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After a rainy day at the shore, cooped up inside and dealing with restless kids, is there anything better than an early evening reprieve& ...
13 years ago
Question: What’s the “Obama dodge”? Got questions about the Affordable Care Act? In a regular feature, the W ...
13 years ago
ListenNarcotics Anonymous marks 60th anniversary during Philadelphia gathering
To mark its 60th anniversary, Narcotics Anonymous is holding an international gathering in Philadelphia ...
13 years ago
Immigrant advocates in Philly push for separation of police and immigration enforcement
It didn’t take Rocio long to figure out why people were coming in and out of her new neighbor’s house. This woman, who ...
13 years ago
Camden community activist Frank Fulbrook dies
On the rare occasion when longtime Camden activist Fulbrook wasn’t attending a public meeting or a filing court motion to force the ...
13 years ago
Delaware becomes final East Coast state to allow shellfish farming
With bipartisan support, Delaware became the final state on the East Coast to allow the farming of shellfish. Governor Jack Markel ...
13 years ago
New water slide at Dorney Park to open in 2014
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom is ...
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Holmesburg residents protest in Center City over neighbor’s arrest
A young man accused of assaulting a blind woman in her Philadelphia home as her dog called police is facing serious charges, but his supp ...
13 years ago
Transportation funding talks may be revived in Harrisburg
With a failed transportation funding deal at their backs and one last opportunity this fall, Pennsylvania lawmakers are redrafting their ...
13 years ago
March on Washington celebration gets emotional at Constitution Center [photos]
The National Constitution Center celebrated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with a stirring performance by singer Alexis ...
13 years ago
In Philly schools, can sports and arts be saved as an afterschool refuge?
Under a bright-blue North Philadelphia sky, Coach John Sullivan runs around a grassy field in gym shorts and a T-shirt, teaching the Dobb ...
13 years ago
Experiencing integration in real life, not history books
As a 17-year-old, white Narberthian, I’ve grown up in an era when segregation is a thing of the past, a subject in history class. I ...
13 years ago
N.J. court ruling suggests sender also may be liable in crashes involving texting drivers
Be careful when texting a friend who’s behind the wheel. A New Jersey appellate court has decided an individual who sends a text me ...
13 years ago
Finding little help or sympathy post-Sandy, second homeowners are speaking up
While some Jersey Shore residents who suffered property damage or loss because of Superstorm Sandy are beginning to receive aid money and ...
13 years ago
‘Documentary’ that broke sound barrier plays a part in Penn’s ‘Year of Sound’
As the University of Pennsylvania begins its new academic year, students are being encouraged to participate in the “Year of Sound. ...
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