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State police report slight drop in Pa. crime
The Pennsylvania State Police say the total number of reported crimes fell by less than 1 percent last year, to just over 927,000. ...
14 years ago
False alarm at Primo Hoagies leads to laughs at Bob’s Diner
Philadelphia Police were called to Primo Hoagies on Ridge Avenue in Roxborough this morning to follow up on a report of a triggered secur ...
14 years ago
Fines could increase for defacing art in Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Council has approved a bill to increase the fines for defacing public art. For those caught defacing sculptures, ...
14 years ago
Harvest time for New Jersey’s wineries
The first half of this year has been good to the New Jersey wine industry. First there was the passage of the ...
14 years ago
Commonwealth Court judge weighs new testimony in Pa. voter ID challenge
Commonwealth Court judge Robert Simpson is taking a second crack at a challenge to Pennsylvania’s voter ID law. Judge Simpson block ...
14 years ago
Once again, Mitt Romney divides Americans into neat categories and decides our fates. With regard to healthcare, the current system is ju ...
14 years ago
After death, Murray Dessner’s light carries on
Artist Murray Dessner — Desi to some — ...
14 years ago
President Obama’s brother-in-law campaigns in West Oak Lane
With just over a month to go until the Presidential election, volunteers at the Obama campaign’s Organizing for America-PA office c ...
14 years ago
Cross-section of leaders discuss health disparities in Philadelphia
A series of community summits are helping leaders in the public health, business, and non-profit sectors work together to overcome system ...
14 years ago
After shutting down school, Philly Archdiocese to close Ascension of Our Lord parish
Ascension of Our Lord parish has reached the end of its days. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced the parish at 725 E. W ...
14 years ago
Contract impasse will cost some unionized Philadelphia city workers
Since 2009, the union representing Philadelphia’s blue-collar workers has been on the job without a contract. That stalemate ...
14 years ago
I’m not proud of this, but yes, I not so briefly considered hoarding bacon in my basement like some survivalist when I heard about ...
14 years ago
With just $200 raised for Frazier statue, Bernard Hopkins sounds a battle cry
Two weeks ago, city officials announced that a statue of Philadelphia’s legendary non-fictional boxer Joe Frazier would soon become ...
14 years ago
Philly’s Textizen campaign works best on commuters
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission recently tried out a new tool for stoking civic engagement. The pilot project is over. The resu ...
14 years ago
School owner blames ex-employees for incidents
The owner of an alternative education company says fired employees are to blame for violence at a southeastern Pennsylvania school. < ...
14 years ago