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First Person Arts StorySlam comes to Northwest Philly
For the first time this Saturday evening, Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill played host to a ...
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New homes target a unique homeless population in Philly
A Philadelphia affordable housing group is celebrating another milestone this week. Project Home will open 55 apartment unit ...
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SEPTA’s late-night experiment a ‘huge step forward’ into Philly’s future
This week SEPTA announced it would return all-night subway service to the city of Philadelphia — a refreshingly progressive move from a ...
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More than milk, hoagies, or gas, willingness to change accounts for Wawa’s longevity
Wawa started about two centuries ago as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Then it became a dairy in the early 20th century. Now ...
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ListenPa. gov hopeful Guzzardi wins ballot challenge; appeal expected
Bob Guzzardi tilted at the windmill and won. A Commonwealth Court judge has ruled he’ll remain on the Pennsylvania Republican guber ...
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Most in N.J. favor reducing pot penalties, but only half support legalization, poll finds
Support for reducing marijuana penalties in New Jersey is increasing — but voters remain divided on whether to completely legalize ...
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Trenton exhibit highlights Newark’s growing arts scene
If you haven’t been to Newark lately, there’s a renaissance going on. And as with so much urban renewal, the catalyst is the ...
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Philly starts handing out library cards to students who didn’t request them
The Free Library of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia School District have teamed up to distribute personalized library cards to every st ...
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Philly DA appoints veteran prosecutor as head of new conviction review unit
Philadelphia’s District Attorney has appointed a dogged prosecutor to lead a new unit that will double-check major cases under appe ...
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Scraps of metal, sounds of Metal Eyes combine in ‘waste music’ installation
At a current intallation at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, two guys will be standing on these bales of shredded metal ...
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ListenFreeh gets expedited appeal in Penn State lawsuit
Former FBI director Louis Freeh will get the chance next month to argue that a defamation case against him by Penn State’s former p ...
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Corbett signs 4 more child-abuse prevention bills
Four more bills spurred by the Jerry Sandusky and Roman Catholic clergy child sexual abuse scandals are now law in Pennsylvania. G ...
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22-year-old man killed in Monday evening crash in Toms River
A 22-year-old Toms River man died as a result of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash in Toms River Monday evening. Richar ...
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Greene Street Friends works to unite congregation and extended school family
Children as young as 9 years old, and adults as old as 65, gathered at the Greene Street Friends School Meeting House in Germantown this ...
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