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July 17: Trolley Tunnel Blitz | Pop-up beer gardens’ regulatory hack | Bikes in the center lane | Expensive affordable housing | Second life for Manayunk Bridge

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Biking is the fastest way to get around Center City. Should cyclists get more right-of-way?

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Map: Find the median age in your area of Philly

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 The plaque hanging in the Pennsylvania Capitol below the official portrait of former House Speaker John Perzel and three other former top state lawmakers in Harrisburg, Pa., now includes information about their criminal histories. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)

Framed and convicted politicians get their due at Pa. Capitol

Slow progress in Harrisburg is often blamed on the deliberative, cumbersome legislative process.  But a small change happened this w ...

12 years ago

$2.5 million more going to help poor Pennsylvanians with legal needs

Legal aid for Pennsylvania’s poor and disadvantaged will get more funding under a measure recently signed by Gov. Tom Corbett. ...

12 years ago

 During a visit to Philadelphia, Julia Hearthway, Pennsylvania's Secretary of Labor, encoraged young people to pursue careers in math and science. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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Pa. labor secretary says demand still strong for STEM grads

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Labor is encoraging young people to pursue careers in math and science — despite ...

12 years ago

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Florida court rules against Delaware AG Biden

A Florida appeals court has rejected Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden’s effort to reopen and intervene in a 2004 reorganization ...

12 years ago

Slain N.J. police officer will be promoted, honored

A rookie Jersey City police officer killed in the line of duty will be promoted to the rank of detective and given the department’s ...

12 years ago

 The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in America with Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles, July 23-24 at the Kimmel Center.  (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra).

Weekly Entertainment Guide – Classical Mystery Tour, ‘Herringbone’ & Summer Festivals!

21 things to do this week in the Philly region. Robin Bloom offers her picks. Festivals, Food & Fun < ...

12 years ago

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Chemical-laden runoff creating intersex fish in Pa. waters

The U.S. Geological Survey has reported startlingly high numbers of fish with intersex traits in Pennsylvania waterways. ...

12 years ago

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Saltier saline can reduce surgical complications, Thomas Jefferson team finds

Medical innovations don’t have to come in the form of cutting-edge surgical robots. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have ...

12 years ago

As federal bridge probe continues, N.J. panel to hear from one more witness

The aide to Gov. Chris Christie who oversees the New York/New Jersey Port Authority has been subpoenaed to testify today Thursday before ...

12 years ago

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 Dr. Rick Frei, associate professor of psychology at Community College of Philadelphia, hands out sample surveys to students who will collect data on  attitudes toward snitching. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Years of surveys offer insights on Philly’s ‘no-snitching’ mindset

Witness intimidation in Philadelphia takes many forms. People have been harassed in courtrooms, threatened through social media and shot ...

12 years ago

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 State Sen. LeAnna Washington, D-Philadelphia (Alex Brandon/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

Prosecutors oppose moving Pa. Sen. Washington’s trial on corruption charges to Philly

Pennsylvania prosecutors are fighting a state lawmaker’s efforts to move her political corruption trial to Philadelphia. &nb ...

12 years ago

 These images provided by Archie Comics show Archie in his final moments of life in a scene from the comic book,

Killing Archie the latest bold move in reinvention of comic franchise

Comic book character Archie Andrews died today. How did we get there? The answer has to do with a comic company willing to rewrite their ...

12 years ago

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