The National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia won admission to the local register of historic places, preserving the immense Catholic church facing the Broad Street Diner from demolition or serious…
Muhammed Aslam died in the South Philadelphia business he built. It was a cold December evening in 1999 and the shop owner’s son, Zakria, then 12, had just gone to their apartment…
Making energy out of trash has great environmental appeal. Yet last week’s announcement that a commercial biogas plant is planned for 22 acres at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery complex in…