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Century-old shipwreck identified off Cape Henlopen
In 1889, a vessel went down just 200 yards off the coast of Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Just this summer, 123 years later, a University of ...
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Local delegates prepare for the Democratic National Convention
UPDATED: Pennsylvania delegates and public officials are getting ready for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolin ...
14 years ago
Area convention delegates ready for Charlotte
The Democratic National Convention begins today in Charlotte, and two Philadelphia area leaders will address the gathering at an as-yet u ...
14 years ago
Union members march through rain in Philly labor day parade
Despite a steady rainfall, hundreds of union members came out to show support for organized labor at Philadelphia’s annual labor da ...
14 years ago
Mayor Nutter says Made in America concert ‘great success for the city’
As crews begin to tear down the stages and clean up the Ben Franklin Parkway from the weekend’s Made in America festival, Philadelp ...
14 years ago
Man shot dead in Germantown, body found in northeast Philly
Police say violence has claimed the life of one man in Germantown, the northwestern part of the Philadelphia on Sunday. Police say ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia-area delegates head south for Democratic National Convention
The Republicans have nominated their presidential candidate, and Mitt Romney’s accepted. So now it’s the other party’s ...
14 years ago
Labor Day and the Jersey Comeback
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. As we celebrate Labor Day by grilling burgers and th ...
14 years ago
Beach town marks summer’s end with jazz funeral
The resort town of Bethany Beach is marking the traditional death of summer in swinging style. The annual Bethany Beach Jazz Funer ...
14 years ago
Coast Guard finds body off the coast of Wildwood, N.J.
After receiving a tip, the Coast Guard retrieved a body found floating 10 miles off the shore in Wildwood, New Jersey on Sunday, reports ...
14 years ago
Pa. lawmaker attacked for stolen vote story in support of voter ID
Democratic candidate Brian Munroe faces an uphill battle against Bucks County State Rep. Bernie O’Neill in his Bucks County distric ...
14 years ago
Amazon, online retailers start collecting Pa. sales tax
Pennsylvania residents are now paying a little more for their online purchases from Internet retailing giant Amazon.com and other online ...
14 years ago
Your guide to the first days of school in Germantown and West Oak Lane
It’s time again for Germantown and West Oak Lane neighborhood students to say goodbye to the lazy days of summer and hello to a new ...
14 years ago
Not in the DSM, but definitely a condition: End of summer sadness
So – what did you NOT do this summer? Didn’t get to the beach enough? Not enough time to read all those great summer b ...
14 years ago
Philly’s new zoning code getting good reviews
Philadelphia developers, architects and residents are one week into life under the city’s new zoning code and there’s already ...
14 years ago