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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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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, ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
Unions target new Revel Casino
Three major labor unions, including the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers, say they’ll press to unionize workers at Atlantic City ...
14 years ago
N.J. native Vinny Curry has emotional reaction to being drafted by the Eagles
Now this is a guy who wants to be in Philadelphia. Neptune, N.J., native Vinny Curry was on WIP with Angelo Cataldi this ...
14 years ago
Delaware Avenue traffic study expected to have ‘modest’ impact on congestion
Improve traffic flow of all forms on Columbus Boulevard is a big undertaking. So the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation wants t ...
14 years ago
Bank forgives debt 8 years after N.J. student’s fatal fall
Eight years ago, 24-year-old Christopher Bryski fell from a tree, leaving him in a vegetative state. He died two years later, but his stu ...
14 years ago
Planned Parenthood in the election, and other items
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a $100,000 ad ...
14 years ago
Chain reaction crash involving Delaware school bus
The left hand turn lane from Route 40 to southbound Route 1 in Bear has been reopened, following a crash involving a school bus this morn ...
14 years ago
Cherry Hill Earth Day festival challenges N.J. residents to make lifestyle changes
Chris Cominetto of Cherry Hill makes creative re-purposing a part of his everyday life. The 53-year-old South Jersey resident rides what ...
14 years ago