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Archives: Articles

 A prefabricated section of the dragon boat dock is lowered into the Schuykill River. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Philly dragon boat paddlers finally have a real home on the Schuylkill

A new dock has been built on the west side of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, specifically designed to be used by dragon boats. ...

13 years ago

Pa. sets hearings on plan to toughen industrial emission standards

Power plants across Pennsylvania may get new rules soon to better manage smog-causing pollutants. The proposed RACT ...

13 years ago

Down the Shore

Report: Dead body found in Deal Lake Monday afternoon

Authorities have removed a body that a fisherman spotted floating in Deal Lake off Asbury Park Monday afternoon, according to an Asbury P ...

13 years ago

Third of small businesses in Sandy-struck areas had losses

A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that a third of small businesses in FEMA-declared disaster areas in New Jersey, Ne ...

13 years ago

 State Senator Mike Stack listens to police commissioner Charles Ramsey (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Speed cameras may go up on deadly Roosevelt Blvd.

A proposal to add some speed cameras to Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia is gaining traction. The boulevard already has red light came ...

13 years ago

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Philly Parenting

The last lullaby

I’ve written before about parenting as a million tiny goodbyes. Some of those goodbyes, like ...

13 years ago

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Lifestyle

Job jitters over possible Pfizer takeover of AstraZeneca

A report out of London on Sunday put pharma company AstraZene ...

13 years ago

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Requests to forgo trial in gay marriage challenge could speed up Pa. ruling

When it comes to Pennsylvania’s gay marriage ban, lawyers on both sides of the issue agree on one thing: The case shouldn’t g ...

13 years ago

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Springtime flu lingers in N.J., Delaware

The end of wintry weather has not brought an end to the flu season in New Jersey.   Type B flu is different than the w ...

13 years ago

United Cerebral Palsy 5K to cause Tuesday night detours on MLK Drive

Philadelphia Police have announced the specifics of Tuesday night traffic detours along MLK and Kelly drives. The United Cerebral ...

13 years ago

 Trenton City Hall. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Profile of two of Trenton’s leading mayoral candidates

New Jersey’s capital city once a landmark rich in colonial-era history is now a municipality struggling to survive the taint of a c ...

13 years ago

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 A layered image of Perseid meteors on August 13, 2010. (Photo: Dominic Alves via Flickr)
Down the Shore

Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight

It’s once again time for the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower. The celestial show will dazzle night owl sky gazers, but unlik ...

13 years ago

 In this file photo released by the Philadelphia Police Department, shown is Jocelyn Kirsch, a student at Drexel University and Edward Anderton of Everett, Wash.  Kirsch, 22, and Anderton, 25, were charged with identity theft, forgery, unlawful use of a computer, and a laundry list of other counts.  (AP file Photo/Philadelphia Police Department, HO)

‘Bonnie’ of high-living ID theft team back in court over probation

Jocelyn Kirsch, half of Philadelphia’s modern-day “Bonnie and Clyde” p ...

13 years ago

 Vegan chef, food-justice activist and author Bryant Terry will be at a food-tasting and book-signing event in Germantown next week. (Photo from Bryant's website)

Renowned vegan chef and food-justice activist Bryant Terry to appear at event in Germantown

Vegan chef, food-justice activist and author Bryant Terry will bring his African American-i ...

13 years ago

 Thunderguards jackets (photo courtesy Del. State Police)

Delaware asks judge to shut down Thunderguards Motorcycle Club

The state and the city of Wilmington have jointly filed a lawsuit against the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club in hopes of shuttering the gr ...

13 years ago

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