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Philadelphia artist got to know Margaret Thatcher while painting two portraits
Her conservative politics were as ironclad as her swept-back hair. Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, was al ...
14 years ago
Rutgers reviewing all sports practice videos
Rutgers University is reviewing practice videos of all sports to see if any coach engaged in behavior like the type that cost men’s ...
14 years ago
Northwest Philadelphia ‘time bank’ launches
Did you ever need help but didn’t know who to ask? Or wanted to give someone assistance but didn’t know exactly how? Maybe yo ...
14 years ago
Delaware AG Biden wants strong gun penalties
Add a proposal for tougher penalties to the list of gun related legislation that state lawmakers will consider this year in Dover. ...
14 years ago
39th Police District: Where bow-and-arrow sets get stolen from vacant properties
This list covers March 29 through April 4, 2013. March 29 2 a.m. Aggravated Assault: 2000 block of Hunting ...
14 years ago
T206 Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $2.1M in N.J.
In 1909, the American Tobacco Company printed what’s known as the T206 Honus Wagner baseball card without the baseball player’ ...
14 years ago
Five of the PPD’s 91 most-wanted suspects are from Northwest Philly
The Philadelphia Police Department’s 2013 “Most Wanted” list includes five suspects with ties to neighborhoods in and a ...
14 years ago
Commerce Director says Philly houses are a good value
Philadelphia’s Commerce Director says Philadelphia is a good buy when it comes to real estate, but there’s a nagging problem. ...
14 years ago
New Jersey’s 10 best municipal websites
What do Monmouth, Bergen, Mercer and Middlesex counties have in common? Those four New Jersey counties have the state’s 10 b ...
14 years ago
Report: 40% in N.J. jails can’t afford bail
A new report shows New Jersey’s county jails are clogged with people who can’t afford to post their often-nominal bail. < ...
14 years ago
Vernon Park ‘peace pole’ dedication highlights Countdown to Germantown Day
During Saturday’s “Countdown to Germantown Day,” Friends of Vernon Park event organizer Angela Miles took the stage wit ...
14 years ago
NASA leader to deliver keynote at Delaware State commencement
As the first African American to serve as NASA Administrator, Charles Bolden will be the keynote speaker at DSU’s graduation ceremo ...
14 years ago
Phila U. Relay for Life raises $30,000 for cancer research
Not the usual “all-nighter,” hundreds of local college students stayed up all night on Friday to help fight cancer. Ph ...
14 years ago
Obama’s budget pitch is deja vu and DOA
For better or worse (probably worse), President Obama is trying to reach out to Republicans yet again, seeking a deficit-cutting budget d ...
14 years ago
Fallen Philly fireman to get posthumous promotion
A Philadelphia firefighter who was killed when a roof collapsed beneath him as he battled a weekend fire will be getting a posthumous pro ...
14 years ago