Extra credits
CAPA students are ready to turn Broad Street into Broadway when they perform their school's ninth annual spring theatrical production this week. The High School for the Creative and Performing Arts,...
Finally, old Home becoming new homes
Last Friday, City Hall and the Historical Commission once again looked over and listened to the plans that Huntingdon Valley-based Toll Brothers has for the former Naval Home on Grays Ferry Avenue....
Translating needs into action
Stephanie Grier majored in biology as an undergrad at Massachusetts' Gordon College. But after performing social work for several months in Nepal and India, she decided to pursue a more hands-on career....
Track star
Is there a generation gap in the automotive market? You bet. They didn't call them "your father's Oldsmobiles" for nothing. If you're stuck behind a 1985 Cutlass Supreme Brougham going 50...
Fruitful career
A life and a career in art can't easily be summed up and, in the case of Arthur DeCosta, it takes more than a single statement. Several area institutions have or will...
Empire Buffet
Empire Buffet
330 Oregon Ave., in Whitman Plaza
215-218-0688
Credit cards accepted
Wheelchair-accessible
Open daily
Reservations for private room a must
My friend Bobbi King has lived in South Philly for more than...
Holy cannoli!
In 1904, Teddy Roosevelt was President of the United States, Philadelphia was a leader in the world of manufacturing, the Philadelphia Orchestra was just 4 years old and the Bellevue Stratford Hotel...
Sending ’em packing?
It's Friday morning and the Philadelphia Regional Produce Terminal is bustling. Local restaurant owners and other wholesalers -- some from as far away as Manhattan -- must dodge hundreds of workers unloading...
Writing the wrongs
The moment you speak with Harve (silent "e") Nichols, you immediately sense something different about his voice. It's deep and resonating, with the lilt of someone well bred. A gentle, soft-spoken baritone that...
