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Makeshift meth labs in hotels becoming common, and risky
Philadelphia was one of two cities where impromptu methamphetamine labs in hotel rooms got busted over the weekend. Another was found in ...
14 years ago
Report: Philadelphia lost independent restaurants in past year
With new gatropubs popping up all the time, this news about Philadelphia’s restaurant scene may seem a bit counter-intuitive: The n ...
14 years ago
Delaware vote counting process criticized in report
Delaware’s methodology of counting and verifying votes gets a low ranking in a state-by-state report. The First State joins ...
14 years ago
Coffee to go: Wired Beans and the switch from Mt. Airy to Germantown
In a tour around his Germantown Avenue-area properties in March, developer Ken Weinstein spent several minutes explaining how the Wired B ...
14 years ago
The sounds of Roxborough and what they say about our connection to nature
I set up my laptop and place a microphone on the edge of one of the mesh seats of the aluminum chairs on the back deck of my house in Rox ...
14 years ago
The flareup over Chick-fil-A is classic summer filler, an ephemeral flap that will fade away when real political news returns to the fore ...
14 years ago
More misinformation about Philly election report
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes,” Mark Twain is said to have observed. ...
14 years ago
Donations to University of Delaware set new records
Donor support to the University of Delaware grew by 19-percent during the 2012 fiscal year, as contributions topped $61 million. D ...
14 years ago
2nd water main break in Philadelphia in a week
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials had to evacuate two homes after a water main broke in a Philadelphia neighborhood. The rupture Sun ...
14 years ago
Quicking thinking teen takes wheel when grandfather dies
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A 12-year-old New Jersey girl steered a car to safety when her grandfather died at the wheel with his foot ...
14 years ago
Lifelong learning opportunities spotlighted at Delaware open house
The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Wilmington hosts an open house today. Fall courses for adult ...
14 years ago
My goal since starting this blogging gig for NewsWorks has been to get a good story on the radio. That hasn’t happened yet. ...
14 years ago
Gas prices drop by one cent in Delaware after weeks of increases
July has brought steady increases in the price of gasoline in Delaware – until last week, when the price at the pump dropped by abo ...
14 years ago
New dock dedicated in Slaughter Beach
Boaters get new access to the water in Slaughter Beach. Governor Markell and other state leaders will be on hand this morning ...
14 years ago
N.J. brothers jump at the chance for a spot on Olympic gymnastics team
The trampoline is one of the lesser-known Olympic events. It’s like diving but in reverse — athletes bounce themselves 30 feet in ...
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