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First timers build ‘Best Breakdown’ sculpture at Kensington derby
Design enthusiasts from all over Philadelphia turned out to see the 7th Annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and to watch the parade ...
13 years ago
Delaware home busted 177 times finally shutdown through the Nuisance Abatement Act [video]
Police just kept coming and coming to make arrests on Memorial Drive in New Castle County for years. It didn’t seem to do any ...
13 years ago
Police search for wandering bear in Bucks County
Police and wildlife officers are trying to track down a black bear that’s been spotted wandering around several residential areas i ...
13 years ago
Kids Count book ID’s issues facing Delaware’s children [video]
The latest numbers from the 2013 Kids Count Fact Book shows Delaware is making strides in reducing births to teen mothers, but the number ...
13 years ago
Germantown Town Hall will temporarily reopen this week
The Germantown Town Hall will reopen its doors for the first time since 1997 as part of the Hidden City Festival, which takes place from ...
13 years ago
Manayunk’s Pretzel Park farmers’ market launches this week
With their site secured, the organizers of a planned food co-op are launching a farmers’ market in a Manayunk park this week. < ...
13 years ago
Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in N.J.
The person who bought a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in New Jersey has yet to claim the prize. The winner matched all ...
13 years ago
Scandal watch: Here it is, the impeachable offense!
Have you heard the one about Obama and the umbrella? Conservatives who yearn to eject the president from office have been trying t ...
13 years ago
Riders compete in Chestnut Hill’s Fairmount Park Horse Show [photos]
Equestrians from throughout the region came together at Chestnut Hill’s Northwestern Stables on Sunday to compete in the 2013 Fairm ...
13 years ago
City Controller slugfest to finally end
Tuesday is primary election day in Pennsylvania, which will bring a merciful end to a bitterly contested battle for the Democratic nomina ...
13 years ago
Library Company will continue going digital despite departure of director Van Horne
The director of the Library Company of Philadelphia has announced he is stepping down next year. For 28 years, John Van Horne has ...
13 years ago
Athletic camp for men with same sex attractions, spirited and controversial
Men gathering at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary this week will be encouraged to practice good sportsmanship and chastity. The controvers ...
13 years ago
Students can’t stick with one task for fifteen minutes, study finds
How long can you focus on one task before your attention takes you somewhere else? A new study tracked students’ every move while t ...
13 years ago
About six months into Delaware Governor Jack Markell’s second term he’s already had some big wins, from same-sex marriage to ...
13 years ago
Prospective Philadelphia Canoe Club members get a taste of paddling at annual open house [photos]
The Philadelphia Canoe Club held its annual open house at its Ridge Avenue clubhouse in East Falls on Sunday. Members of the ...
13 years ago