inc.
Libraries: Whitman, 200 Snyder Ave.
Schools: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 2329 S. Third St.; George Sharswood Elementary, 2300 S. Second St.; John H. Taggart Elementary, 400 W. Porter St.
Places Of Worship: Galilee Christian Hope Baptist Church, 2113 S. Sixth St.; Mount Enon Baptist Church, 500 Snyder Ave.; New Greenwich Light Baptist Church, 121 Oregon Ave.; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 2319 S. Third; Phra Buddha Ransi Temple, 2400 S. Sixth St.; Snyder Avenue Congregational Church, Third and Snyder Avenue; Spirit and Truth Apostolic Church, 440 Snyder Ave.
Rec Centers: Ford P.A.L. Center, 609 Snyder Ave.; JCCs Stiffel Senior Center, 604 Porter St.; Murphy Rec, Fourth and Shunk streets
Parks: Burke Playground, Second and Jackson streets; Mifflin Square, Fifth and Ritner streets; Weinberg Park, Sixth and Jackson streets
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