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Shooting victim found at troubled West Oak Lane 7-Eleven location
A man is in stable condition after being shot in West Oak Lane late Sunday night. Shortly after 11 p.m., police responded to the a ...
13 years ago
Paula Deen’s recipe for Southern-fried racism
The precipitous downfall of celebrity chef Paula Deen – the 66-year-old Dixie damsel who ...
13 years ago
A ban on converting gay kids in N.J.?
Both chambers of the New Jersey Legislature are expected to vote on a bill that would ban licensed therapists from trying to convert gay ...
13 years ago
Saving the boys of Philadelphia’s summer
When I was a child summer was a time of friendship and fun, exploration and discovery. It was a time when the world seemed bigger. But as ...
13 years ago
Deposit box stolen from shopper at Weavers Way in Chestnut Hill
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in a theft that took place at the Chestnut Hill Weavers Way store on June 19 at 5:10 p.m ...
13 years ago
Manayunk Arts Festival draws thousands to Main Street
Main Street in Manayunk was closed to traffic all weekend, overrun with the displays of hundreds of artists and vendors during the 24th a ...
13 years ago
Light turnout shifts focus of Germantown Town Hall meeting
Conceptual artist Jacob Wick is not from Germantown, but that didn’t stop him from being inspired by one of its hidden treasures. ...
13 years ago
Revamped Germantown Special Services District to hold first official meeting Tuesday
With a new board of directors chosen and City Council’s approval, the revived Germantown Special Services District has most of its ...
13 years ago
Ready for next time? Rethinking the Jersey Shore after Sandy
This post is updated now with the full list of forums. For the last year, a horde of Jersey Shore property owners ...
13 years ago
Philly councilman wants to protect Von Colln Field from Made in America damage
The Made in America Festival concert is coming back to Philadelphia for a second year, and City Council wants to send a message to organi ...
13 years ago
Could doctors admit to “near-misses,” mistakes that were caught to increase patient safety?
Medical errors cause close to 100,000 deaths in the US per year, and many efforts have been directed toward reducing them. A recent ...
13 years ago
What’s wrong with our tax system and IRS?
As a law student in the 1970’s, I studied tax law under Stanley Surrey, a former Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy under President ...
13 years ago