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The Capitol in Washington, D.C. is shown in an aerial view. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Poll: Deteriorating faith in American government is a major issue

New March numbers indicate that dysfuntional government is the most important problem facing the country today in the eyes of the public. ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Kevin Smith to shoot ‘Clerks III’ in Philly

This week, filmmaker Kevin Smith posted to Facebook that “Clerks III” – a sequel to his hit 1994 indie film – wil ...

10 years ago

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Major retrospective of Michael Graves’ work still showing at Grounds for Sculpture

Celebrated architect Michael Graves, who created whimsical postmodern structures and later became well known to the masses for ...

10 years ago

 'Young Punch Juggling' by Connecticut-based artist Robert Taplin is the second in an ongoing series of temporary sculptures erected onto the façade of PAFA's historic building on North Broad Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Sculpture above Academy of the Fine Arts entrance packs a Punch

You don’t see too many buildings with a plinth about the door, anymore. The small platform built into a building façade to support ...

10 years ago

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Lacking Child Access Prevention law, Pa. in the middle of the pack on gun regulation

The .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun that Delaware County teen Cayman Naib used to kill himself had a trigger-locking mechanism in plac ...

10 years ago

 Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown talks about the need for more trash receptacles in the city. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Councilwoman says Philly could take some lessons from Mickey Mouse

One Philadelphia councilwoman is taking cues from Mickey Mouse to keep the city cleaner. Disney World knows what it takes to make ...

10 years ago

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 Councilman Bobby Henon (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Councilman proposes amnesty for Philly taxpayers during appeals

A Philadelphia councilman is trying to grant some temporary tax amnesty. Councilman Bobby Henon says thousands of property owners ...

10 years ago

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Philadelphia Energy Solutions' Point Breeze refinery along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. (Kellie McGinn/Philadelphia Energy Solutions)

Philly Council considers ways of positioning city as energy hub

At a special meeting Friday, City Council members talked about how to maximize revenue from the Philadelphia Gas Works. It was the first ...

10 years ago

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International soccer event slated for Philly in July

Top soccer teams from across North and Central America and the Caribbean will face off in Philadelphia this summer for the CONCACAF 2015 ...

10 years ago

 From left, Rob Tucker and Jennie Eisenhower in 11th Hour Theatre Company’s 'Field Hockey Hot.' (Photo courtesy of Chrissy K Photography)
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Review: The red-hot ‘Field Hockey Hot’

The new musical “Field Hockey Hot” is a hoot. It’s the first world premiere that the spunky 11th Hour Theatre Company h ...

10 years ago

Wardens from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service District B3 check the progress on a March 2013 prescribed burn in the Warren Grove Gunnery Range. Pictured from left: Chad Bozoski, George Jackson III and Steve Pratt. (Photo courtesy of George Gerber III, NJFFS)
Down the Shore

Prescribed burns underway in Monmouth, Ocean today

It’s that time again.  The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is conducting prescribed burns in Monmouth and Ocean counties ...

10 years ago

 Interim UD president Nancy Targett. (Photo courtesy of University of Delaware)

University of Delaware appoints interim president

The University of Delaware has named an interim president to replace outgoing leader Patrick Harker. Nancy Targett, the current de ...

10 years ago

National Interest

Florida follies: If you don’t call it ‘climate change,’ maybe it’ll go away

A wise editor once told me that it’s bad practice to use the same word too often. Alas, three days ago I described the GOP’s ...

10 years ago

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NJ Pension crisis 101: Where things stand in March 2015

Gov. Chris Christie has been trying to generate support in recent weeks for the sweeping changes to public-employee benefits that he laid ...

10 years ago

 A knockoff of Walker Evans' 1935 photograph from St. Michael’s Cemetery in south Bethlehem looking at the blast furnaces in the distance taken March 11, 2015. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

In case you missed it: this week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities

Happy Friday! Here’s this week’s roundup of recommended reading. Capitol recap Capitol Recap is our weekly lo ...

10 years ago

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