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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
In rush to protect kids from abuse, Pa. lawmakers urged to move carefully
With the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal in the headlines, Pennsylvania lawmakers are calling attention to proposed reforms to chi ...
14 years ago
With 1,700 cases of child sex abuse in 2011, Pa. struggles to find funding to help
In 21 facilities throughout Pennsylvania, multidisciplinary teams of doctors, police, and counselors treat children who have suffered abu ...
14 years ago
Inclusion of Green Party on presidential ballot not certain in Pa.
It’s not easy being the Green Party presidential candidate in America. Randy LoBasso writes in Philadelphia Weekly ...
14 years ago
N.J. towns trying to hold on to housing funds
There’s a chance that about 200 New Jersey towns might be able to prevent the state from confiscating $160 million in unspent affor ...
14 years ago
$3.9 million grant to help N.J. elementary schools teach kids to eat their fruits and vegetables
Children in 155 schools across New Jersey will be learning more about fruits and vegetables in the 2012-13 school year. The ...
14 years ago
New airline coming to Philadelphia International in the spring
An airline offering ultra-low fares with a la carte pricing options will begin offering service from Philadelphia International Airport i ...
14 years ago
The day CNN went dark at Penn State
Did you hear about the shocking moment last week, when everyone was waiting for the investigative report on the Penn State child abuse co ...
14 years ago