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PickleRage, indoor pickleball, coming to South Jersey
From the “Things I Don’t Get And Feel I Belong On Another Planet” Department. It seems like it was only invented a few years ago. But it came about in 1965. Most of the country never heard of it. But it grew popular decades ago in the Pacific Northwest. Funny, I don’t remember any pickleball references dropped on “Frasier” and that was set in Seattle.
Great Pa News Quiz: Shapiro Speculation and Pennsylvania Goes to the Olympics
Gov. Josh Shapiro at the 16th annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on June 1, 2024. Photo courtesy Commonwealth Media Services. In this week’s news quiz: The veepstakes are almost over, a congressional Trump shooting task force, and Pennsylvania goes for gold. Article by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA. As...
SUV Slams Into 7-Eleven In Northeast Philadelphia: Police
The driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee lost consciousness while headed west on Harbison Avenue around 12:45 a.m., authorities said. The Jeep drove into the parking lot of a Bustleton Avenue 7-Eleven, struck a parked tractor-trailer, then hit a 34-year-old pedestrian, police wrote in a release. It hit the storefront...
Teachers can get free entry to LEGOLAND Philadelphia this August. Here's how
Attention all teachers! Before the school year kicks off, enjoy free admission to LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia. From Aug. 1 through Aug. 30, LEGOLAND - located at 500 W Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting - is celebrating teachers and showing appreciation. Teachers can also bring their families and friends along...
Farmers market opens at KleinLife
After a one-year hiatus, the Farmers Market at KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave., recently reopened featuring lots of nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables for sale to the public. The market will be operating every Friday from noon to 3 p.m. through fall. The fresh produce is from local farms, and proceeds...
Naturaz Raises $1 Million in Growth Capital
Naturaz – a “clean” health and beauty company that formulates, manufactures and distributes 100% vegan hair care products for curly hair – has raised $1 million in investments during its seed round of financing. Key investors in the round included the Philadelphia Community Impact Fund, which...
Police shoot woman in crisis to death at NJ apartment, officials say
FORT LEE — Authorities are investigating an early morning fatal police shooting in North Jersey. Police were called around 1:30 a.m. Sunday to The Pinnacle apartment complex on Main Street, according to the Attorney General's Office. The man who called 911 said to the dispatcher that his sister was...
NJ driver wanted for deadly summer crash arrested in PA
A year after a deadly three-vehicle crash in Monmouth County, a fugitive from Howell has been arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, law enforcement confirmed on Tuesday. Thomas A. Redding has been charged with second-degree death by auto and third-degree possession of cocaine, in connection with the death of 55-year-old Leonard Akers of Wall Township.
AIIR Consulting Announces Client Summit for HR and Talent Leaders
PHILADELPHIA, PA — AIIR® Consulting has opened registration for its AIIR Client Summit, set for September 24-25, 2024, at the Union League Liberty Hill in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. The event is complimentary for qualified senior HR and Talent leaders and promises valuable insights into modern leadership and development strategies.
Ginger Hale Cannabis Dispensary Opens in Oaklyn
As Oaklyn resident Matt Hale cut the ribbon to officially open his brand-new business, Ginger Hale Dispensary, cannabis connoisseurs, budtenders, his friends, and his family lined the parking lot to celebrate the spark of a new age for cannabis in Oaklyn. Ginger Hale is the first dispensary to open in the main Retrospect coverage area, bringing a new market to Oaklyn and an already-out-the-door…
Brooklawn Takes State Legion Title in Grand Fashion
Audubon rising senior right-hander Nik Kalogiros was calm and cool in the most pressurized of settings. Kalogiros was looking to keep his Brooklawn team in the game during the American Legion state championship game at Wood-Ridge, NJ in Bergen County. It was a game that appeared to be slipping away. Brooklawn faced a daunting task, trailing Bordentown 4-1 entering the seventh and final inning…
Philadelphia man sentenced for role in 2 violent carjackings of food delivery workers
A Philadelphia man will spend 25 years behind bars for his role in two violent carjackings of food delivery workers.John Nusslein, 20, was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday.Prosecutors say Nusslein admitted to luring a 70-year-old delivery driver to a location in Northeast Philadelphia in 2021.He and two others then beat the man to death.Nusslein also pled guilty to carjacking another food delivery driver two weeks later.
Heat Advisory and Air Quality Alert Issued for Philadelphia Amid Soaring Temperatures and Threat to Vulnerable Populations
Philadelphia is bracing for a sweltering day ahead, with the National Weather Service issuing a Heat Advisory that's pegged to last from this morning until 8 PM EDT tomorrow. Residents are warned of heat index values that could range from 98 to 103 degrees, putting parts of northern Delaware, central, northern, and southern New Jersey, as well as southeast Pennsylvania, under high heat stress. In line with the advisory, individuals are encouraged to drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned rooms, avoid sun exposure, and check in on vulnerable relatives and neighbors.
Teen boy rushed to hospital as suspected shooters run away in Holmesburg: police
PHILADELPHIA - A shooting in Philadelphia's Holmesburg section left a 16-year-old in critical condition early Thursday morning as police search for suspects. Officers responded to the 7400 block of Walker Street around 2 a.m. The teen boy was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest when he was rushed...
Westmont Elementary Won’t Open On Time For The First Day Of School Monday
Westmont Elementary students will have a brand new building this school year, but it won’t be open when classes begin on Monday. The old Westmont Elementary building was torn down at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, making way for the new state-of-the-art facility that can house up to 900 students. The plan was to have the building ready for the new school year that begins Monday, August 5.
The Philadelphia Eagles Will Trade Jalen Hurts to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Philadelphia Eagles are entering a pivotal first half of the season coming off losing five of the last six games including the playoffs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If things don’t start better for the Eagles, a full on rebuild could, and should, take place and that includes a change at quarterback. That change is done by the Eagles trading Jalen Hurts.
Blackwood, NJ Native, Highland High School Grad, Makes Swimming Debut at Olympics
An 18-year-old from Blackwood, New Jersey is making a big splash at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Remember this name: Raekwon Noel. Blackwood, NJ Native Raekwon Noel Makes Olympics Debut in Paris. It's pretty safe to say Noel is having the most adventurous summer of anyone from his 2024...
Community says goodbye after rent hike forces beloved South Jersey pizzeria to close
SEWELL, N.J. (CBS) — Ken Ford and Chuck Green have poured their entire lives into the pizza business. The two buddies grew up together in Northeast Philadelphia and began working at a pizza shop together when they were 16. They made their dream come true in their late twenties, opening their own shop, Papa's Pizza, in 1996."I knew Ken was the best pizza maker I ever met in my life," Green said. "I was like, we can do this."Now, that dream is coming to an end. Wednesday was Papa's Pizza's final day. Loyal customers poured through the doors to say...
What $600,000 can buy you in Burlington County
Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region between July 22 and July 28. In this article, we outline recent property sales in Burlington County, all of which featured homes under $600,000. Here, we provide a breakdown of the top...