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Lifestyle

When Camden was Silicon Valley — and glimpses of a med-tech turnaround

Camden, New Jersey used to be a tech hot spot. Now, the troubled city is showing signs of life around health care. Few people see ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘Tribes’ and the all-consuming power of words

In “Tribes,” a play that bursts with life and energy in a new Philadelphia Theatre Company production, it’s all about w ...

13 years ago

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VIDEO: Photog captures stunning aerial footage of fox walking on frozen Barnegat Bay

Kevin Doherty just planned on launching his remote control helicopter affixed with a camera to capture the sun setting over the froz ...

13 years ago

Northern cold may ― or may not ― be enough to subdue Southern pine beetles in N.J.

The beetles that feast on New Jersey’s Pinelands may be as shocked as you are by this winter’s unusually cold weather. But it ...

13 years ago

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Urban Planning

January 31-February 2: PlanningCamp | African American Children’s Book Fair | Wagner Winter Wonderland | Shop on the Square | GLAM Hack | Charles Dickens’ 202nd birthday

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Urban Planning

SEPTA considers at-grade, elevated King of Prussia rail

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Urban Planning

January 31: Projections concern SugarHouse | Building collapse lawyers seek gag order | Police Commissioner says no to Queen Lane station | Gas explosion, condominium fire

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Deep Freeze: January in the Flickr Pool

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Philly Council proposes no cash, $99 limit on non-monetary gifts to city workers

Government watchdogs have long criticized Philadelphia’s law governing gifts to city employees as too lax. Now, legislators are aim ...

13 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Younger singers, audiences find harmony with Philly choral groups

Conrad Erb started singing when he was 5 years old in the Mennonite church where he grew up. He continued singing through college. Then h ...

13 years ago

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Pacifiers with plastic mustaches recalled

Fred & Friends is recalling 200,000 pacifiers because of a risk that a baby using one could choke. No injuries have been repor ...

13 years ago

Despite questions on cost, plan to expand voting in N.J. advances

A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced a measure that would allow voters to cast their ballots at designated polling places up to 15 ...

13 years ago

Trying again for study on N.J. college costs

New Jersey lawmakers are trying again to establish a commission to look into the affordability of attending college. The state Sen ...

13 years ago

Philly ethics board slaps Local 98-associated PAC with fines

A political action committee associated with Philadelphia’s powerful electricians union violated campaign finance regulations and h ...

13 years ago

Corbett seeks $10 million more for Pa. early education

Gov. Tom Corbett plans to ask Pennsylvania lawmakers for a $10 million increase for early education grants in his budget address next wee ...

13 years ago

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