"Police last night charged a Yellow Cab Co. driver with vehicular homicide in an early-morning hit-and-run in Logan that left a young mother clinging to life and her 5-year-old son dead." A couple of unrelated incidents involving firearms took place early yesterday morning in Philadelphia. In the first incident, a retired Philly cop working as a pizza delivery man was accosted by three teenagers, one of whom pointed a gun at him while the......

The summer keeps slipping away, and with it opportunities for leisurely outdoors activities. Menupages reminds us that summer is the time for picnics, and that it's not too late to enjoy meals al fresco on a blanket. They'll be posting weekly on local parks that are ideal dining rooms; first up is Penn Treaty Park, which gets a thumbs up. We are embarrassed to say we were totally unfamiliar; seems like other folks are too,......

Proofreading Philly tries to capture typos, wordos, and all other kinds of grammatical mistakes that we see around the city. But we need your help! Email photos to us from your computer or your phone, and show the city that you care about good grammar. Our own Eric Smith found this sign in Fishtown, where they're so friendly that the whole community gets together and shares one breakfast pastry.......

Beginning at 10AM today at City Hall, Philadelphia School District officials will present their proposed $2.28 billion budget to City Council. You can already see the budget and prepared testimony on the district's website. Members of the public will offer testimony on the budget tomorrow. The Inquirer investigates the lasting effects of the shooting death of 33-year-old Moroccan-born Ouadii Souliman. He was gunned down at the door Al Aqsa Mosque on the border between Northern......

Who says there is nothing to do on Tuesday? I’ll tell you who. I DO. Had to dig deep for these 3 diverse displays of Philly fun-having. Never-the-less, faithful readers of all stripes have their pick of distractions today. THE MANHATTAN ROOM: ALSO KNOWN AS THE CLASH The AKAs look to burst the doors off of Fishtown’s newest music venue today with a sound that is all things British anarchist punk. Feast on vegan......

Get it at 8 Artists 8 Viewpoints, presented by NEXUS/Foundation for Today's Art. The show is part of the Philadelphia International Fiber Symposium and features the work of eight recent graduates from Philadelphia University, University of the Arts, Moore College of Art and Tyler School of Art. The artists include Leslie Atik, Lauren Gross, Regina Dyhouse, Sarah Koziol, Rebecca Landes, Jae Lee, Sarah Perot and Sylvie Shaffer. Just based on the descriptions, we’re most excited......

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With Hillary Clinton's big primary wins in Texas and Ohio, it seems that the national eye has turned towards Pennsylvania and our primary on April 22. So much of the news about Michael this week was about his endorsement of Hillary Clinton. He says he's going to campaign hard for Clinton, who is no longer the presumptive nominee, as she was when Nutter gave his endorsement. Given that race may now be back in play......

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Well, here we are. Another Monday. Highs in the mid 20s. It's a cold world, especially today, especially in Philly. As the week sinks its teeth into our souls, let's see if there's anything we can do to keep our spirits up. CURTIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: ALAN GILBERT, CONDUCTOR We know you're cultured, and you know you're cultured. But does anybody else know you're cultured? A good way to show them is to spend your......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Some Art for the Wall: 5th Annual Emerging Artists and Emerging Leaders Art Auction, with entertainment by local guitarist Marisol Rampolla and an open bar, at Drexel University - Paul Peck Alumni Center (32nd and Market), 7PM. $10 There Are Some Who Aren’t?: Local author Lynn Hoffman reads from his novel bangBANG, the story of “a feisty Philly waitress,” at Molly’s Bookstore (1010 S. 9th), 7:30PM. Free......

Yesterday Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey unveiled his plan for getting Philly out of its "crime emergency." The plan includes deploying 200 more officers to dangerous parts of the city, and it will hopefully help Ramsey fulfill his pledge to reduce homicide in Philadelphia by 25 percent. Of the plan, Ramsey said: "There is nothing fancy about it. It's fundamental, it's basic. This is not Batman and Robin coming out of a cave somewhere." That's......