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  Lupita Nyong’o accepts the award for best actress in a supporting role for
The Philadelphia Experiment

Lupita Nyong’o broke a different color barrier with Academy Award win

On Sunday night, as Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o climbed the stairs to accept her Academy Award, her dazzling ebony skin contraste ...

13 years ago

 The crater first appeared after an eight-inch water main burst beneath the concrete and damaged a sewer line. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

East Mt. Airy residents grapple with persistent sinkhole

Martin Albert is a pretty patient guy, but he’s a bit tired of stepping onto his front porch and staring out at the intersection-si ...

13 years ago

New winter storm triggers school closings across Phila. region

Pennsylvania residents are enduring yet another winter blast that has prompted storm warnings and school and other closings. The N ...

13 years ago

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Heaviest snowfall expected in deep South Jersey

New Jersey is seeing another winter storm, with some southern sections of the state expected to see close to 10 inches of snow before the ...

13 years ago

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In the battle of idealism vs. cynicism, the better angels still win

Are you an idealist … or a cynic? Is it possible to be both? Are the two attitudes polar opposites, or two halves of the same coin? ...

13 years ago

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Planning Commission accepts six-year fiscal plan, sends it on to Mayor Nutter

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March 3-7: Lower Schuylkill development | Bikeshare webinar | DAG talks preservation, promise | sustainability symposium

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Apply for Citizens Planning Institute spring 2014 classes

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March 3: Art at Family Court | Philly’s accent | New Freedom Theater’s future | Weccacoe reno on hold | Dog park tension in Spring Garden | Town hall on “demise of our neighborhoods”

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Defy the Polar Vortex at the Flower Show

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Arrests down again for PSU’s ‘State Patty’s Day’

State College police say arrests were down by about half during the unofficial Penn State drinking holiday known as State Patty’s D ...

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Bonnie Watson Coleman

N.J. lawmaker quits panel probing GWB lane closures

A New Jersey state lawmaker has withdrawn from a legislative committee that is investigating last year’s lane closures on an approa ...

13 years ago

Arman Froggatt (right), 7, and Simon Labor, 7, both of Mt. Airy, play in the new jungle gym at McDevitt Recreation Center in East Falls on Saturday morning. Members of the community gathered to celebrate the playground's opening with food and games.

East Falls celebrates McDevitt Rec Center playground’s renovation

The snow and ice still covering the ground outside McDevitt Recreation Center did nothing to tamp the excitement that droves of children ...

13 years ago

 The East Durham Street sinkhole. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Top 5 stories to watch for in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at stories NewsWorks will be covering in Northwest Philadelphia this upcoming week: 1. ...

13 years ago

Christie returns to pre-scandal playbook

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is hoping to get out from under scandal by using the playbook that helped establish his national reputatio ...

13 years ago

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