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YouthBuild students help restore John Coltrane House

13 years ago

 Workers at the Elk River, where a chemical leak left 300,000 without potable water for five days. (AP photo/Steve Helber)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Troubling story in Charleston from an inspiring journalist

You may remember how a couple of weeks ago a chemical spill near Charleston, West Virginia left about 300,000 people unable to wash with ...

13 years ago

 Armando Batista as Elliot Maia DeSanti as his cousin in Arden Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: The real, the virtual, the quest for connection in ‘Water by the Spoonful’

Two elements of Quiara Alegría Hudes’ remarkably crafted play “Water by the Spoonful” are striking and memorable. One ...

13 years ago

If Christie backs out of pension payment, Sweeney vows to shut down N.J. government

As Gov. Chris Christie prepares a budget proposal for New Jersey’s next fiscal year, a top state lawmaker says government could gri ...

13 years ago

 The House Banking Committee meeting (Shana O'Malley/for NewsWorks)

Delaware minimum wage hike among bills moving forward in Dover

Two bill supported by Governor Jack Markell are making their way through the Delaware legislature. A bill that will raise Delaware ...

13 years ago

 (Nichelle Polston/WHYY)

63 Delaware soldiers return home to their families

Tuesday’s frigid temperatures could not be felt by some Delaware families who embraced their loved ones with warm hugs at the Delaw ...

13 years ago

 Stop smoking materials on display. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo, file)

Pa., N.J. get failing grades on anti-smoking efforts

When the U.S. surgeon general first warned Americans about the health risks of smoking back in 1964, 46% of the country smoked. In the fi ...

13 years ago

Philly DA appeals overturned conviction of Msgr. Lynn

Philadelphia prosecutors have asked Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court to restore a Roman Catholic church official’s child endanger ...

13 years ago

 The Provence team's proposal for Broad and Callowhill is led by local developer Bart Blatstein of Tower Investments. Provence is proposed as a $700 million entertainment and hotel complex anchored by a casino. (Image courtesy of PlanPhilly)

Parade of Philly casino proposals going before Pa. board

As five groups vie for Philadelphia’s second casino license, a series of hearings ...

13 years ago

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Vote by Port Authority Chairman David Samson raises ethical question

Questions are being raised about a high-ranking Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official’s support for a $256 million rec ...

13 years ago

Pa. denies all applications for cyber-charter schools in 2014

There will be no new cyber-charter schools opening this year in Pennsylvania. The state Department of Education rejected proposals ...

13 years ago

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Philly Parenting

20 ideas for free family fun in Philadelphia this winter

Whether you want to embrace the polar vortex or hide from it, Philly has plenty of free ways to keep kids active (and parents sane) this ...

13 years ago

 (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo, file)

Medical marijuana measure before Pa. lawmakers

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a plan to legalize and regulate a marijuana derivative that proponents say can stop seizures, trea ...

13 years ago

 The largest oil refinery complex on the eastern sea board (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
Money

Philly refiner’s push to maintain ban on U.S. crude oil exports goes against trend

In early 2012, the refining business in Southeast Pennsylvania was on life support until a glut of cheap American oil and natural gas rev ...

13 years ago

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After minor charges, Pennsylvanians unable to pay fines await hearings in jail

Defendants in Montgomery County said they were repeatedly sent to jail by a district judge over fines and court costs they didn’t h ...

13 years ago

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