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Active video games don’t increase kids’ exercise at home — surprised?
Pediatric researchers were surprised recently by a study showing that motion-sensor video games have little to no effect on the activity ...
13 years ago
What’s your favorite spot to visit in the Garden State?
Nicky Fifth and his friend T-Bone have visited nearly 100 spots in the Garden State. The popular children’s books are credit ...
13 years ago
Schuylkill Center trail gets wrapped in “Cold Comfort”
An eye-catching exhibit has opened at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. The exhibit, called “Cold Com ...
13 years ago
Nine years after a heinous North Philadelphia murder, a family still waits for answers
Nine years can make a place look different. Take the 1500 block of N. Eighth St. The ripples of former Mayor John Street’s N ...
13 years ago
Nicky Fifth and T-Bone: Two characters helping to revive New Jersey tourism
Two imaginary boys are helping to revolutionize the tourism industry in New Jersey. Nicky Fifth and his friend T-Bone were created ...
13 years ago
Local nonprofit empowers kids to climb to the top
“What are we going to do today?” Urban Blazers Executive Director Eric Dolaway asks about 15 fifth-graders from the KIPP Phil ...
13 years ago
Suicide squads face radiation death, and a bad day for Philly cops’ image
Imagine you’re a guy working a shift at a nuclear power plant you know is safe and secure even from earthquakes, then suddenly find ...
13 years ago
Pa. Senate’s appropriations chairman challenges Corbett on cuts to higher ed
The chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate’s Appropriations Committee has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to Gov. Tom Corbett ...
13 years ago
Moore College of Art and Design gets new leader in July
In July, the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia will get a new leader. Longtime president Happy Fernandez will step down, to ...
13 years ago