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Groundbreaking today for shopping center at former Edison High School site
Not exactly the kind of weather you’d like for a groundbreaking, but city and state politicians supporting a new North Philadelphia ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia City Council wants to crack down on those who owe back taxes
Philadelphia City Council is talking tough about tax delinquents. The Nutter administration is attempting to bring in $94 m ...
14 years ago
Effort to help foster kids get bags to carry their belongings
No more trash bags for Delaware foster children. Details of a program to distribute duffel bags to foster children will be an ...
14 years ago
Rutgers trustees reject merger that nixes Camden
The Rutgers University Board of Trustees has voted to reject any merger proposal that would result in the loss of its Camden campus. ...
14 years ago
Rutgers trustees refuse to surrender Camden campus
Members of the Board of Trustees at Rutgers-Camden overwhelmingly voted to oppose severing Rutgers-Camden from the rest of the university ...
14 years ago
Bike to School program gets a boost at Cape Henlopen High
As part of National Bike to School Day, Senator Tom Carper will announce a new public-private partn ...
14 years ago
Homeless get help from federal grant
Group that helps the homeless in Dover gets $300,000 grant. Connections, Inc. will receive a grant from the ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia archbishop to announce abuse findings
Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput plans to update the Philadelphia archdiocese Friday on the fate of about two dozen priests sus ...
14 years ago
Days are numbered for ‘tent city’ in Bucks County
Inhabitants of a Bucks County “tent city” have been told to pack their bags. The owner of the plot of land in Bristol they c ...
14 years ago
Weekly Entertainment Guide — Maya 2012 and Strawberry Fest
WHYY’s Arts Calendar curator Robin Bloom sorts through hundreds of listings each week to find out what’s happening in the Del ...
14 years ago
Consumer confidence and social security
Are we entering a quiet phase of the presidential campaign? How’s consumer confidence holding up? Do Americans believe that Social ...
14 years ago
A ‘picnic perfect opportunity’ at Manayunk’s Pretzel Park
Today marks a new tradition at Manayunk’s Pretzel Park – a monthly concert series that coincides with First Friday events held on ...
14 years ago
If you’re headed to Cape May anytime soon, make sure you take the short walk down Perry Street to West Cape May. This ...
14 years ago
PBS film crew visits Venturi house in Chestnut Hill
Emmy-winning Chicago-based writer, TV host and historian Geoffrey Baer is intrigued by the tempest that erupted when Philadelphia-born ar ...
14 years ago