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Digging along the Delaware for remains of 17th century carousing
It’s now just a parking lot, with weeds sprouting through cracked asphalt. But 350 years ago, this block on the west side of ...
14 years ago
Bear found in tree is captured in N.J.
A 2-year-old bear spotted in a tree in East Brunswick has been tranquilized and relocated. Detective Sgt. Kevin Zebro says the bea ...
14 years ago
Pa. dropped a notch by credit-rating agency
The New York-based credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has slapped a lower rating on Pennsylvania’s debt as state ...
14 years ago
Boyfriend of police officer’s ex charged with homicide
Police have identified the killer of Officer Marc Brady as 35-year-old Kareem Alleyne of the 900 block of E. Price St. Alleyne is c ...
14 years ago
Chestnut Hill parking under discussion
Last week, members of the Traffic, Transportation, and Parking Committee of the Chestnut Hill Community Association met to discuss an eme ...
14 years ago
A Delaware nonprofit group is hoping to harvest an idea that William Penn planted in New Castle more than 300 years ago. Soon afte ...
14 years ago
Graveside movies draw 900 to Laurel Hill Cemetery
As a humid dusk spread over the city last Friday the 13th, hundreds of Philadelphia –area residents of all ages made a beeline for the ...
14 years ago
Starfinder soccer players head to Sweden for Gothia Cup
When Steve Jackson of Manayunk’s Starfinder Foundation prepares to board an international flight with 18 local teenagers, soccer is ...
14 years ago
How does Mt. Airy’s Video Library stay open?
It is no secret that in the the age of streaming movies, video and DVD rental stores don’t have a bright future. The evidenc ...
14 years ago
Following talent, suburban businesses open up shop in Philadelphia
The perfect storm converged on Brian Adams’ commute one evening in June. “The Sixers were playing a night game, and I ...
14 years ago