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#whyilovephilly — A city even a suburbanite can be proud of
I love the City of Brotherly Love! That being said, I must admit that I was a suburbanite for most of my younger days. Now, looking ...
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1812’s ‘Legendary Hillbilly’ offers new spin on venerable ‘Nutcracker’
This weekend, the Pennsylvania Ballet will opens its 45th production of the annual Christmas favorite, “The Nutcracker,” at t ...
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ListenNational Guard follies: A red state’s bid to keep the gay at bay
All together now, let’s sing the chorus of a famous ’40s Broadway song: OOOOHK-lahoma, ...
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Wilmington fast food workers fight for $15 [video]
Once again, fast food workers in Wilmington walked off their jobs to fight for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliat ...
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10 toys that empower girls AND boys
I’m sure you’ve seen the fabulous GoldieBlox video/ad and the surrounding unfabulous copyright controversy. The vi ...
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87,000 Pa. residents could lose unemployment benefits by end of month
If Congress doesn’t act by December 28th, more than 87,000 Pennsylvanians could see their unemployment checks stop immediately. For ...
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Mild today; messy weather on the way
After a mainly dark dark, rain moves in tonight and lasts through early Saturday morning. We’ll get a break for Saturday, but wintr ...
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#whyilovephilly — An eclectic mix but always home
I love that the people here are as they should be. Real. I love that they don’t have airs about them, and I that I can walk around ...
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Building art out of bricks in Princeton
Ceramic art has come a long way since Peter Voulkos crossed the line from functional craft to art form with his abstract shapes in the 19 ...
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Tea Party hatred of Common Core could take down Chris Christie
Last month Chris Christie barely broke a sweat trouncing lightweight Barbara Buono in New Jersey’s gubernatorial election. Accordin ...
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Millions bet in Delaware’s online casinos’ first month
Nearly 3,000 Delawareans registered to bet on the state’s new online casino portals, wagering nearly $4 million in the first month ...
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In this So, What Do You Do?, a writer talks to an evolutionary geneticist about allele frequencies, technological evolution and ...
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ListenMeasure allowing Pa. police to use ‘wearable cameras’ advances
A change in Pennsylvania’s wiretap law allowing police to wear video cameras has advanced in the Legislature. Following appr ...
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28 percent will skip Obamacare signup, Gallup Poll finds
A new Gallup Poll shows 28 percent of uninsured Americans will pay a fine rather than enroll in the health insurance exchanges by the Mar ...
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