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Nutter’s looming senior-citizenship meshes with PCA’s ‘original social network’ campaign
The sign that Mayor Michael Nutter posted on the front door of Germantown’s Center in the Park on Tuesday morning, not too far from ...
14 years ago
Former Pepsi CEO named top executive at Aramark
With Aramark Corp. Joseph Neubauer stepping down, the company has chosen a former Pepsi Co. CEO to take his place. Eric Foss, who ...
14 years ago
Denn visits Pediatric and Adolescent Center
Lt. Gov. Matt Denn unveils new online tools to help parents and health care providers identify possible developmental issues with t ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia City Council grills school officials pleading for more money
Those in charge of the Philadelphia public schools got grilled today while asking City Council for more money. “We nee ...
14 years ago
Penn gets $25 million to study breast cancer genes
Two University of Pennsylvania alumni donated $25 million to start a new cancer research center at the school. The Basser Research Center ...
14 years ago
Penn President Amy Gutmann gets contract extension
University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann will spend the next several years at the helm of the Ivy League school. Trustees ...
14 years ago
Sendak’s passing leaves us wanting
My boys don’t fit in my lap anymore. One is headed to college; the other is in high school. It’s probably been about a d ...
14 years ago
Student arrested in reported rape of fellow freshman at Germantown High
NewsWorks content partner NBC10 is reporting that a Germantown High School freshman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the reported ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia library faces lawsuit brought by blind members over e-readers
The Free Library of Philadelphia is facing a lawsuit brought by four of its members who are blind. The e-reader the library lends out — ...
14 years ago
Country’s oldest living Marine dies in Delaware County
A 105-year-old believed to be the country’s oldest living Marine ...
14 years ago
Molefi Kete Asante Institute in Germantown
A new resource has arrived in Germantown, and it’s for everyone. For parents who want to learn more about African culture and pass ...
14 years ago
Exempt nonprofits might chip in for property taxes
Will the city soon reap millions in voluntary payments from nonprofits? Currently, many nonprofits are exempt from paying property ...
14 years ago
US Airways will add nonstop service between Philadelphia and Texas cities
After Labor Day, US Airways will add nonstop service between Philadelphia and Austin, San Antonio and Dallas Fort Worth. The airli ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia teen killed near movie film set
A Philadelphia teen was fatally shot just around the corner from where a mob movie titled “Dead Man Down” was scheduled to film a sc ...
14 years ago
Helpful people on seventh street
Thanks to everyone who helped out Monday morning when I was riding my bike on Seventh Street and part of my lunch fell out near Chestnut. ...
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