crime: Philadelphia Metropolis

The Flickring of Philadelphia

By Elise Vider If you go to Flickr, the online photo sharing site, and search for "Philadelphia," here is what comes up among the 1,381,401 results: myriad picture-postcard views of the skyline, the Ben Franklin Bridge and the Schuylkill River.... (Comments)

The Flickring of Philadelphia: Chris Woods

By Elise Vider Chris Woods aims - focuses and shoots - to please. An unabashed Philadelphia booster and self-described photography addict, Woods' mission on Flickr is to show off his native city to anyone who may doubt the beauty of... (Comments)

The Frankford Story: In a Free Fall

By Mike Newall  Kevin the Postman was working the mail route along Frankford Avenue the other afternoon. It was a cold, gray day. Dirty scraps of paper blew down the dirty avenue. This particular mail route is not that challenging... (Comments)

The Frankford Story II: Crime & Drugs

By Mike Newall   Philadelphia police Capt. Francis Bachmayer has worked some busy districts in his career. He was a Lieutenant in the North Philly Badlands in the late 90's, when it was averaging nearly 50 bodies a year.... (Comments)

The Frankford Story III: The New Flophouses

By Mike Newall   The pastor was calling state Rep. Tony Payton's office with big plans to convert a cavernous, shuttered nightclub at the corner of Orthodox and Margaret Streets, just one block from a Frankford El train station,... (Comments)