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Attend the Manayunk Neigborhood Council meeting on Wednesday evening. The monthly general meeting will be held on Wednesday May 2 a ...
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Enjoy fishing? The Wissahickon Creek will be stocked with trout this week. The creek will be stocked with brook (a native state fi ...
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Philadelphia business icon Sunoco sold
Texas-based Energy Transfer will buy Sunoco for $5.3 billion. The sale comes as Sunoco completes its tumultuous transition away from ...
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Witness: Man changed story at priest’s canon trial
The judge in an internal Catholic church trial says a man accusing a priest of sexual assault once changed his story. Monsign ...
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Motherload of honeybees infests Cape May attic
A Cape May, N.J. woman thought something might be amiss when she noticed hundreds of honey bees buzzing near the wisteria, roses and dais ...
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Fuel cell maker begins construction on east coast facility in Newark, Delaware
A California-based manufacturer of fuel cells has started building a Delaware facility it says will employ about 900 people, and help it ...
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Questioning whether ‘food deserts’ drive obesity
Two new studies have some questioning a link between so-called “food deserts” and obesity. Health economists gave the ...
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Police: Daytime crimes spike in PSA-1 section of the 39th District
Thieves are keeping banker’s hours in sections of the 39th Police District. At the monthly 39th District Police Service Area ...
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Free concerts start Tuesday at Center City park
Ten lunchtime concerts are planned for May at the recently renamed John F. Collins Park in Center City. The Center City District h ...
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Ahead of district hearings, dozens protest closing Philadelphia schools
The Philadelphia School District is coming under fire for its plan to shutter 40 of the district’s schools by next year, and two do ...
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N.J. has 3 of America’s 10 richest counties
For anyone who’s ever called New Jersey the armpit of America, Forbes is pretty much telling you to take a hike. The magazin ...
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South Philly parish adds digital component to expand reach
What if parishes live-streamed masses, developed email lists and had multi-lingual websites? One South Philadelphia is working on ...
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Group wants Philadelphia to deliver on long-promised tax break for poor
A group calling for more taxes on businesses came to Philadelphia City Council to send a message. The Fair Share Coalition, ...
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Philadelphia needs another public health center…or four
Here’s another symptom of the tough economy — long wait times at public health clinics. That’s the situation in Philade ...
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Mt. Airy hosts its first Final-ly Friday event
The Business Association of Mt. Airy (BAM) held its inaugural Final-ly Friday event this past weekend. The highlight of the ev ...
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