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Filling in the bookstore gap in Cape May and Stone Harbor

Can you have a Jersey Shore town without a bookstore? Patrick Young doesn’t think so. “I’ve been coming to ...

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E-filing catches on in the Commonwealth

A record-breaking 4.5 million Pennsylvanians electronically filed their personal income taxes last year. It’s an all-time-high ...

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Pa. jobless rate keeps dropping as more find work

The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania dropped slightly last month as more people found work, but the overall size of payrolls remained re ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Barnes move leaves tangled legal legacy, lingering hard feelings

The fight to move the Barnes collection from Lower Merion to Center City has divided Philadelphia — and the art world, generally — ...

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Weekly Entertainment Guide — The Barnes reopens in Philadelphia

WHYY’s Arts Calendar curator Robin Bloom sorts through hundreds of listings each week to find out what’s happening in the Del ...

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Weekend family fun includes art, fairs, and cupcakes!

Great family events in the Northwest this weekend! Springtime brings great festivals to the area, and this weekend is no exception. < ...

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Philadelphia’s history can been found hiking in the Wissahickon

For anyone interested in enjoying the wonders of a stroll through nature and a trip back into Philadelphia’s history, Sarah West an ...

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Comic book pros teach youth to draw diverse heroes

To learn about drawing comic book superheroes who looked, sounded and seemed like her, an artistic African American fourth grade girl, Am ...

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Comic book pros teach youth to draw diverse heroes that reflect their communities

To learn about drawing comic book superheroes who looked, sounded and seemed like her, an artistic African American fourth grade girl, Am ...

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East Falls Farmer’s Market to open with new farmers, new location and new time

They’re back! Saturday, May 19, is the first market day of the season for the East Falls Farmers Market (EFFM). A collaborat ...

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Weavers Way to elect five new leaders this weekend

Sunday will be the last day Weavers Way’s 5,000 member households can vote on who will decide how to manage the cooperative. ...

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From Trenton to Collingswood: New Jersey farmers markets open for business

Nearly a dozen area markets in South Jersey operate in May with more to come this summer and with markets popping up mornings, afternoons ...

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October Gallery gaining support for Artz and Groove festival

How might October Gallery join forces with local businesses to bring the community together around a signature event? That was the topic ...

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Plans being finalized, donations sought for Lawncrest Fourth of July celebration

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Photos: Lardner’s Point Park brings waterfront green space to Tacony

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