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Ahmad Chehab, also known as "Smiley", opened his cafe on Cotton St. in Manayunk last month. (Carrie Hagen/for NewsWorks)

Smiley's Café opens in old Mugshots location in Manayunk

A new bistro is setting up shop in the space that Mugshots vacated nearly two years ago in Manayunk. Smiley's Café made its debut on Cotton Street in early April, just in time for Manayunk's StrEAT Food Festival. In addition to coffees and smoothies, Smiley's offers Meditteranean fare, from Greek salads and

Manayunk's Pretzel Park farmers' market launches this week

With their site secured, the organizers of a planned food co-op are launching a farmers' market in a Manayunk park this week. On Wednesday, the Manayunk-Roxborough Food Co-op will host a party inaugurating the debut of a new community farmers' market in Pretzel Park, to be held at Tiny Terra Ferma,

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Students march for schools, but where are the adults?

The estimated 1,000 high-school students who marched Broad Street to protest School District budget cuts on Friday were not just visible. They were loud, rambunctious and utterly unmoved by the politics of the moment.

Prospective Philadelphia Canoe Club members get a taste of paddling at annual open house [photos]

The Philadelphia Canoe Club held its annual open house at its Ridge Avenue clubhouse in East Falls on Sunday. Members of the 108-year-old club spent the day mingling with prospective members, hosting kayak and canoe

The final month: Why Bill Cosby thinks Germantown High should close

As the final day of Germantown High School's 99-year history approaches — the Class of '13 will don caps and gowns on June 19 — NewsWorks will present a series of stories including interviews with grads and former

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IRS' Tea Party scrutiny was a huge blunder, but a deeper issue lurks beneath

Let's try to do something that Washington has a hard time doing once a whiff of scandal is in the air. Let's keep our bearings. Let's survey all the moving parts of an issue.

Top 6 stories of the week in NW Philly

Here's a look at what you may have missed this week: 1. Updated: SRC votes against renewing Germantown charter school, selects Pastorius Elementary operator The city's School Reform Commission started voting this week on a

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39th Police District: Where thefts continue to be reported along Kelly Drive

May 3 12:45 a.m. Robbery: 1400 block of Erie Ave. Wallet and Taser taken from complainant. 12:53 a.m. Theft: 1400 block of Hunting Park Ave. iPhone snatched from complainant's hands. 6 a.m. Theft: 2200 block of W. Details »