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Center City draws $2.8B in development — and fewer parking lots
Center City District’s latest report shows a booming real estate market. For Parkway Corp., the demand for land means a move away from operating parking.
7 years ago
What the Pa. delegation is saying (or not) about Trump impeachment inquiry
Two moderate Pa. Democrats who have been reluctant to support impeachment proceedings have taken firmer stances in recent days.
7 years ago
Pelosi announces official impeachment inquiry: ‘No one is above the law’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the House is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
7 years ago
Philly Fire Department personnel no longer at PES refinery site 24/7
Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said only trace amounts of dangerous hydrofluoric acid remain at the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery.
7 years ago
Democrats need to start the impeachment process. Their core constituents are at risk.
The Ukraine phone call crosses the line where democrats need to move forward on the impeachment process. Their core constituents are at risk if they don’t.
7 years ago
Philly judge tosses conviction after testifying officer’s Facebook post flagged in database
A defendant convicted in a drug dealing case will receive a new trial in part because of a comment made on Facebook by a Philadelphia police officer who testified against him.
7 years ago
Pa. House re-introduces contentious bills to reinstate mandatory minimum sentences
House Republicans are holding fast to one of their longtime, tougher-on-crime priorities.
7 years ago
Company execs say tax subsidies cemented move to Camden
According to testimony from Subaru of America, American Water Works and others, New Jersey’s steep income and property taxes would have scared them off.
7 years ago
Lawsuit: Cheyney raided, misused scholarship funds as accreditation decision looms
If Cheyney loses its accreditation, it will not be allowed participate in federal aid programs, which means it will lose millions of dollars in federal funding.
7 years ago
‘Fracture in the relationship’ between Wilmington mayor and treasurer lands in court
Wilmington’s mayor and treasure squabbled for months about how to repay a $3.4 million bank loan. The tiff ended up in court and the judge wasn’t happy.
7 years ago
Court papers say Smith also suggested targeting a major news network with a car bomb. The news network was not identified.
7 years ago
St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital sale can go forward, bankruptcy judge rules
STC Opco — a partnership between Reading-based Tower Health and Drexel University — bought the North Philadelphia facility for $50 million.
7 years ago
Bucks, Montgomery counties will get $5 million to study health effects of PFAS
Residents in affected Bucks and Montgomery County communities will be eligible for blood testing as part of a national study on the effects of PFAS.
7 years ago
Mosquito found at Joint Base tests positive for dangerous disease
Military officials at a New Jersey base say a mosquito found at the installation tested positive for a dangerous disease.
7 years ago
2020 Census workers trying to reach more rural immigrants, college students in Delaware
U.S. Census director Steven Dillingham got an update on Delaware's progress reaching "hard-to-count" groups ahead of the 2020 Census.
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