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Nicetown building project kicks off with demolition pep-rally event
The latest step in a unique building project in Nicetown will involve a 350-year-old French company, about 120 alternative high-school st ...
13 years ago
Subprime borrowers to receive payout from Wells Fargo settlement
More than a thousand Philadelphia borrowers will finally see part of the settlement between Wells Fargo and state regulators over discrim ...
13 years ago
Superstorm Sandy Town Hall [video]
More than six months after Superstorm Sandy caused $50 billion in damage, questions still remain regarding the region’s infrastruct ...
13 years ago
State, teachers’ union reluctant on more money for Philly schools
Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter announced his plan to raise $95 million for the city’ ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra principal tuba Carol Jantsch: I’ve got no strings
When you think of the Philadelphia Orchestra, you might envision row after row of the “Fabulous Philadelphians” — all those ...
13 years ago
ListenBlack comic heroes and the artists who dream them descend on West Philly
The first super-hero, arguably, was an ancient Egyptian character named Horus, also known as Heru. With the head of a falcon and the body ...
13 years ago
Wilmington mayor and city council butt heads before vote
In a few hours, Wilmington City Council will vote on the Fiscal Year 2014 budget, in spite of a threatened veto by Mayor Dennis Williams< ...
13 years ago
Old City Civic Association dissolving; Squilla to seek protections for other groups
One of Philadelphia’s most prominent community organizations, the Old City Civic Association, is dissolving because of rising ...
13 years ago
Philly’s Mount Pleasant mansion gets yarnbombed [photos]
Fiber artist Melissa Maddonni Haims leaned precariously over the railing of the widow& ...
13 years ago
Quinones Sanchez backs Use and Occupancy tax increase
A hearing Friday in Philadelphia City Council will address a plan to raise one of the taxes businesses pay in the city. ...
13 years ago
With unexpected revenue, Philadelphia puts some money away for firefighters contract
The Nutter Administration is putting aside some money to pay for the contract an arbitrator awarded to Philadelphia firefighters. ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia neighbors push to improve public image of Fairmount public school
Choosing which school to send your kids to is a big decision. Some Philadelphia residents in the city’s Fairmount section are pulli ...
13 years ago