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Earth Day celebrations, Festival of Colors, Motown Magic and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
April 18–21: Manayunk StrEAT Festival in Philly, The Pine Barons in N.J. and ‘The Flatlanders’ in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:25Pew’s 2024 ‘State of the City’ event underscores big wins, big issues and trends to look for
Almost 200 people packed the auditorium at WHYY on Wednesday for the official launch of Pew’s latest State of the City report.
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Ghost riding: Dorney Park’s new roller coaster is a supernatural menace
Iron Menace, the Northeast region’s only zero-gravity drop coaster, tells the spooky story of the Lehigh Valley’s steel industry.
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Listen 1:15Bipartisan legislation is funding the program, which works to lessen the financial burden facing student teachers.
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64-year-old Ray Pinney, of Boonton, is raising money for the Dylan’s Wings of Change charity, which helps student leaders.
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U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle issues statement after warrant issued for his brother, Pa. Rep. Kevin Boyle
In the statement, Congressman Brendan Boyle says Kevin Boyle's mental illness "has been a nightmare for our family."
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Pa. wedding band Jellyroll suing country star Jelly Roll, claiming trademark infringement
The band, from Chadds Ford, have been performing for years. The lawsuit claims that there's been confusion in the marketplace since the Tennessee-native singer rose to fame.
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Pa. election 2024: What the latest fundraising reports tell us about the attorney general race
The five Democrats running to be Pa.’s attorney general raised almost $1.2 million ahead of the primary, while the GOP establishment continued its support for one candidate.
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Who is Mark Pinsley, a Democrat running for Pa. auditor general?
Pinsley is currently Lehigh County controller, a position he won for the first time in 2019.
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Who is Erin McClelland, a Democrat running for Pa. treasurer?
Erin McClelland is one of two Democrats vying for the party’s nomination in the upcoming Pennsylvania 2024 primary election.
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Who is Malcolm Kenyatta, a Democrat running for Pa. auditor general?
He was elected to his North Philly-based seat in 2018 and became the first openly LGBTQ person of color to serve in the General Assembly.
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Who is Stacy Garrity, a Republican running for Pa. treasurer?
Incumbent Stacy Garrity is not facing an opponent for the Republican nomination in the upcoming Pennsylvania 2024 primary election.
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Who is Ryan Bizzarro, a Democrat running for Pa. treasurer?
Ryan Bizzarro is one of two Democrats vying for the party’s nomination in the upcoming Pennsylvania 2024 primary election.
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Who is Tim DeFoor, a Republican running for Pa. auditor general?
In 2020, DeFoor was elected Pennsylvania’s auditor general, defeating Democrat Nina Ahmad. DeFoor is the first person of color to win a statewide office in Pennsylvania.
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Collingswood students’ unofficial club under investigation for alleged racism, harassment
School district officials notified parents about a “non-sanctioned group of students who engaged in unacceptable actions.”
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