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DA plays Santa for homeless teens in Germantown [gallery]
District Attorney Seth Williams visited the Covenant House in Germantown on Tuesday afternoon, and he was on a ‘gifting’ miss ...
13 years ago
Forget the bridge – the real danger for Chris Christie is Sandy relief funds
Bridgegate. George Washington Bridge lane closures. Political payback. Call it what you will, but the story of how two Christie appointee ...
13 years ago
Rolling Stone’s Camden profile just more ‘urban porn’?
Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi has stirred the pot on the tribulations of a city mired in extreme poverty by producing yet another sen ...
13 years ago
ListenIt’s Christmas vs. Saturnalia in Pitman, N.J., sign battle
A Christmas message in Pitman New Jersey has spawned a tongue-in-cheek billboard. The billboard reads, “Keep Saturn in Satur ...
13 years ago
ListenWilmington student murals brighten vacant shops
Students from three local schools designed the murals that fill the windows of a vacant storefront along downtown Wilmington’s heav ...
13 years ago
MLK High hoops remains undefeated with win over defending state-champ Imhotep [gallery]
A burgeoning Northwest Philadelphia high-school sports rivarly continued to grow on Tuesday night as the MLK High Cougars boys basketball ...
13 years ago
Gov. Corbett Changes stand on LGBT anti-discrimination bill
Two Philadelphia politicians are pleased that Gov. Tom Corbett now says he can support a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orie ...
13 years ago
ListenReview: The effervescent ‘Jersey Boys’
I sat mesmerized the other night by the seamless affirmation of the American dream called “Jersey Boys” – and this was my t ...
13 years ago
Ethics board clears Philly School District deal
So the Philadelphia Board of Ethics staff has decided that the William Penn Foundation did not engage in lobbying as defined by city law ...
13 years ago
Corbett to sign Pa. child-abuse bills
Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign the first bills in the Pennsylvania’s Legislature wide-ranging response to the Jerry Sandusky ...
13 years ago
Can Christie bridge his troubled waters? (Yes)
Chris Christie’s bridge brouhaha has now entered the national ...
13 years ago
Legendary Philadelphia defense attorney Chuck Peruto Sr. dies
A high-profile Philadelphia defense attorney known for his ability to sway a jury and confound witnesses has died. A. Charles Perut ...
13 years ago
ListenBlack Men with the Heart of Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s death put a positive black male image firmly in the news. That rarely happens. Knowing that black men are assets to co ...
13 years ago
LIHEAP spending heating Philadelphia homes doubles
Despite this year’s 9 percent statewide funding cut for the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program, Philadelphia resident ...
13 years ago
Bill would limit access to mug shots in N.J.
New Jersey might make it difficult for the public to have access to mug shots of criminal suspects. The Assembly on Thursday is se ...
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