The district attorney and the police commissioner traded public criticism this week over the 2023 acquittal of the man now charged in Sergeant Seiber’s killing. Philadelphia’s district attorney and police […]
Author Archives: Jordan Williams-Crenshaw
Owner and editor of Philly Rhino, a Black Rhino Media publication covering Northeast Philadelphia first and the whole city when it hits home. Based in Tacony.
Posted inNortheast Philly, Business
New Supermarket Opens in Tacony
Super Foodtown opened on October 16 at 6327 Torresdale Avenue, in the former Rite Aid, bringing fresh produce, meat, and seafood counters to the neighborhood. Tacony has a new supermarket. […]
Posted inCrime & Public Safety, Northeast Philly
FBI Wraps Olney Search, No Bodies Found
Three weeks of digging at a Chew Avenue home tied to seven missing women ended Friday with animal bones, a million digital files, and no human remains. The FBI and […]
Posted inSchools, Northeast Philly
Philly Schools Just Lost 2,500 Students
The steepest one-year drop since 2021 has district staff knocking on doors across the city, and nobody can say yet where the students went. Philadelphia’s public schools opened this fall […]
Posted inGreater Philadelphia
Flyers Rookie Knuble Scores Twice, Makes History
Cole Knuble needed two NHL games to do something no Flyers rookie had done since the 1996-97 season Two games into his NHL career, Cole Knuble already owns a piece […]
Posted inCity Hall
Feds Open Criminal Probe of DA Krasner
Grand jury subpoenas land at the DA’s office weeks after a federal judge’s referral, and Krasner says the case does not concern him at all. Philadelphia’s district attorney is now […]
Posted inCity Hall, Crime & Public Safety
J6 Rioter and White Nationalist, Jake Lang, Kicked Out of City Hall Meeting
Two days after he stood outside a fallen Philadelphia officer’s funeral with a sign blaming the District Attorney, Jake Lang came back to Philadelphia. This time he got himself thrown […]
Posted inDevelopment and Zoning, Business, Northeast Philly
Northeast Loses Tax-Break Zones in Draft Map
Harrisburg’s draft Opportunity Zone map keeps exactly one Northeast tract, the Tacony waterfront, down from about six, and the final list is due October 28. The state has published its […]
Posted inTransit and Streets, Greater Philadelphia
Free SEPTA Rides Home After Sixers Opener
Board at NRG Station after tonight’s game, and the Broad Street Line ride home is free until 11:59, courtesy of Fulton Bank. If you are heading down to the Sixers […]
Posted inSchools, Greater Philadelphia
No More Phones in PA Schools
Harrisburg voted 47 to 3 to put student phones away for the whole school day, and every district, Philadelphia included, has until fall 2027 to get ready. Harrisburg just made […]
Posted inCrime & Public Safety, Northeast Philly
Philly Laid Officer Seiber to Rest
Two days of honors, one of them in the heart of the Northeast, for a veteran officer killed while answering a gun call. Philadelphia said goodbye to Officer Shane Seiber […]
Posted inCity Services
Free Help With Utility Bills Nov 7
Get help with water, gas, and electricity in one room, and apply for LIHEAP on the spot. If your water, gas, or electric bill has been getting harder to carry, […]