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Local residents show off their talent at Mt. Airy Community Church open mic night
The Mt. Airy Community Church hosted its open mic this past weekend at the Moving Art ...
14 years ago
OARC launches renovation of four ‘eyesore and nuisance’ properties in Germantown
John Ungar, the chief operating officer of the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corp. (OARC) stood at the site of a new revitalization projec ...
14 years ago
Diaper Derby and turtle races at annual Sea Isle festival
Not even out of diapers and Emily Sadowski already has a trophy. She’s the daughter of WHYY promotions producer Tony Sadowsk ...
14 years ago
Buy a shirt, pull a pound of trash out of the ocean
When Brian Linton founded United by Blue in 2010, he didn’t just want to make shirts, bags and accessories inspired by harbor ...
14 years ago
Seventy wants transparency from superintendent, exhibit makes circus of museum
Good morning, Feeders! Emma Jacobs is hanging out with SEPTA workers this morning as we get a glimpse at how the transit agency wi ...
14 years ago
Germantown man shot as gunmen open fire on Zeralda St.
A 19-year-old man remained at Albert Einstein Medical Center hours after being shot when two unknown gunmen opened fire on the 200 block ...
14 years ago
Delaware imposes new restrictions on payday loans
A bill regulating and monitoring Delaware’s payday loan industry is about to become law. Payday loans typically are small, ...
14 years ago
Payday lending bill signed into law
Governor Markell will sign a measure limiting the number of payday loans people can get within a twelve month period. House Bill 28 ...
14 years ago
Superintendent candidate Hite emphasizes listening and need for healing
If hired as Philadelphia school superintendent, William R. Hite, Jr. said the first thing he would do is travel the city and listen; once ...
14 years ago
Help for failing septic systems
Residents with old and/or failing septic systems will be able to get info on how they can get loans to replace those systems at a worksho ...
14 years ago
Del. Senate rejects utility shutoff changes
The Delaware Senate has rejected proposed revisions to a law protecting utility customers with medical needs from having their power disc ...
14 years ago
N.J. town considers skate-park penalties
Police in a southern New Jersey town might confiscate skateboards from people who don’t follow the rules at the town’s skate ...
14 years ago
Boyd fined for not filing campaign finance reports in 198th state-rep race
A former state representative candidate out of Northwest Philadelphia is now facing maximum fines at both the city and state level for fa ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy installs colorful rain barrels on Germantown Avenue
Splashy colors. If you’ve been looking closely, you may have noticed a recent, eye-popping change on Germantown Avenue. The Mt. A ...
14 years ago
Brain-injury survivor to debut documentary on his ride to recovery this Saturday
There was a time, not so long ago, when they didn’t know whether Doug Markgraf would survive, let alone pedal a bicycle ever again. ...
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