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Restoration underway at Philly’s Strawberry Mansion [photos]
Philadelphia’s historic Strawberry Mansion isn’t yet open to the publ ...
14 years ago
In Acquiring Share of AmeriHealth, Cooper Crosses Hospital-Insurer Divide
Hospitals and insurers have traditionally been adversaries in payment negotiations, but that line could soon be blurred in South Jersey, ...
14 years ago
A dog day afternoon in Rittenhouse Square
Tuesday, the first really warm day this spring, I went to Rittenhouse Square to see people enjoying the park. What I found was dogs enjoy ...
14 years ago
N.J. shore towns eye new ways to protect beaches
Many New Jersey shore towns are considering new and costly ways to protect themselves in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. They i ...
14 years ago
LGBT measure wins support of Philly City Council committee
A bill promising equitable treatment of gays, lesbians and others has earned the backing of a Philadelphia City Council committee. < ...
14 years ago
Councilman Jones calls for hearings to investigate robbers posing as utility workers
At Thursday’s City Council meeting, Fourth District Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. introduced a resolution calling for public-safety c ...
14 years ago
New report for City Council backs up Nutter administration’s property tax assertions
Philadelphia City Council now has the results from its own study of who would be helped and hurt by the city-wide property tax re-assessm ...
14 years ago
Second death for paid sick days bill in Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Council will not be overriding Mayor Nutter’s veto on “paid sick time.” Coun ...
14 years ago
Delaware charter school troubles: Pencader parents, students dealt another blow
First Pencader Charter High School lost its charter; now, less than two months later, Pencader parents received more bad news. In ...
14 years ago
Bullet hits man in belt buckle at Philly store
Investigators say a man was saved by his belt buckle when he was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout outside a Philadelphia grocery s ...
14 years ago
Suspects arrested in Mt. Airy copper pipe theft
Willie Reed and Ralph Jarvis were arrested on Sunday fora March 17 copper pipe burglary that took place in the “E” buil ...
14 years ago
On gun reform, the GOP is a circular firing squad
Modest gun reform is finally on the table today in the U.S. Senate, and even though its ultimate fate is uncertain, this mu ...
14 years ago
Number of Del. pedestrian deaths rose last year
A new analysis of crash data shows pedestrian deaths in Delaware rose last year from 2011. Many deaths occurred either on U.S. 40 ...
14 years ago
Final designs for West Mt. Pleasant train trestle mural approved by community
The mural proposed for the West Mt. Pleasant Avenue train trestle in West Mt. Airy took another step towards reality on Tuesday night whe ...
14 years ago