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A mayoral cavalcade honors literacy ‘champion’ at City Hall ceremony
For several minutes on Wednesday morning, former mayors Wilson Goode and Ed Rendell, current mayor Michael Nutter and mayoral aspirant Ji ...
10 years ago
Former mayors have advice for Philly’s likely new leader
Two former Philadelphia mayors have sharply different opinions about how Jim Kenney should spend his summer. Philadelphia ha ...
10 years ago
ListenPhiladelphia: brain drain no more
Philadelphia is doing a better job of retaining its college graduates than even Boston, long regarded as a college town with great succes ...
10 years ago
ListenAs lawsuits over Amtrak crash start piling up, resolution may be years away
As federal investigators continue to dissect this month’s fatal train derailment in Port Richmond, the lawsuits are piling up – f ...
10 years ago
ListenCollege of New Jersey students gather the stories of Sandy
The College of New Jersey is creating an oral archive of the memories from Superstorm Sandy survivors. Eighteen stud ...
10 years ago
Kenney against raising Philly property tax
The man who will probably be the next mayor of Philadelphia is speaking out against hiking property taxes to help the schools. Democ ...
10 years ago
ListenPhilly education advocate honored for 50 years of service at City Hall
Over her long career in education, Marciene Mattleman has been known as a tireless voice for children. During a City Hall ce ...
10 years ago
ListenPhilly writers taking the book club route to recruit readers
Fifteen years ago, when Nomi Eve published her first novel, “The Family Orchard,” she became something of an expert on hotels ...
10 years ago
ListenNext mayor should prioritize children, parents during education-funding battles
In an essay for NewsWorks, the executive director of an independent charitable organization providing Catholic-education tuition ...
10 years ago
Survivor of Rwandan genocide visits Germantown
This weekend, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal in Germantown welcomed the community to a two-day re ...
10 years ago
Philly video producers chasing maze of companies to get paid
For many up-and-coming filmmakers, partnering with the Philadelphia-based video advertising company Poptent offered an incredible opportu ...
10 years ago
Driver struck car, knocked down pole after running light on Route 37 in Toms River
A 34-year-old Lakewood man is facing motor vehicle charges after a crash on Route 37 in Toms River yesterday evening. Police say t ...
10 years ago
Delaware considers fee for single-use grocery bags
Updates with meeting canceled: Members of a state advisory panel are eyeing draft legislation that would impose a fee on ...
10 years ago
Report: Armed man attempted to grab woman’s purse in Seaside Park
A woman says she escaped a robbery attempt near the border of Seaside Park and Seaside Heights late Monday night, according to a ...
10 years ago