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Utilities restore power after thunderstorms in N.J.
Utility crews are making progress restoring electricity that was knocked out to more than 3,800 homes and businesses when thunderstorms r ...
14 years ago
Film, food and a vision of the future of Lovett Park
Mt. Airy residents got a preview of what the park adjoining the Lovet ...
14 years ago
Boon or bane? Philly residents split on prospect of second casino
Last week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said that Philadelphia could keep the license allowing a second casino to be built withi ...
14 years ago
Writing a wrong: Artist repurposes bandit signs in South Philly
A street artist is fighting illegal “bandit” signs in his South Philadelphia neighborhood. Bandit signs are those hang ...
14 years ago
Penn State officials consider 100 recommendations for reforms
In the wake of the report closing the internal probe into Penn State’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse allegations, ...
14 years ago
New website tracks lobbying money in Philly politics
When Philadelphia passed its first-ever lobbyist disclosure law in 2010, there was hope the influence of money in city politics would tak ...
14 years ago
Online all the time bad for mental health, study finds
Online all the time is how many people live their lives these days – especially young people. Mental health experts are worried tha ...
14 years ago
Phila U. hosts Reebok Breakout Challenge for high school hoops stars
Amidst the doldrums of the NBA’s off-season, 135 of the best high school players in the country gathered Thursday to turn Philadelp ...
14 years ago
See the Catskill Puppet Theater at the Free Library this Wednesday!
For 33 years, the Catskill Puppet Theater has been creating handmade true-to-life rod puppets, recreating stories, and travelling interna ...
14 years ago
Mitt Romney – job exporter, or victim of cheap shot?
It’s only July, and the mind reels trying to follow the fast-moving controversies in the presidential race – Obama charging t ...
14 years ago