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Fans flock to the Troc for its final performance
The Filmore, The Met and World Cafe Live have all siphoned off the music fans who used to go to The Troc.
7 years ago
U.S. aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs
Thousands of gravely ill cancer patients each year seek "compassionate use" access to treatments that are not yet on the market but have shown some promise.
7 years ago
Kids book program to expand to 150 Philly elementary schools
The Philadelphia School District will expand a program that encourages kids to own their own books.
7 years ago
Part-time lecturers ratify new contract with Rutgers
The union leader said the next step is a fight for healthcare benefits for Rutger's part-time lecturers.
7 years ago
Naval gazing: Trump is still bedeviled by a dead man
The quintessential Ugly American has arrived in England, hurling insults at London's mayor, but presumably his mood will be lightened by the absence of the USS John McCain.
7 years ago
Plans for LNG terminal in South Jersey kept under wraps, enviro group says
Developer and agencies deny effort to shield from public view plans that would allow for transfer of potentially explosive liquefied natural gas to ocean-going tankers.
7 years ago
N.J. voters to pick Assembly nominees in Tuesday’s primary
N.J. voters will decide whether an incumbent who lost Republican Party support but who casts himself as a strong supporter of President Donald Trump can win on Tuesday.
7 years ago
Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares
The attacks have changed how America talks, prays and prepares for trouble. Today, the phrases "active shooter" and "shelter in place" need no explanation.
7 years ago
Jersey Shore rentals cash in on prom
From Seaside Heights to Wildwood, some property rentals specialize in renting to teens on prom weekends down the Shore.
7 years ago
Generations of Yuengling employees say they stay for more than a love of lager
The Yuengling family has run the company for six generations and says 10% of the 150 employees at its Pennsylvania breweries go back at least two generations.
7 years ago
Listen 4:03Harrisburg sends $3.4 million to fight affordable housing shortage in suburban and rural Pa.
Affordable housing isn’t just a city problem. Suburbs and rural areas are experiencing a shortage of affordable rentals too.
7 years ago
In Asian-led ‘Always Be My Maybe,’ ethnicity is secondary
The newly released Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe," is an Asian American rom-com with a twist: Ethnicity isn't central to the plot.
7 years ago
Bet responsibly? Compulsive gambling is a struggle for some as sportsbook ads widen
Advertising supporting the nascent sports betting industry has not drawn the same level of scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers in the U.S. as it has in Europe.
7 years ago
Minimum-wage hike may be June’s big horse trade in Pa. Capitol
Raising the wage is getting its most serious discussion since Democratic Gov. Wolf began calling for an increase in 2015.
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