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 The property at 5101 Rochelle Ave. in Roxborough has been vacant for five years. (Neema Roshania/WHYY)

Former Roxborough pizza joint rife with violations deemed ‘unsafe’

The lettering of the Mia’s Pizza sign has been slowly peeling off the side of the building at Rochelle Avenue and Sumac Street for ...

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Education

With negotiations ongoing, Hite adds factors for Philly teacher recall and assignment

Among the items that Superintendent William Hite included in this week’s “ ...

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 Newark Mayor Cory Booker will be New Jersey's next U.S. Senator. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Booker wins easily to fill out Sen. Lautenberg’s term in N.J.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker cruised to a 55 to 44 win over Republican Steve Lonegan in the special U.S. Senate election Wednesday.  Boo ...

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With cancer, if death is not imminent, how does one focus on life?

Death can give life focus. That’s my lesson for this week. I had a wretched few days where I almost “broke bad” ...

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 Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion's Upstairs/Downstairs series focuses on the experiences of Victorian-era women's experiences across class. (Photo courtesy of Maxwell Mansion)

Pair of Northwest Philadelphia historic sites to be honored next week

When History in Pennsylvania ( ...

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Review: It’s ‘4000 Miles,’ but the characters couldn’t be closer

Every now and then, a grandma will tell you how great it is to have grandkids – they come, they share the love, and after a while their ...

13 years ago

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 Cory Booker giving his victory speech Wednesday night in Newark. (Image via News12 New Jersey live stream)

Democrat Cory Booker wins the U.S Senate seat in New Jersey

Rising Democratic star Cory Booker has won a special election to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. The Newark mayor defeate ...

13 years ago

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reNewbold development breaks ground at 16th and Moore

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October 17: Universities fight property tax | Monthly payments for tax delinquents | Building collapse hearing postponed | Transportation funding vote | New Center City, Brewerytown restaurants | Mobile history truck

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Former Roxborough pizza joint rife with problems faces L&I action

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Council amends bill promoting sale of property tax liens

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 Crews cleaning up a portion of the Seaside boardwalk fire scene Wednesday. (Photo: Joe Verderosa via Jersey Shore Hurricane News)

Seaside boardwalk demolition, debris removal advancing rapidly

Crews are making significant progress cleaning up following last month’s massive, wind-whipped fire on the Seaside boardwalk. < ...

13 years ago

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Bloom Energy brings manufacturing jobs back to Delaware [video]

The lights are on at the Bloom Energy plant in Newark.  And what Delaware officials hope is the start of something big is underway.< ...

13 years ago

 District attorneys from Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Chester, and Cumberland counties all gathered outside the state correctional facility in Chester to voice their support of expanding pre-K education to more at-risk kids in Philadelphia. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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Pa. DAs: If we don’t pay for pre-K education now, we’ll pay for jail terms later

Several district attorneys in Pennsylvania said Wednesday that they want the state to spend more on early childhood education. Fro ...

13 years ago

New study addresses importance of fulfilled lives for those with mental illnesses

Can people with severe mental illnesses work, succeed, and live full lives? A major study is underway at Temple University to find out wh ...

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