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(From left) Elizabeth Mosell, of South Philadelphia, Jimmy Reed, of Mt. Airy, and Steven Halstead, of Mt. Airy, look out the windows in the master bedroom. Members of the Mt. Airy community were invited to view the newly renovated home at 59 E. Phil Ellena St. in Mt. Airy on Thursday evening, June 5, 2014. The property is the first to have been reclaimed by Mt. Airy USA under Pennsylvania's Conservatorship Act.

Abandoned Mt. Airy property taken over by community actor ready for move-in

No one knows exactly how long the house on the unit block of Phil Ellena lay vacant. City records show it’s been empty since at lea ...

12 years ago

 Check out a story on Northwest Philly's independent gyms. Shown here is a scene from Balance in Chestnut Hill. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Top 5 stories of the week in Northwest Philadelphia

Here’s a look at what you may have missed in Northwest Philadelphia this week: ...

12 years ago

Sixers moving ahead with practice facility construction on Camden waterfront

The Philadelphia 76ers plan to build a practice facility in New Jersey, a 100,000-square foot complex they expect to become the jewel of ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Riverkeeper reflects on quarter century of serving the Delaware

12 years ago

Revamp Pa. pension system now or reap political fallout, GOP lawmaker tells Dems

State House Republicans are expected to try to advance a plan this week to change pension benefits for future employees of Pennsylvania.T ...

12 years ago

 Kevin O'Dowd, chief of staff to Gov. Chris Christie, is scheduled to testify Monday before the New Jersey legislative panel investigating Bridgegate. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Christie chief of staff next witness in Bridgegate hearings

Gov. Chris Christie’s Chief of Staff will be questioned Monday by the New Jersey legislative committee investigating lane closures ...

12 years ago

Move to bolster gun background checks misses the point, say mental health advocates

The U.S. House just added $20 million to an instant background check system that monitors the sale of every gun in the country. Part of t ...

12 years ago

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Poll: 42% of Americans believe creationist view of human origin

This week, we gauge public opinion on air quality and the implication of proposed federal restrictions on power plants — and we get a s ...

12 years ago

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Mayor Michael Nutter

Philly stays in race for ’16 Democratic National Convention

The city of Philadelphia is making a bid for the Democratic National Convention in 2016 with many area leaders optimistic that the city w ...

12 years ago

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Full court press to keep 76ers offices, training facility in Philly

The city of Philadelphia continues trying to persuade the Philadelphia 76ers to keep their business offices and practice facility in town ...

12 years ago

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New Jersey revamps one Sandy relief program

New Jersey officials have changed guidelines for one federally funded Sandy relief program so the money will be directed to towns that we ...

12 years ago

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Health

Suicides more likely to occur in the middle of the night, study finds

People are more likely to commit suicide in the middle of the night, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania. < ...

12 years ago

 Tom Wolf accepts the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union. (NewsWorks file photo)
Politics & Policy

In Philly to pick up SEIU endorsement, Wolf urges $10.10 minimum wage in Pa.

Surrounded by dozens of union members, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for governor Tom Wolf accepted an endorsement from the Service ...

12 years ago

 When scaffold frames are interconnected, failure of one frame can cause the whole system to collapse. (Image courtesy of OSHA)
Money

Cooperation of city office, federal agency helps keep construction workers safer in Philly

In the wake of last summer’s deadly building collapse in Philadelphia, the city has kept a keener focus on safety at construction s ...

12 years ago

One giant step for dog-lovers. A peak-season ocean-facing dog beach. (Alan Tu/WHYY)

Wildwood, N.J. to open dog-friendly beach on June 14

In what is a big win for New Jersey dog-owners, Wildwood will soon open up a dog-beach at Poplar Avenue.  Trying to find dog- ...

12 years ago

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