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Region’s trails get $250,000 boost from William Penn Foundation

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

February 27: Queen Lane moving forward | 4 school buyers | Building big at 30th Street | King of Jeans replacement | Night Owl origins | OLIN to design Southwark schoolyard

12 years ago

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Urban Planning

Historical Commission committee accepts Boyd hardship application

12 years ago

Cronin: Blue collar union will likely follow suit after pact with DC 47

All eyes are now on Philadelphia’s blue collar workers after the Nutter administration and AFSCME District Council 47 President Fre ...

12 years ago

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 Philadelphia Housing Authority buildings (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Lack of Philly public housing forces domestic violence victims to remain with abuser

Dozens of PHA tenants who claim to have been abused have waited months and sometimes even years to be transferred to new, safer homes. ...

12 years ago

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Philly school district set to sell six of its recently shuttered buildings

The Philadelphia School District says it has four potential buyers for six of its recently shuttered buildings. Three of the buyer ...

12 years ago

Politics & Policy

Former head of Reading police diversity board calls for federal monitor

The longtime head of Reading’s police diversity board says the ciry’s police department is failing to live up to the terms of ...

12 years ago

 A dozen laborers crowd around a van in the Home Depot parking lot. One is chosen and the rest go back to their vigil. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Day laborers in the Northeast seek permanent place to muster for work

No matter how cold the weather, dozens of day laborers gather every morning in the parking lot of a Northeast Philadelphia shopping plaza ...

12 years ago

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Some already sold on requiring online retailers to collect N.J. sales tax

One of the proposals in Gov. Chris Christie’s $34.4 billion budget proposal calls for online retailers to collect the state sales t ...

12 years ago

In first year, online wagering falls short of N.J. expectations

Online gambling has not generated as much revenue for New Jersey as the Christie administration expected. The administration antic ...

12 years ago

 Kindergarten registration is officially open. Here's your guide to registering your child. (Courtesy of Jen Bradley)
Philly Parenting

How to register your child for kindergarten in Philadelphia

The first day of school for kindergarten may not be for another six months, but registration for the 2014-2015 school year in Philadelphi ...

12 years ago

 A view of what some residents deem an eyesore at the corner of West Rockland St. and Germantown Ave. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Can PhillyRising 2.0 give Southwest Germantown the push it needs?

Near the narrow mouth of West Rockland Street sits a sight Aine Doley just can’t stand. Up the block from her home is a 24-h ...

12 years ago

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 Stink bug (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Extreme cold possible threat to stink bugs

An invasive species with few natural predators in the United States, the brown marmora ...

12 years ago

 A pot hole is shown in an East Girard Avenue overpass in Philadelphia. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks, file)

PennDOT exhausts winter budget, but is thankful there is money for repairs

The head of PennDOT says he’s already blown past his budget limit for snow removal and maintenance.  The snowy winter i ...

12 years ago

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Bitcoin exchange collapse concerns Delaware senator

To some, the bitcoin is the virtual currency of the future.  It has become a hot trading item in a short period of time. &nbs ...

12 years ago

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