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Update: Rocky’s Halloween tutu has gone missing
Normally, my son Louden and I scoff at the Phoobies posing with the Rocky statue when we pass by the Philadelphia Museum of Art en route ...
13 years ago
Delaware SNAP benefits reduced Nov. 1
More than 150,000 Delawareans who receive food assistance are among the 48 million Americans who will see their benefits reduced starting ...
13 years ago
Gloria Steinem, Rabbi Arthur Waskow will be honored at sold-out Roxborough event this weekend
When feminist icon Gloria Steinem turned 40, the editors at Ms. Magazine hosted an omelet party at a neighborhood restaurant. Wh ...
13 years ago
Roxborough couple turns lung-cancer diagnosis into awareness mission
Rachael Kling is able to rattle off the date her fiancé was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer — Oct. 17, 2011 — as readi ...
13 years ago
New poll spells out what Corbett could do to rally support
A new statewide poll shows there’s hope for Republican Governor Corbett, whose job performance ratings have been at historically lo ...
13 years ago
A secret language inspires music performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra
This weekend the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform a micro-festival of newly composed classical music, written specifically for three o ...
13 years ago
State rep’s civic-group ‘blueprint’ goes public in Northwest Philadelphia
After months of work, a plan to enhance the impact of local civic associations is now public. In August, state Rep. Pam DeLissio ( ...
13 years ago
Can entrepreneurs improve public safety? Philly launches FastFWD to find out
Philadelphia has its problems. The city wants entrepreneurs to help fix them. In a nutshell, that’s the idea behind FastFWD ...
13 years ago
Sports fans used to Philly teams ‘almost always going to almost win’
In 2008, Harry Kalas’ game-winning World Series call ignited crazed jubilation as the Philadelphia Phillies ended the city’s ...
13 years ago
Rare Keith Haring collaborative mural repaired and relished in Point Breeze
A mural by Keith Haring, one of America’s most popular public artists, has been restored in Philadelphia. “We The Yout ...
13 years ago