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Children’s book illustrator E. B. Lewis: Mentoring kids requires showing you care about them
The theme at the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement’s (NIM) 23 Annual Assembly on Thursday ...
14 years ago
Vineland, N.J. gets a text message tip line
Though its iPhone app is still in development, Vineland, New Jersey has entered the digital age and now offers a text message tip line fo ...
14 years ago
Nominate a young environmentalist in Delaware
Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is looking for nominees for its 19th annual young environmentalist ...
14 years ago
Bredenbeck’s mural is underway after being dreamt up a decade ago
Scaffolding has been erected, primer has been applied and residents await the arrival of Chestnut Hill’s first mural. But for Brede ...
14 years ago
Race Street Pier free summer ‘Awesome Fest’ film series begins tonight
Take in a screening under the stars tonight on the Race Street Pier. The Awesome Fest ...
14 years ago
Free microchips available for Delco dogs
Nether Providence Township and the Delaware County Kennel Club are partnering up to provide free microchips to any Delaware County dog. < ...
14 years ago
Cobblestone repair project will affect entire length of Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill
NewsWorks has learned that the cobblestones repair project on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill will go from Mermaid Lane all the u ...
14 years ago
Neighbors restore West Philly’s Carroll Park
Carroll Park has been evolving since the 1920s when it began as a privately owned and racially discriminatory gathering place. Aft ...
14 years ago
NPR parodies ‘Here’s my number, so call me maybe’
From Top-40 radio to Facebook posts, Carly Rae Jespen’s No. 1 hit, “Call Me Maybe” seems to be popping up everywhere, even on NPR.< ...
14 years ago
FBI searches for Horsham’s ‘straw hat’ bank robber
Horsham Township Police and the FBI are searching for the man who robbed the Colonial American Bank on Welsh Road in Horsham, Pa. on Frid ...
14 years ago
Hundreds rally in Philadelphia to support ‘religious freedom’
About 200 people rallied in Philadelphia Friday, calling on the federal government to stop what they term “morally offensive” ...
14 years ago
Landlord of Greene Street Consignment looking to expand building in the back
After being issued a refusal by the city, property owner Sanjiv Jain approached Chestnut Hill’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Commit ...
14 years ago
Top six stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s what you may have missed on NewsWorks this week: 1. Rendell talks about NW polit ...
14 years ago
Top six stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s what you may have missed on NewsWorks this week: 1. Rendell talks about NW polit ...
14 years ago