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Chinese delegation visits Philadelphia as part of crash course in philanthropy
Good news: The dramatic rise of China’s market economy has driven many newly rich people to give away money for the public good. ...
14 years ago
Women rally for right to priesthood, states get grant for family program
Good morning, Feeders! Tom MacDonald is working on three stories for us today, so look for details from him late on the Convention ...
14 years ago
N.J. trout season starts this weekend
Trout season in New Jersey opens on Saturday. The state has stocked rivers and streams with 182,640 trout during the past few week ...
14 years ago
Massive apartment fire in Delaware
Fire investigators are now trying to determine what caused this massive fire at the Brandywine Woods Apartment complex in Bear. &n ...
14 years ago
Sandusky due in Pa. court for pretrial arguments
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected in court as lawyers debate his request to have child sexual abuse c ...
14 years ago
Sotomayor to visit Penn for law school dedication
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is traveling to Philadelphia for some legal conversation and a ribbon-cutting. Sotomayo ...
14 years ago
Santorum campaigns in Pa., hits the lanes
“We are going to win Pennsylvania and we need to win Pennsylvania,” said Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum.A mo ...
14 years ago
Billboard brawl in Philly burb sparks test of Pa. constitution
If you object to super-sized billboards, you might be saying, “There ought to be a law.” A Philadelphia suburb thinks it has ...
14 years ago
There are a pair of Easter Egg Hunts in Northwest Philly on Saturday
For those interested in spending the day before Easter in pursuit of painted eggs, Northwest Philadelphia has what you need. From ...
14 years ago
Green Woods Charter zoning hearing postponed until May 9
A paperwork snafu has set the Green Woods Charter School’s effort to move to Domino Lane in Roxborough back another month, as talks ...
14 years ago
Police Captain Joel Dales defends moving Mt. Airy bike cops to Germantown
Philadelphia Police 14th District Captain Joel Dales remains adamant that he needs the two bike cops, once assigned to Mt. Airy, to cover ...
14 years ago
Serving the educational needs of people with autism in N.J.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control contains this fact: while 1 in 88 children across America are now diagnosed with ...
14 years ago
VIDEO: Forget the beaches, A.C. Beer Fest. proves N.J. is now about its beer
Food and beverage critic Lisa Howard-Fusco remembers what the six-year-old Atlantic City Beer Festival used to be like: lots of college k ...
14 years ago
East Falls community to tackle growing trash concerns in citywide cleanup event
East Falls residents and business owners have had enough. Pockets of the community, which is home to former Gov. Ed Rendell and fo ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia woman perseveres to honor MLK memory and message
A new marker commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 visit to a South Philadelphia housing project was unveiled Wednes ...
14 years ago