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Joan Specter, Senator Arlen Specter's wife, listened to remarks at the dedication of the new center for public service named for her late husband. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

PhilaU officially dedicates the Arlen Specter Center for Public Service

Moments after cutting a ribbon outside the Philadelphia University building that now bears her late husband’s name on Thursday, Joa ...

12 years ago

 Advocates for victims of domestic violence testify in support of a measures designed to stop the abuse. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Measures targeting domestic abuse advance in N.J.

A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced a package of bills intended to combat domestic violence.   The legislatio ...

12 years ago

Quinnipiac poll: Wolf’s lead over Corbett ‘prohibitive’ in Pa. race

A Quinnipiac University ...

12 years ago

(Ross D. Franklin/AP File Photo)

Uncertain future for Pa. medical marijuana proposal

A plan to legalize medical marijuana could be taken up by the full Pennsylvania Senate in the four weeks the Legislature is scheduled to ...

12 years ago

 The three leads in Walnut Street Theatre's main stage production of '9 to 5: The Musical' -- from left, Amy Bodnar, Dee Hoty and Amanda Rose. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: Punching in, at a greatly revamped ‘9 to 5’

If the smooth, feisty production of “9 to 5: The Musical” that opened on the Walnut Street Theatre’s main stage Wednesd ...

12 years ago

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Only New Jersey beaches with state employees would be closed if there's a government shutdown, says Joe Simonetta, executive director of New Jersey Tourism Industry Association. That means 100 miles of shoreline will remain open to visitors.  (AP file photo)

Vetoing N.J. ban on smoking in parks and beaches, Christie says it’s local issue

Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have banned smoking in New Jersey public parks and limited smoking areas at beaches. ...

12 years ago

 (photo courtesy CDC)

12 Delaware kids hospitalized with unidentified virus

Health officials aren’t sure if the mystery virus is the same one that’s sickened over 1,000 people nationwide. Testin ...

12 years ago

 A scene from the 2013 Mt. Airy Village Fair. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
Philly Parenting

5 family-friendly events for the weekend

Here’s a look at what’s going on for families this weekend.  ...

12 years ago

David Lynch returns to Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, which is hosting an exhibition of his works. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

PAFA celebrates alum David Lynch with ‘Unified Field’

David Lynch grew up in Montana and came to Philadelphia in 1966 to study advanced painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. ...

12 years ago

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Money

Crozer-Chester nurses plan walkout

Nurses at a Southeastern Pennsylvania hospital have announced plans for a two-day walkout later this month. The Crozer-Chester Nur ...

12 years ago

Philly Council president says city can take lesson from SEPTA

Philadelphia City Council’s leader said he and his colleagues have a lot to learn from SEPTA. The transit agency’s $4 ...

12 years ago

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For Coatesville, steel is at the core of commemorating 9/11

Several dozen people gathered outside Lukens Steel and the National Iron & Heritage Museum in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Thursday to ...

12 years ago

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SEPTA launches campaign to remind passengers of their manners

SEPTA is trying to get passengers to be a little more courteous.  The messaging campaign is called “Dude, it’s Ru ...

12 years ago

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 Revel in Atlantic City, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, file)
Money

Florida ‘business doctor’ offers $90 million for Revel — and very little about his plan

A Florida developer has offered to $90 million in cash for Atlantic City’s recently closed Revel Casino, which cost $2.4 billion to ...

12 years ago

 Juvenile Probation Department Chief, Bennie Price holds an anklet with a 'Philadelphia Cuff' (Tom MAcDonald/WHYY)

GPS monitoring helps Philly juvenile courts

Even as many people ditch landline phones at home, for years it’s been a must-have for those who are on house arrest. While ...

12 years ago

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