05/28/11 AS MC SERCH's "Back to the Grill" thumps loudly in the background, Tarrell Edwards, a junior at South Philly High, starts break-dancing on the rolled-out white linoleum-tile floor. He performs a handstand, cocks his legs at an angle and freezes in midair as other students cheer him on.
05/27/11 It's been a long, slow summer at Pennsylvania Gear Corp. But that will change in October when the Falls Township company returns to an old customer - the U.S. Department of Defense - in an effort to climb out of a slump that began in the late 1990s.
05/20/11 David Braneky is thinning arugula shoots, weeding rows of baby broccoli, and feeling great. Of course, he is. His day-off to-do list is shorter by two tasks, and he gets to watch the miracle of spring unfold, row by row. Those are no small gifts, as every gardener knows.
05/13/11 Sussex County lawmakers have thrown bipartisan support behind a new proposal for a controversial bypass off Route 113.
05/10/11 FRANKFORD -- Tim O'Shea tossed a complete game, allowing one run on four hits while fanning eight to defeat Delaware Tech-Owens, 6-1, Sunday at Skylands Park and help the Skylanders advance to the NJCAA Division II Region 19 Baseball Final Four at Mercer County College.
05/08/11 Associated Press - May 8, 2011 3:54 PM ET DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware transportation officials say they are legally required to keep paying two developers for land in the path of a canceled...
05/08/11 Chef Patrick Fanning puts a bisque on baby bok choy, purchased from Calliope Farm in Salisbury, at Sobo's Wine Beerstro in Salisbury. At Sobo's, the emphasis on local foods has grown dramatically during the past three years, Fanning said.
05/03/11 BISHOPVILLE -- Delmarva Power is scheduled to hold two meetings to tell residents in Sussex and Worcester counties about the utility's plan to build a 12-mile power line from Millsboro to Bishopville.
05/03/11 Bar remains closed A preliminary injunction was granted yesterday by Common Pleas Judge Idee Fox to keep Deuces Lounge, the Frankford bar formerly known as T&T Lounge, closed after a court action to keep it closed for a year expired in March.
04/30/11 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership with a prestigious Mid-Atlantic Region Environmental Achievement Award.
04/29/11 Stephen Starr is talking about a May 13 debut for Frankford Hall, his beer garden at 1208 Frankford Ave. in Fishtown. This will be a casual spot set up in a former commercial building whose interior brick walls were simply punched out to make doorways.
04/29/11 In Concert Annenberg Center Zellerbach Theatre 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-6701. www.annenbergcenter.org. Take 6. $20-$50. 4/30. 8 pm.
04/29/11 Two local fishing enthusiasts are out to prove that the "dirty Delaware" isn't so dirty after all by organizing Philadelphia's first Striped Bass Fishing Derby.
04/22/11 HARRISBURG, Pa., April 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection today announced that it has awarded more than $538,000 in Environmental Education Grants to 102 non-profits, schools, universities and conservation districts across Pennsylvania.
04/01/11 In Concert Annenberg Center Zellerbach Theatre 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-6701. www.annenbergcenter.org. Nnenna Freelon. $20-$45. 4/1. 8 pm. Philadelphia International Children's Festival: ScrapArtsMusic. $10. 4/7.
03/29/11 West Chester East softball pitcher Brianna Andraos picked up just where she left off a season ago, and that was a pretty good place.
03/28/11 Mayor Nutter has appointed Jeff Rush to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which hears and decides appeals in zoning matters, considers special ordinances, and grants variances. Rush owns and operates Lube Master Inc., an auto maintenance and repair facility in Mayfair, and previously was vice chairman of the Central Delaware Advocacy Group.
03/28/11 2 teens on ATV hit car Two teens are in critical condition after crashing into a car while riding an all-terrain vehicle in Hunting Park yesterday afternoon, police said.
03/24/11 Any possible suspense in Wednesday night's PIAA Class AAAA state boys' basketball semifinal between favored Chester and Plymouth Whitemarsh ended about three hours before tip-off.
03/24/11 The wounds are still fresh for Plymouth Whitemarsh High. Two days removed from their unsettling, 73-50 loss to Chester in the PIAA Class AAAA state semifinal game, the pain still lingers. Not only the body, but the mind can take a beating after 31 games. Now is a time for icepacks, heating pads and reflection. | 
