Archives: Articles
Netflix inks deal with Comcast to speed streaming
Fresh on the heels of the announced acquisition of Time Warner Cable, Comcast is partnering with Netflix on a deal to improve video strea ...
13 years ago
Listen$5.5 million in donations save Temple rowing programs
A major donation will renovate a crumbling Philadelphia landmark and save one of the sports slated to be cut at Temple University. < ...
13 years ago
ListenN.J. Sandy contractor HGI ousted over performance
A high-ranking New Jersey official has acknowledged for the first time that performance problems are the reason a contractor hired last y ...
13 years ago
Head of Pa. welfare department joins in calling for name change
The head of the state agency that administers food stamps, Medicaid, and home heating assistance in Pennsylvania is calling for a name ch ...
13 years ago
Christie administration: Feds being more generous to N.Y. than N.J. with Sandy aid
The New Jersey’s community affairs commissioner says New Jersey has not received enough federal funding to help with rebuilding aft ...
13 years ago
Dem leaders adamant that $2.4 billion go to N.J. pension fund
As Gov. Chris Christie puts the finishing touches on the budget proposal he will unveil Tuesday, top Democrats in the New Jersey Senate a ...
13 years ago
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy holds first-ever A Cappella Night
The arches of St. Martin-in-the-Fields church in Chestnut Hill were filled with high school voices on Saturday night, as Springside Chest ...
13 years ago
1778 letter from George Washington to Philadelphia leaders up for sale
A letter written by George Washington to the leaders of Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War could be yours for $120,000. Was ...
13 years ago
Review: On stage and off, the real lives of ‘The Exonerated’
“The Exonerated,” a finely crafted piece of docu-drama theater in a terrific production at Delaware Theatre Company, is fresh ...
13 years ago
Report on Philly’s African-American males shows dearth of educational opportunity
A report from the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on African-American Males identifies failure of the city’s education system ...
13 years ago
Listen
Debut day for Ticketleap’s new ‘Selfie Ticket’
2013 was the year of the selfie. Now a Philadelphia ...
13 years ago
ListenTop 100 donors to Pa. gubernatorial candidates
I’ve often said that everyone who cares about democracy should, at least once, spend an hour paging through the campaign finance re ...
13 years ago
Council Committee passes gift bill for Philly workers
A Philadelphia City Council Committee has passed a bill tightening rules on city employees accepting gifts.Existing law vaguely bans taki ...
13 years ago
ListenScammer posing as Philly DA busted for defrauding 93-year-old
A man who impersonated Philadelphia’s district attorney to defraud an elderly resident out of almost $100,000 has been arrested.&nb ...
13 years ago
Listen