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State of Center City Philadelphia is good, but would improve with more jobs

Good things are happening in Philadelphia, but the city needs more job opportunities to keep it going. That was the message delive ...

12 years ago

Google challenges nonprofits on ideas to use Glass

Google has a challenge for U.S. nonprofits. On Tuesday, the tech giant is asking nonprofit groups to propose ideas for how to use ...

12 years ago

Corbett reports $200K in 2013 income

Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican running for a second term, is reporting $200,000 in adjusted income in 2013. Corbett released just ...

12 years ago

N.J. eyes nearly 700 homes for post-Sandy buyouts

New Jersey has identified nearly 700 homes it plans to buy and demolish as part of an effort to move people out of flood prone areas. ...

12 years ago

Christie campaign’s legal fees exceed cash in bank

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s 2013 re-election campaign owes more in legal fees than it has on hand, meaning it will need to res ...

12 years ago

 After winning the school's first-ever Public League title, MLK Cougars players doused Head Coach Ed Dunn with water to celebrate on a cold November day. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

MLK High football documentary set to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, ESPN2 and locally [video]

Their season started with external uncertainties about whether players and students from rival high schools could peacefully share hallwa ...

12 years ago

Bon Jovi to help open low-income housing in Philly

Rock star Jon Bon Jovi is showing some brotherly love to the less fortunate in Philadelphia. On Tuesday, he’ll help open a l ...

12 years ago

 With the help of a Bill and Melinda Gates grant, Philadelphia teachers are meeting to determine how they can improve their schools. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Reimagining the 21st century teacher: Professional development from the bottom up

Try to find the constant in most schools, and you’ll likely end up in the classroom of a veteran teacher. Students come and go – ...

12 years ago

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 Andrew Lee, Ayrton Doerr and Jason Zimmell face charges including home invasion and assault. (photos courtesy Newark PD)

UD hockey teammates arrested in Newark assault

Three University of Delaware students face charges following a home invasion and assault on April 19.  Police say the inciden ...

12 years ago

Too soon to know if Philly tax crackdown is working

Philadelphia has been talking tough about collecting back taxes, but the chief collections officer says the city doesn’t have a goo ...

12 years ago

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

Boyle, Leach scrap over who’s a millionaire – updated

Who doesn’t want to be a millionaire? Anybody running for Congress in Pennsylania’s 13th Congressional district. North ...

12 years ago

 The MURDEN, a shallow draft dredge vessel, clears shoaling from the Barnegat Inlet in April 2014. The vessel was designed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Marine Design Center in Philadelphia and is based out of Wilmington, N.C. The Barnegat Inlet requires dredging to provide reliable maritime navigation for the U.S. Coast Guard and a large fishing fleet consisting of full-time commercial, charter, and recreational vessels. (Photo: Tim Boyle)
Down the Shore

Army Corps completes dredging of Barnegat Inlet

Crews have completed dredging the Barnegat Inlet, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today.  Utilizing the ...

12 years ago

 Protestors gather at the National Mall in Washington calling on President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, as well as act to limit carbon pollution from power plants and 'move beyond' coal and natural gas, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
National Interest

The Keystone pipeline punt is pure politics

Every so often, someone in politics says something so preposterously hilarious that we’re at pains to prevent our coffee from exiti ...

12 years ago

 Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Understanding the governing structure for the Rowan/Rutgers eds & meds partnership

As the past two years have amply demonstrated, nothing is simple when it comes to the realignment of New Jersey’s public insti ...

12 years ago

 Stephen Ostapowicz and Tracy McNeil stand in front of Sandalwood Yoga. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Historic sliver of Germantown Avenue now home to new yoga studio

About 50 locals made their way to a Saturday meet-and-greet celebration that marked the opening of Germantown’s newest yoga studio, ...

12 years ago

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