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Citizens Bank sabbatical program gives employees time off for good behavior
We’ve all seen and heard typical bank advertisements. A recent one for Citizens Bank, complete with dramatic, patriot ...
14 years ago
An imagination is a terrible thing to waste
Years ago, during a business meeting in my pre-cartooning days of hiring and firing people for a local pharmacy chain, one of my bosses f ...
14 years ago
Summer boot camp/carnival aims to recruit new block captains for NW Philly
4th District Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. is having a party this summer, and everyone’s invited. As part of an initiative to ...
14 years ago
Construction continues at Bakers Centre site, opening slated for Fall 2013
With large trucks and earth-moving equipment busy, the Bakers Centre shopping plaza is beginning to come to life at the former Tastykake ...
14 years ago
New Friends of J.S. Jenks group formed in wake of recent budget cuts
With threats of cuts to the music and art programs looming at Jenks Elementary School in Chestnut Hill, parents, teachers, administ ...
14 years ago
Breaking up with a tax break is hard to do
A confession: For many years, I got free HBO. It wasn’t stealing, really. We got HBO at no cost for a few months as part o ...
14 years ago
Historical Commission debates demolition for University City properties
The University of Pennsylvania and the Episcopal Cathedral both requested demolition permission at a recent Historical Commission Meeting ...
14 years ago