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Fire forces evacuation at Delaware school
The fire broke out just after 12:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Wilmington Friends School. All students made it out of the building sa ...
13 years ago
Philadelphians invited to submit ideas for ‘Philly 101’ video series
What do you love about Philadelphia that you think everyone else should get to experience? A certain neighborhood park, an under-v ...
13 years ago
Congratulations to our latest sweepstakes winner, Mark Bridge of Devon
Congratulations to Mark Bridge! The Devon, Pa., resident is our latest winner in the Discover NewsWorks Sweepstakes. He was ran ...
13 years ago
Three candidates from Germantown vie for state Rep. Myers seat
State Rep. John Myers’ decision to retire from his post in the 201st Legislative District has cleared the way for a competitive thr ...
13 years ago
A.C. casino will honor late owner with $25 gambling chip
What’s the best way for a business to honor its late owner? The answer is easy when you’re in the gaming business. Atl ...
13 years ago
Historical World War II artifact closer to new home in Delaware
It was known as “Big Mo” when it towered over surrendering Japanese forces at the end of World War II in 1945. Now it is a big piece ...
13 years ago
Montgomery County journalist dies in freak Turnpike accident
Journalists with the Journal Register Company and Montgomery Media ...
13 years ago
Council leaning towards more money for Philadelphia parks and recreation facilities
Advocates for Philadelphia’s recreation centers packed a budget hearing for the merged Parks and Recreation Department, but the tur ...
13 years ago
Priest-abuse jury hears about bizarre ‘Passion’ play
A Philadelphia priest-abuse jury is hearing about Catholic schoolboys who said they had to strip before a priest and endure whippings a ...
13 years ago
Sussex county officials turn their attention to libraries for one week
More than 1.3 million books and items were checked out in 2011 from Sussex County’s libraries, and such traffic is why people are b ...
13 years ago
Grand Jury investigation underway in fatal Kensington fire
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office announced today a grand jury investigation is underway for the Kensington factory fire ...
13 years ago
Yesterday I spent a couple of hours in Rittenhouse Square. Armed with a sketchbook and pens, I thought I would draw some of the people e ...
13 years ago
On Tax Day, protesters want to know where Fitzpatrick stands on Buffet Rule
It’s Tax Day, and those not busy scrambling to file their taxes will be outside Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick’s Langhorne office in s ...
13 years ago
Ground broken for newest Philadelphia hotel
Ground has been broken for the newest Convention Center hotel in Philadelphia. The Parkway Corporation is the developer of t ...
13 years ago
Students from five South Jersey high schools face off in ‘Consumer Bowl’
What do you know about New Jersey’s consumer-protection laws? Probably not as much as the high schoolers who’ve been p ...
13 years ago