But Philadelphians Find a Lot to Like About Their City PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite all the attention the current financial woes of city government are getting, residents see crime as the top problem facing Philadelphia.

By David Gambacorta and Wendy Ruderman, Philadelphia Daily News Mar. 14--IT UNFOLDED just like a Hollywood thriller -- except instead of on a back lot, the action took place yesterday on the hardscrabble streets of North Philadelphia, aboard a SEPTA bus.

By Vernon Clark, The Philadelphia Inquirer Mar. 14--A passenger on a SEPTA Route 33 bus was shot in the head during rush hour yesterday, and the shooter remained at large last night.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- SEPTA's R8 Chestnut Hill West-Fox Chase regional rail line will operate with new schedules beginning Monday, January 8 to accommodate a railroad maintenance project between North Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill West Stations.

By Jennifer Lin, The Philadelphia Inquirer Aug. 10--Al Alston is in the way in Brewerytown. For the last year, Alston, 42, has fought to save a new neighborhood center he started -- smack in the middle of the luxury Westrum development transforming one of the poorest sections of Philadelphia.