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NBC10–A Temple University student was shot and killed by police after she allegedly ran her car over a Miami Beach officer Sunday, officials said. Cariann Denise Hithon, 22, was driving a black BMW at a high rate of speed when she crashed into two vehicles on 12th Street and Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida,…

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The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) will sell over 50 properties – some with homes on them and some empty parcels – at an auction later this month. This isn’t the first time PHA has set its sights on disposing of   by way of auction.  In November 2011, the agency auctioned over 400 properties.  In…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Clarence Armbrister (insert) The Board of Directors of City Trusts announced on Wednesday, Oct. 4 that it has accepted “with deep regret” the resignation of Clarence D. Armbrister as President of Girard College effective on December 1st. Armbrister, who has served as President of the historic boarding school in North Philadelphia since 2012,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Protestors in Ferguson. (Photo: Ylva Cecilia Waern / shutterstock) [The views and opinions expressed in these letters are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions or views of the Philadelphia Sunday SUN.] Lately, I have been concerned with the direction of our regional United Way’s leadership. The United Way…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left; Miller Parker, Stephen Satell, SUN Publisher Catherine Hicks and former Philadelphia mayor, Rev. W Wilson Goode Sr.  (Photo by Robert Mendelsohn) By Joseph Blake The Second Annual Legacy Awards honors some of the best and brightest of Philadelphia’s long list of special people. This year featured legendary Temple University basketball coach…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left: Iola Harper, Deputy Director of Commerce, Hanford Jones, Danielle Green, owner Indigo Bleu and Earl Harvey.  Jones was given an award for the work he does in the  community. (Photo by Robert Mendelsohn)   Last week, business leaders and local government officials kicked off the 33rd Annual Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development (MED)…

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I am pleased to see that students in PA and Philadelphia are improving in their PSSA test scores. The city and state still have a ways to go before all of the children in public schools are making the grade in passing these tests. I notice that there is always an emphasis on the usual…

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ABOVE CARTOON:  Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe It’s time that we had a serious conversation about America’s obsession with guns and when folks are going to start taking responsibility for it. By Denise Clay When he started raining bullets on attendees of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival Sunday night, Stephen Paddock forced “attend an…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Former First Lady Michelle Obama and producer/director/writer Shonda Rhimes sit down for a conversation at the PA Conference for Women. (Photo courtesy: Getty Images/PA Conference for Women) Former First Lady Michelle Obama brought a lot of first-time attendees to the 14th annual Pennsylvania Conference for Women.  But what they got from the conference itself…

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Online Auction To Feature Autographed Collectibles and VIP Concert Experiences iHeartMedia Philadelphia will host the annual Bid for Breast Cancer, a fundraiser to benefit the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the world’s first and largest cancer research organization, headquartered in Philadelphia. The fundraiser will include an auction beginning Monday, October 9 at 12 p.m….

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