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A gay marriage bombshell in Pennsylvania

The bang you just heard was the gay marriage issue detonating in Pennsylvania, where, politically speaking, Attorney General Kathleen Kan ...

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NJ Turnpike bottleneck about to be broken

For many New Jersey commuters, the daily obstacle course through construction signs and cone zones is a numbing and mundane experience. O ...

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 The Bastille Day Block Party kicks off Saturday, July 13, in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Weekly Entertainment Guide – Bastille Day, Blobfest, and ‘I Love Lucy’

Looking for something to do this week? WHYY’s Robin Bloom has some recommendations on what’s happening in the Philadelphia re ...

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Lovett Park one step closer to meeting revitalization goals

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In the thick of summer, when Philly becomes Florida

Sometimes from deep within the steel heart of Pennsylvania’s frigid winters, my husband suggests we return to his home state, Flori ...

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Staycation: Cynwyd Heritage Trail

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July 12-14: Second Friday on Lancaster Ave | E.T. on the Parkway | Bastille Day at Eastern State | Sidewalk Sizzle | Hispanic Festival | Penn Treaty Park Family Theatre

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Bringing the beach, the blanket, and the boardwalk to The Oval

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July 12: New poverty plan | Construction worker falls at Temple Univ. | Innovate in PA could boost Philly | City looking to sell garage beneath LOVE Park | Axis Philly CEO steps down

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New Renaissance Plaza: Shorter, greener

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 Former Barnes Foundation President Kimberly Camp is opening a gallery in Collingswood, N.J. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Ex-Barnes Foundation president opens Collingswood gallery

A past president of the Barnes Foundation is opening a small retail art gallery in Collingswood, N.J. Saturday. Kimberly Camp, a c ...

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 Temple University Hospital nurses union leaders Maureen May and Francine Fregghi. (Taunya English/WHYY)

Temple nurses favor new approach to dealing with staffers’ mistakes

Nurses at Temple University Hospital say there’s a better workplace atmosphere at the hospital along with a new approach to dealing ...

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Casey leads new group to cut backlog of veterans claims

In Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, it takes an average of 356 days for veterans to get a response on health claims. Reducing t ...

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 Martha Runyon, 60, was last seen at her Lawrence, N.J. residence on 07/07/13. . (Photo courtesy of N.J. State Police)

Body found may be of missing New Jersey woman

Update 11:47 p.m. NJ 101.5 reported tonight that the body found earlier today in the D&R Canel in Lawrence, N.J. ...

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