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Archives: Articles

Veteran’s Day: How quickly we forget

From the archive: Veterans’ Day.This drawing was first published in 2008. ...

13 years ago

 The Franklin Flea will open on an underused stretch of Market Street in Center City, inside the old Strawbridge & Clothier department store (Nathaniel Hamilton/for Newsworks)

After Brooklyn market flees, entrepreneur sets up shop in old Strawbridge’s

The Brooklyn Flea Market failed to catch on in Philly — but what about the Franklin Flea Market? ...

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Delaware video history project reaches out to veterans

A video history project that first started with a series of interviews of World War II veterans from Delaware is now going national. Howe ...

13 years ago

 Geoff DiMasi (left) and David Clayton speak to the crowd during  Ignite Philly at Johnny Brenda's. (Image courtesy of Kevin Monko)
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Tea, beer and the Big Bang theory of parenting

It is like, she said, a Big Bang that you hold in your hand. Yes. Having a child, becoming a parent, are like being propelled into a bran ...

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Philly Photo Day 2013, part 2

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SEPTA’s green garage achieves environmental certification

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Movie chain owner says only hope for Boyd is 8-screen complex

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November 11: W Hotel not alone in subsidies | Chinatown’s role threatened | Vacant schools’ senior housing potential | Walkable Philadelphia | West Philly Food Hub expands

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November 11-14: Royal Theater discussion | CDC training | GeoFest | Franklin Square light show debut | Grid Alive

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Wynn to withdraw Philadelphia casino application

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 This comic book image released by Marvel Comics shows character Kamala Khan , second left, with her family Aamir, father Yusuf, mother Disha and friend Bruno, from the

Marvel’s new comic to feature N.J. city scenes

For comic book writer G. Willow Wilson, there’s no better place for Marvel’s new Muslim superhero to live than Jersey City. < ...

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Report: Child broke free from attempted kidnapper in Allenhurt Saturday

A ten-year-old boy escaped an abduction attempt Saturday afternoon near Deal Lake in Allenhurst, according to a report on the ...

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 Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., asks questions during his first committee hearing since being sworn in last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, file)

Booker goes to Washington a celebrity, senator

During his first week as a U.S. senator, Cory Booker has balanced learning his new job and standing out from his 99 colleagues. The forme ...

13 years ago

Weavers Way celebrates grand opening of new wellness store in Chestnut Hill [gallery]

Weavers Way Co-op’s latest addition to Northwest Philadelphia, Weavers Way Next Door in Chestnut Hill, held its grand opening on Fr ...

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