Merger of Thomas Jefferson & Philadelphia Universities
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia medical school is merging with a liberal arts university known for its design programs in a move officials say will help them improve course offerings.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia medical school is merging with a liberal arts university known for its design programs in a move officials say will help them improve course offerings.
Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company is an American candy manufacturer, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1947 by Sam Himmelstein. The company's old site on Washington Avenue has been sold to developers who are said to be planning a mixed-use project, the latest move to bring homes, shops, and offices to the industrial strip.
On Monday, the 100,000-square-foot property at 21st Street was sold to a consortium of buyers that plans to develop the site, said Robert Fahey, an executive vice president at commercial real estate services firm CBRE in Philadelphia.
One of the buyers, Anthony Nguyen, confirmed the acquisition but declined to provide other details. Planners and developers are seeking to recast western Washington Avenue, now largely factories and warehouses, as a mixed-use corridor to sustain growth along Center City's southern fringe.
William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA (PhillyBite.com) — Philly firefighters battle a large blaze at a downtown bar and restaurant undergoing construction in Center City, forcing hundreds of local residents from their homes and apartments.
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.
A Philadelphia police officer says he was refused access to the restroom facilities at the Starbucks at 13th and Chestnut Streets in Center City.
An Unkown 25-year-old man, who May come from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, was first exposed in a Facebook post by 12th Street’s Institute bar. The Institute posted Villalpando’s photo, saying that they called the cops on him a few months back after he skipped on a $60 tab at the Bar.