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Priest residing at St. Martha’s placed on leave

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May 28: Bridesburg tradition amid change | 15 nominees for historic designation | Royal Theater conservatorship? | Ori Feibush’s world | limp lineup of mayoral contenders | Blatstein caught schmoozing

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Redeveloping the Redevelopment Authority

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May 28-31: Ed Bacon and the Future of Philly | Land Bank symposium | Garden heritage conference | PHS Pop Up Garden opening | Callowhill walk | ‘My Architect’ screening

13 years ago

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Spring Garden proposal: Pockets of green gathering spots, art inspired by the street name

13 years ago

Obama and Christie reunited over Sandy, emphasis on recovery

President Barack Obama has a chance to score a three-point play with a post-Hurricane Sandy tour of the New Jersey coast line that offers ...

13 years ago

New chemical safety bill from Lautenberg, Vitter may finally strengthen regulations

A new bill co-sponsored by Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and David Vitter (R-La.) could break more than two decades of Washington ...

13 years ago

Philly priest suspended after allegation of abuse

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has placed a priest on administrative following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor more than four d ...

13 years ago

Philly state rep says Nutter proposals for school funding in trouble

Philadelphia’s lone Republican State Representative, John Taylor says it’s unlikely Mayor Nutter will get either the new scho ...

13 years ago

Pa. abortion clinic workers face sentencing

In a somewhat unusual move, Philadelphia prosecutors are expected to seek mercy this week for three women being sentenced for murder for ...

13 years ago

Study finds support for health care ‘rationing’

Rationing has become a contentious, sensitive topic that raised alarm bells — and hackles — during the health-reform debate back in 2 ...

13 years ago

Bridesburg Parade marks Memorial Day tradition

The event billed as the region’s oldest and biggest Memorial Day Parade was held in Philadelphia’s Bridesburg neighborhood, a ...

13 years ago

The Philadelphia Experiment

Time for Philadelphians to step up for children’s education

Last week I wrote about students who marched to protest budget cuts in the Philadelphia School District. Then I posed a simple question: ...

13 years ago

Memorial Day weekend events in Germantown honor fallen soldiers and living veterans

Stephen E. Sherman, 92, didn’t know a thing about segregation until he entered the Army. Born and raised in Colorado, he was the lo ...

13 years ago

Christie to speak with Rutgers about Athletic Director

Governor Chris Christie plans to speak with Rutgers officials about a report that the woman hired to clean up the university’ scand ...

13 years ago

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