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 After two years of construction, the concrete around City Hall, known as the apron, has taken a pounding. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Philadelphia City Hall apron to get much-needed face-lift

 After two years and millions of dollars, the front yard of Philadelphia City Hall, better known now as Dilworth Park, has gotten ra ...

12 years ago

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Down the Shore

Coastal development, storm risk documentary to screen in Rumson Saturday

The documentary film Shored Up, which examines the collision between coastal development ...

12 years ago

Map of the state of Pennsylvania showing county boundaries and names, county seats and rivers from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Why does Pa. have so many local governments?

Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? S ...

12 years ago

That time Tony Auth illustrated my essay — and nailed it

Robin Williams. Joan Rivers. And now, Tony Auth. It’s been a tough couple of months for people who love to laugh. Rob ...

12 years ago

 This file photo shows the site of the former Minus Funeral Home in Dover, Del. State officials have released the names of more than two dozen people whose cremated remains were recently discovered inside the abandoned funeral home in Dover after unsuccessful efforts to locate surviving relatives. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Some Jonestown remains found in Delaware still unclaimed

The remains of several Jonestown victims along with some Delaware residents have yet to be claimed after being discovered at a former Dov ...

12 years ago

 (Image courtesy of Kidical Mass Philadelphia)
Philly Parenting

The ABCs of family biking

As the hot weather in the city finally breaks towards crisp fall and the kids are settling in back to school have you started to think ab ...

12 years ago

 Former Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, former President Bill Clinton and U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin work the grill during Harkin's annual fundraising Steak Fry Sunday, in Indianola, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
National Interest

Hey, Hillary is back on the Iowa hustingszzzzzzz

  Hillary Clinton’s wink-wink routine is getting old. It’s really not her fault – with each presiden ...

12 years ago

The State Capitol in Trenton, N.J. (Alan Tu/WHYY)

Trenton holds hearing on the future of school superintendent salary caps

Criticism of Gov. Chris Christie’s caps on school superintendent pay has been a broken record for school chiefs and many of their b ...

12 years ago

 Philadelphia and State College are two of 26 cities included in the Knight Cities Challenge. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

Knight Cities Challenge to fund ideas to make cities more successful

A foundation is challenging innovators to find new ways to improve cities, and it’s willing to fund their projects.  Th ...

12 years ago

New Cooper River Park restaurant will feature ‘Rock Star Kitchen’ chef Tony Clark

The small group of men outside the abandoned white building in Cooper River Park were about to call it quits for the evening Monday, afte ...

12 years ago

 Trump Plaza is the fourth Atlantic City Casino to close this year. (NewsWorks file photo)

Trump Plaza shuts down; 4th AC casino to close

A fourth Atlantic City casino has gone out of business. Trump Plaza shut its doors at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The casino at the center of ...

12 years ago

 (L to R) Helen Casale, Tiffany Palmer, Mary Catherine Roper and Barrett Marshall speak on Sunday night's panel on same-sex marriage at Mt. Airy Art Garage. (Alaina Mabaso/for NewsWorks)

ACLU tackles marriage equality questions at Mt. Airy Art Garage

Mt. Airy partners Melissa Hamilton and Michelle Satchell are considering marriage and parenthood. Even though Pennsylvania has rec ...

12 years ago

This June 2014 image provided by the National Institutes of Health, shows red blood cells in a patient with sickle cell disease at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md. A small but promising government study by National Institutes of Health found that bone marrow transplants can reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults. Results were published Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (AP Photo/National Institutes of Health)

Eliminating misinformation and breaking the stigma of sickle cell disease

Even though sickle cell disease is categorized as a rare disease, it’s one of the most ...

12 years ago

Pa. to borrow from Treasury to pay bills

For the second year in a row, Pennsylvania will have to borrow money from its treasury to cover basic operating expenses.   ...

12 years ago

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Urban Planning

September 20: Greenway dreams come to life on Spring Garden

12 years ago

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