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 Map of Pennsylvania by Tony Auth.
Keystone Crossroads

Warning: A provincial Philadelphian’s view of the Commonwealth

Remember Saul Steinberg’s infamous New Yorker cover where ...

12 years ago

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5 reasons you must join me now in the war on kale!

Kale must be stopped. Right now, before it’s too late! You think I’m overreacting? Well, stop ...

12 years ago

 Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams (file/NewsWorks)

Watson: Nepotism doesn’t have to be a dirty word

NewsWorks contributor John Watson offers his thoughts on the politics of promotions. Here are John’s thoughts: ...

12 years ago

 Ronell Guy and Councilwoman Deb Gross in the Northside neighborhood in Pittsburgh, where many properties are abandoned and blighted.
Keystone Crossroads

Slowly but surely, Pa. land banks start to mobilize

Ronell Guy oscillated between admiration and admonishment as she drove around the California-Kirkbride neighborhood in Pittsburgh. She’ ...

12 years ago

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 The Columbus Farmers Market is a gigantic flea market in Burlington County. (Natavan Werbock/for NewsWorks)

Columbus Farmers Market is a shop-till-you-drop kind of place

The Columbus Farmers Market is really big. We’re talking 200 acreas big. That scale means variety on an epic scale.  Ev ...

12 years ago

Politics & Policy

A day at the beach reminds why action on climate change comes so slowly

A couple of weekends ago, I spent a pleasant two days in Cape May. Sure, as my wife noted frequently, the motel room I booked for ...

12 years ago

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 The scene of the crime in 2012. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Germantown man faces life without parole after Mt. Airy murder conviction

Brian Tootle was convicted of all five charges, including first-degree murder, in connection to the 2012 fatal shooting of Nafis Armstead ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

July 7: Southwest Philly Rowhouse Fire | Urbanism Politics in Graduate Hospital | Gillen’s Pitch to Millennials | Philly’s Rising Rents | PUC vs. Uber

12 years ago

(Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley)
Down the Shore

Search for paddle boarder reported missing off Sea Bright called off, report says

Authorities have called off a search for a paddle boarder reported missing off Sea Bright, according to a ...

12 years ago

 Dawayne Young transferred from George Washington to MLK High in March for academic reasons. But now he finds himself battling for football eligibility to keep college recruiters interested. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Top 5 stories to look for in Northwest Philadelphia

Here’s a look at stories NewsWorks will cover next week in Northwest Philadelphia: 1. High-school transfer controver ...

12 years ago

Finnish couple wins quirky ‘wife carrying’ race

A Finnish couple has narrowly won the 19th World Wife Carrying Championships — a quirky competition in which men race to be the fastest ...

12 years ago

Fire officials: Southwest Philly fire likely began in couch

Philadelphia fire officials say a preliminary investigation suggests a blaze that killed four children as it ripped through row homes sta ...

12 years ago

N.J. residents fear LG Electronics expansion

Residents of a northern New Jersey town where environmentalists have been fighting the expansion of an electronics company say they worry ...

12 years ago

Nonprofits help the dying make farewell videos

The farewell video is evolving. A dying person who wants to leave a recording of memories and advice no longer has to talk to an unmanned ...

12 years ago

More prison time for man in 2-state police chase

A Pennsylvania man who stole a police car and injured an officer in New Jersey during a two-state drug-fueled chase will have to serve mo ...

12 years ago

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