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Why is a Hawaiian ‘superferry’ docked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard?
If you’ve been down to the Navy Yard in the last week or so, you may have been confronted with an odd sight. A huge boat wit ...
14 years ago
Embedding ‘access pediatricians’ cuts wait time at Del. children’s hospital
National experts say some kids are waiting as long as two months to see certain specialty care doctors. In Wilmington, Delaware, the A.I. ...
14 years ago
With general assistance gone, recovering addicts say ‘Now what?’
Pennsylvania’s general assistance program used to provide cash assistance to people who temporarily couldn’t support themselv ...
14 years ago
Support in N.J. for providing breakfast during school day
It’s not easy in an already jam-packed school day, but a new survey finds more schools in New Jersey are taking time to serve break ...
14 years ago
Pa. emergency agency pleased with response to ’11 storms
In the year since Hurricane Irene and remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dealt a one-two punch to the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Emergenc ...
14 years ago
Philly teachers hunt bargains for back-to-school supplies
Students are heading back to school in Philadelphia this week. Their teachers are preparing to welcome them with their own annual ...
14 years ago
Delaware City refinery donates land to NCCo
PBF Energy, the company that bought the shuttered Delaware City refinery two years ago, has donated 19 acres of land to New Castle County ...
14 years ago
August slots revenue up 5.7 percent at Pa. casinos
State gaming officials say gross revenue from slot machines was up 5.7 percent at Pennsylvania casinos last month compared to the same ...
14 years ago
Pa. GOP Senate candidate wants flat tax, less regulation
Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith visited Philadelphia Wednesday to propose an economic recovery plan centered on tax cu ...
14 years ago
At Hope Charter School in West Oak Lane, the uncertain first days of the final year
Nearly an hour before the first bell on Wednesday, uniformed students were already strolling down East Haines Street towards Hope Charter ...
14 years ago
Gad-zukes! That’s a lot of zucchini
If you have neighbors or colleagues who are gardeners, it’s the season those green baseball bats keep showing up. They’r ...
14 years ago
Once slated for closing, St. Hubert’s joyfully opens for new school year
Many Philadelphia Catholic school students are back in class this week. The first day back to school wasn’t always a certainty. ...
14 years ago
What will Nutter bring to the Democratic Convention?
This week Michael Nutter will speak at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. What do you expect the mayor to bring to the ...
14 years ago
Councilman Jones reflects on first day of the Democratic National Convention
With the 2012 Democratic National Convention underway in Charlotte, North Carolina this week, NewsWorks checked in with the always-ebulli ...
14 years ago