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Inspira changes name — and approach toward mental and behavioral health
After changing its name in the spring, Inspira Health Network in South Jersey has consolidated much of it mental and behavioral health ca ...
13 years ago
Chestnut Hill Dodgers make a comeback to win Little League championship
The Chestnut Hill Dodgers came back from a nearly no-win season to win the Little League championship for 10-12 year olds. & ...
13 years ago
Married gay couples in Philadelphia still in limbo with respect to benefits
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision striking down a key provision of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is widely hailed by advocates ...
13 years ago
Making music this way could make you fat [video]
Tonight an exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Alliance in Rittenhouse Square will host an experimental dinner theater featuring electric ...
13 years ago
Textile artist knits ‘sweater’ for South Philly synagogue
Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel, a storefront synagogue in South Philadelphia, is being “yarn-bombed” as part of an art install ...
13 years ago
Some movement on Pa. transportation funding plan
After days of false starts, a plan to fund Pennsylvania’s roads, bridges, and mass transit cleared a state House committee vote Thu ...
13 years ago
Another take on the Supreme Court voting rights decision
When the Supreme Court struck down the enhanced enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act for nine states this week, liberals howled i ...
13 years ago
Delaware workers’ comp reform signed into law [video]
Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed a package of workers’ compensation reforms into law during a signing ceremony in his Dover of ...
13 years ago
Pew says Philly can collect 30 percent of unpaid property taxes
Updated A new Pew study released today finds that Philadelphia’s level of del ...
13 years ago
Low Philadelphia Flower Show attendance brings horticultural society layoffs
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society ― host of the Philadelphia Flower Show ― has laid off 22 of its 133 staff members to help deal ...
13 years ago
Civil War re-enactment a ‘hobby’ to many, a way of life for some
Scott Rader is an avid Civil War re-enactor. Re-enactors run the gamut from moderately extreme to obsessively devoted to authenticity. It ...
13 years ago
Kayak trip raises awareness of Delaware River’s importance to the region
This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. Every river has its stories. For the Del ...
13 years ago
Pa. State Police looking for some four-footed troopers
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking a special type of officer … one with four hooves. The state police mounted patrol only ...
13 years ago
Special Investigating Committee holds second hearing on Philly building collapse
For Philadelphia’s 2nd hearing into this month’s fatal building collapse, City Council is listening to business, union and co ...
13 years ago