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TV doctor brings 15-minute physicals to Philly
How much can you learn about your health in 15 minutes? Cholesterol and blood glucose levels, blood pressure and waist size measur ...
13 years ago
West Mt. Airy Neighbors hopes to recruit renters as new members
The West Mt. Airy Neighbor’s (WMAN) are clawing their way up in their fight to eliminate deficit,but membership goals still remain ...
13 years ago
Fast moving fire kills Delaware woman and her pet
A fast moving fire has killed a 62 year old Odessa woman and one of her three dogs Tuesday night. The Middletown Transcr ...
13 years ago
Corbett willing to negotiate on Pa. Senate plan to spend more on higher ed
A day after Pennsylvania’s Senate began advancing its own budget plan, Gov. Tom Corbett said he’s treating the chamber’ ...
13 years ago
Philly software project to implement lobbyist disclosure law crashes
UPDATED: Noon, Thursday, May 10th. After paying $227,000 to a national consulting firm, the city of Philadelphia has decided to sc ...
13 years ago
Life in prison plus additional time for waitress’ convicted killer
A jury today found 20-year-old Donte Johnson guilty of the rape and murder of Sabina Rose O’Donnell in 2010. He was immediately sen ...
13 years ago
You think your mom rocks? Tell us about it.
We’re giving props to mom this week. Which mom? All of ’em. Especially yours. Tell us why you think your mom is t ...
13 years ago
Wild Things makes for an inspiration
Like many of us the first thing Rob Tornoe did when he heard about Maurice Sendak’s passing Monday was to go into that special clos ...
13 years ago
Nutter doesn’t like moving tax money around
Philadelphia’s Mayor says a proposal by some state representatives to move casino money to city schools won’t work. ...
13 years ago
Travel + Leisure declares Philly second-best burger town
Shake Shack isn’t even open yet, and Travel + Leisure has named Philadelphia the second-best burger city in the country. Tha ...
13 years ago
Gardening on what was until recently a construction site, this spring it’s been hand-to-ground combat with very compacted soil in m ...
13 years ago
Parents speak out about Philadelphia school budget
Parents teachers and others involved in the Philadelphia Public Schools are upset about the district’s plan to close up to 60 schoo ...
13 years ago
Is Philadelphia losing money on ambulance service?
Philadelphia’s City Controller claims millions are bering left on the table that could help pay for paramedic and ambulance service ...
13 years ago
Rick Santorum’s meandering, self-aggrandizing email message landed with a thud in the dead of night, and it was only after I did ...
13 years ago
Revel’s first month: 13 million
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.— Atlantic City’s newest casino won about $13 million from gamblers in its first month of operation, ranking i ...
13 years ago