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The city’s digital move-makers return to the spotlight during Philly Tech Week 2012
Monday kicks off a week-long celebration of innovation with events and programming highlighting technology and collaboration focused on i ...
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Violence-prevention assembly slated for Germantown High on Monday
On Monday morning, the U.S. Attorney’s Office will host a violence-prevention assembly in Germantown High School’s auditorium. ...
15 years ago
A mid-day shootout in Grays Ferry leaves one bystander dead
A 45-year old mother of two was fatally shot when a gunfight broke out near her Grays Ferry home. Officials estimate about that t ...
15 years ago
A South Jersey oil spill sends over 100 gallons of diesel oil into the Delaware River
The Coast Guard and clean-up crews were called to the scene of a diesel oil spill on the banks of the Delaware River. A ...
15 years ago
Manayunk’s ‘The Byways’ play rock and roll, Americana style
Fast cars, moonshine and Americana – these are the elements comprising The Byway’s brand of rock music. Their guitarist an ...
15 years ago
Police arrest suspect in Thursday’s bank robbery, bomb threat
The Philadelphia Police have arrested a man suspected in Thursday’s Center City bank robbery and bomb threat. Paul Raffa, the 32 ...
15 years ago
Help set a Guinness Record for Earth Day at Clark Park
By enlisting the help of as many picnickers as possible, The Nature Conservancy hopes to set an international, Guinness World Record this ...
15 years ago
Where do you go for garden-fresh fruits and veggies?
All winter we look forward to the fruits and vegetables of spring and summer. All too often the quality available to us leaves much to be ...
15 years ago
Germantown’s Center in the Park seeking service-to-the-elderly award nominations
The Center in the Park (CIP) is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Marguerite L. Riegel Awards. The award was initiated in 198 ...
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Kennett Square shop exhibits a passion for the printed page
In an age of e-books and tablets, Thomas Macaluso’s used and rare books store in Kennett Square stands out as a staunch defender of ...
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Nearly two dozen parents of students at William Levering Elementary showed up to the Roxborough school on Thursday night hoping for some ...
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Philadelphia region among U.S. leaders in attracting corporate investment
The Philadelphia region has placed seventh on a list of large metropolitan areas attracting corporate investment. That’s goo ...
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School bus crash injures two students in Germantown
According to NewsWorks content partner NBC10, two students were taken to the hospital after the school bus they were on struck a tree on ...
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Wistar Institute researchers float new HIV-monitoring strategy
Global AIDS experts say “in these economic times” they’re looking for ways to get more HIV positive people into treatme ...
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