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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
Wilmington renews FED UP program
The city of Wilmington extends its agreement with federal prosecutors as part of the FED UP program. FED UP, which stands for Feder ...
14 years ago
The Obama video: Another Mitt misfire
We can capture the dynamic of the ’12 campaign by simply examining Mitt Romney’s latest misfire. I’m refe ...
14 years ago
Couple arrested in connection with alleged Germantown church break in [Updated]
Philadelphia Police have arrested two adults in connection to a church burglary that unfolded in Germantown on Monday night. At ar ...
14 years ago
NJ Transit settles discrimination suit with police
New Jersey Transit has agreed to pay 10 police officers $5.8 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit. The officers, all minorit ...
14 years ago
A pair of environmental projects get started in Sussex
Delaware environmental leaders will be joined by their federal counterparts starting work on a pair of projects in Greenwood and Laurel. ...
14 years ago
Economic summit in Kent County
Business leaders will gather in Kent County for an economic summit with Governor Markell and Delaware Economic Development Office Secreta ...
14 years ago
Poll: Obama, Menendez increase leads in N.J.
A new poll finds President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez both hold double-digit leads over their Republican opponents in New ...
14 years ago
Lower court takes up Pa. voter ID decision
Pennsylvania’s voter ID law goes once again before the same Commonwealth Court judge who last month denied a request to block it.&n ...
14 years ago
Vegetarian soul food filled the menu (and bellies) this weekend in Germantown
For Sunday night’s “Uptown Soul Food Vegetarian Restaurant Pop-Up” event at Wired Beans Café, patrons were welcomed wi ...
14 years ago
NewsWorks Exclusive: Delay possible in plan to demolish historic Roxborough house
A deal could be in the works to avoid, or at least delay for a month, the planned demolition of a 19th-century Roxborough house at the ce ...
14 years ago
A night of conflict, improv and laughter at Manayunk Fringe Festival event
“Shut up and sit down!” It’s hardly the way you’d expect ticket-buyers to speak to each other in the middle ...
14 years ago