Ann Flynn (left) and daughter Kelly Knab say their family will not stop looking for Daniel's killer. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTO

Still clueless

— Three months after Daniel Knab's murder, his loved ones are no closer to finding out what happened.

Battling cancer didn't stop young Victoria from enjoying the day's festivities, which raised almost $25,000 for pediatric cancer treatments. DONNA DI PAOLO / FOR THE TIMES

Mayfair Taekwon-Do teacher helps battle pediatric cancer

As a Taekwon-Do instructor for the last 16 years, Fran Ott has always understood the importance of giving back to his community, but not even

St. Hubert junior softball star Erica Ragazzone has been lights out for the Bambies, going 12-3 on the mound and batting .578 at the plate. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTO

Golden arm

— Erica Ragazzone is on a mission to get St. Hubert to its sixth consecutive Catholic League softball title game.

Nanette Arndts will release the band's third album, I Should've Said No.

A mainstay on the blues scene

Nanette Arndts was not the best student at Northeast High School, but she was eager to transfer to a new school that opened back in

Former hockey great Bernie Parent greets fans and sells his books at the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Expo. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTO

Meeting face to face at business expo

— More than 100 exhibitors showed up to network in a tough economic climate. It was the Chamber's 90th annual expo.

The Last Responders’ donated ambulance, seen here on the African savanna, now belongs to the Salif Keita Global Foundation. It serves as a mobile health station and brings medical supplies to those in need. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE REALI

Africa, adventure and an ambulance

Fishtowner Mike Reali and friends spent the last few months on a trek through Africa to donate a much-needed ambulance.

Riders from the Science Leadership Academy pilot their kinetic sculpture “Rockets,” and prepare to enter the Kensinton Kinetic Derby’s signature mud pit during last year’s derby. Expect more muddy fun this weekend. STAR FILE PHOTO

A celebration of crazy creativity

Witness art in motion (and mud pits) this Saturday at the Kensington Kinetic Derby

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Alleged tire slasher free on bail

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Fran McGowan, a new artist, has one of her paintings on exhibit at the Klein branch of the Jewish Community Center. McGowan's piece is one of 183 on display as part of a program sponsored by the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA /

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Their service-learning projects range from reading books to seniors to assembling care packages for the homeless. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTO

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State Rep. John Taylor (R-177th dist.), discusses the proposal that could see St. Anne’s in Fishtown turned into a charter school. He took part in last week’s meeting of the Port Richmond Community Group. BILL ACHUFF / FOR THE STAR

Keeping up the ‘blight fight’ throughout the riverwards

Local officials recently discussed the tools they are using to fight blight, as well as, St. Anne’s possible future as a charter school and the deteriorating state of the pier at Pulaski Park. ... Full story

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Principal speaks of Burholme school's allure

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