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Two Delaware police agencies share dual jurisdiction

Public safety in the city of Wilmington and New Castle County was reinforced today as officers from both the city and the county were off ...

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First death-row inmate exonerated via DNA evidence will keynote Saturday rally in Germantown

A newly formed civil-rights coalition has a simple message for Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams: End death-penalty prosecutio ...

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Mandatory reporting of lost/stolen firearms passes Delaware Senate

Legislation requiring gun owners to report a missing or stolen firearm cleared Delaware’s Senate by one vote. Under ...

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Work on new Philadelphia family court building progressing well

The new Philadelphia Family Court building has its final piece of structural steel in place. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron ...

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Attempted robbery in Germantown leads to police chase, stolen-car crash

A police chase that spanned Germantown on Thursday night came to abrupt end against a tree. At about 8:30 p.m., police patrolling ...

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Former Java Ink owner pleads guilty to indecent exposure and assault charges

The former owner of an East Falls coffee shop pled guilty on Thursday to two charges stemming from an unseemly encounter with a customer. ...

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National Interest

The usual hawks drum for war in Syria

  Here we go again. Or, as folk-rocker Steve Earle sings, “And the drums are drumming again.” All too pred ...

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MNC clears way for Ripka St. property to be converted into apartments

With no opposition expressed from community representatives, developers will transform a Manayunk residence into a multiple unit dwelling ...

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Planning for Maplewood Mall’s revitalization bash continues

Residents, business owners and other Maplewood Mall supporters came together Wednesday night to discuss plans for the June 22 “Re-I ...

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Looking for visual poetry in everyday life

“If you’re not out there, you’re only going to hear about it,” has been a mantra for Philadelphia photojournalist ...

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A son’s wish will bring Wingstops to Mt. Airy, Roxborough and other locales

The story goes that about a year ago, longtime McDonald’s franchisee Richard Johnson was getting out of the burger business and loo ...

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Pa. lawmakers, game commission at odds over swine

Lawmakers are trying to keep pigs in hunters’ crosshairs, while a Pennsylvania agency appears poised to crack down on hunting prese ...

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Weekly Entertainment Guide – SPY, ‘Carnival of the Animals,’ and Center City Jazz Festival

Looking for something to do this week? WHYY’s Robin Bloom has some recommendations on what’s happening in the Philadelphia re ...

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Plein air’ painters arrive with brush and easel for festival on the Main Line

A band of nomads is dropping by the Main Line in what has become a yearly visitation. The 30 plein-air (“open air”) pa ...

14 years ago

Shapiro on Theater
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Review: ‘It’s My Party,’ women, and the deeper meaning of laughter

The new and innovative play “It’s My Party: The Women and Comedy Project” reaches into three different theatrical world ...

14 years ago

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