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2013 Philly Bike Race cancellation – a disappointment or a relief?
If you live in Philadelphia, it’s likely that you have a love-hate relationship with the Philadelphia Bike Race. ...
14 years ago
Should worst-flooded areas be left after Sandy?
Should I stay or should I go? That’s the question some people are asking in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The storm ren ...
14 years ago
Obama’s inaugural pitch for progressivism
Barack Obama’s second inaugural address was a tightly focused pitch for patriotic progressivism, a crisp articulation of the Americ ...
14 years ago
Friends of Rittenhouse Square celebrate 100 years with a night of shopping at Boyds
Brought to you by Freemans Auctioneers, The Circuit, with Caroline Stewart, takes you to Boyds for the 100th anniversary celebration of P ...
14 years ago
Ex-workers claim operator of cyber-charters played games with enrollment figures
Dozens of former employees claim that K12 Inc, a for-profit education company, used dubious and sometimes fraudulent tactics to mask astr ...
14 years ago
Medical examiner to ride with DC transit police for inauguration
The District of Columbia’s public transit system is preparing for a quick response in case anyone dies on the Metro rail system on ...
14 years ago
In memoriam: Happy Fernandez and H. Craig Lewis
It always frustrates me when people dismiss all politicians as phonies or, worse, crooks. Some are not. Some are decent people mot ...
14 years ago
Northwest Philadelphia congregations hold MLK service despite loss of longtime organizer
For Rabbi Adam Zeff, keeping traditions alive is important. For the past 29 years, the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement has organi ...
14 years ago
Update: Brady joins Manayunk leaders in seeking to undo nixing of 2013 bike race
U.S. Rep. Bob Brady has joined Manayunk leaders effort to keep the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship from being cancelled f ...
14 years ago
Scenes from DC: Crowds gather for Obama’s 2nd term inauguration
NewsWorks photographer Kimberly Paynter boarded a bus from Delaware at 4 a.m. Monday and hit the road for Washington, D.C., to witness Pr ...
14 years ago
Delaware parks offer activities on MLK holiday
Delaware state park officials are encouraging residents to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a day of service. Official ...
14 years ago
39th Police District: Where multiple cars have been broken into on Kelly Drive
This list covers from Dec. 28, 2012 through Jan. 17, 2013. The following incidents represent crime in East Falls, Southwest Germantown, a ...
14 years ago
Obama gets second swearing-in for second term
His second term already under way, President Barack Obama hopes to set an optimistic tone when he takes the oath again. This divided nati ...
14 years ago
Life isn’t easy for city trees. Park trees have it a little better. Despite visits from dogs and vandals, they are able to spread o ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia’s Rev. Luis Cortes to offer opening prayer at Obama inaugural luncheon
The Rev. Luis Cortes will deliver the invocation at President Barack Obama’s inaugural luncheon in Washington, D.C., Monday afterno ...
14 years ago