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Mt. Airy’s ‘Ducky’ Birts’ organization offers afterschool programs, scholarships to inner-city kids
If there is one thing that Donald “Ducky” Birts is passionate about, it’s the desire to create a better tomorrow for younger genera ...
14 years ago
Here’s one of my favorite friend Jersey Shore stories: every Sunday, two guys (then kids) would be pushed out the door and sent to ...
14 years ago
The Artful Bloggers’ Spring 2013 Guide to Princeton events
Put down your trowel, your spade and your hose, it’s time for a holiday. There are so many fun events happening in the Princeton ar ...
14 years ago
Move to put PennDOT in charge of turnpike gains support
Pennsylvania House Republicans are backing a proposal to eliminate the state Turnpike Commission in the wake of last month’s grand ...
14 years ago
N.J. business regulations have Garden State lawmaker ready to move to Pa.
A member of Gov. Chris Christie’s own party is blasting New Jersey’s business climate. Sen. Tony Bucco, ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia district to launch online school
The Philadelphia School District plans to launch its own online school this summer, part of an effort to reclaim thousands of students an ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Art Alliance showcases work created with a single tool
The Philadelphia Art Alliance, in Rittenhouse Square, is exhibiting art made under artificially imposed restrictions. “The T ...
14 years ago
A primate expert speaks on atheism, apes and the evolution of virtue
(Note to readers: I wrote this story last week, before any of us could imagine someone would deliberately set off bombs at the Boston ...
14 years ago