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 The Town of Milton's St. Patrick's Day Parade is becoming a Sussex County staple. (Chuck Snyder/ for NewsWorks)

Delaware celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

It’s been only seven years since Milton started a St. Patrick’s Day parade, but judging by the turnout over the weekend, the ...

13 years ago

 Brianna Hawk, 15, left, and Kayla Martinez, 14, display their bracelets for photographers outside the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia. (AP file Photo/Matt Rourke)
Education

Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over ‘boobies’ bracelets

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Pennsylvania school district that wants to prevent students from wearing “I (heart) ...

13 years ago

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Clinton speaks at Opportunity:Africa conference in Wilmington

Former President Bill Clinton visited Wilmington on Monday to deliver the keynote address at the third annual Opportunity: Africa confere ...

13 years ago

Down the Shore

Police: Absecon man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease missing

The Absecon Police Department requests the public’s assistance in locating an elderly city man described as “at risk.”< ...

13 years ago

 A still shot from the trailer for the film 'Consumption.' (Courtesy of Brittany Rafalak)

Local filmmaker addresses body image, eating disorders in upcoming project

Brittany Rafalak was raised in Colorado, but moved to Philadelphia in 2006 to pursue her bachelor of fine arts degree in film and digital ...

13 years ago

Paul Ryan looking sad
National Interest

Nothing tops a Paul Ryan whopper

The ’14 Conservative Political Action Conference featured the usual unhinged hijinks – Donald Trump mistakenly said that Jimm ...

13 years ago

 New SRC Chair Bill Green speaks as Gov. Tom Corbett and Farah Jimenez look on. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment

Philly Schools: It’s the principal of the thing

To paraphrase a saying that I heard once, “If you can bind up the strong leader, you can plunder the whole house.” That’s wh ...

13 years ago

Philly Parenting

On white privilege and Costco

I just watched this powerful video today. It brought back memories.  ...

13 years ago

 This Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, file photo shows a mock-up cover of Barbie on a 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue at the Mattel booth at the American International Toy Fair in New York. A few weeks after her foray into the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, Barbie is entangled in controversy over her ties with the Girl Scouts. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

‘Be Anything’ Barbie patch little more than pink badge of commerce for Girl Scouts

It’s been years since my partner and I issued the Barbie Proclamation, but last week’s tempest amidst the Girl Scouts, Mattel ...

13 years ago

 Cherry Hill Mall (Alan Tu/WHYY)

Woman’s finger nearly severed in Cherry Hill parking lot fight

A dispute over a parking spot at a southern New Jersey mall ended when one woman bit and almost severed the finger of another woman. ...

13 years ago

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Northern Liberties to be remapped

13 years ago

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March 10: Freight rail safety | Safety & vacancy | Slow BRT appeals | Free Library budget increase | 15th/Walnut redevelopment | Charming Camac

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March 10-14: Founding Philadelphia | Washington Avenue Study | Creative Neighborhood Redevelopment | Investing in People and Places | Historical Commission

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Building Philadelphia lecture series returns March 11- May 20

13 years ago

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AAA will take Pennsport auto service center idea to planning commission

13 years ago

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