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Welcome to Notes from Hel, Philly edition
Blogger Helen Ubiñas today starts her exploration of the people of the Philadelphia region. “I like telling stories that might oth ...
14 years ago
Work by formerly homeless artists on display at University of the Arts
For the last five years, the Starbucks coffee shop on Broad Street has had its own artist-in-residence. Dennis Jones parks himself ...
14 years ago
Pa. House approves voter ID bill
The Pennsylvania House has approved the state’s voter ID bill, and Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign it. The bill require ...
14 years ago
Spring Break at Germantown’s Awbury Arboretum means more work than play
Not many college types prepare for Spring Break by buying winter attire, unless they’re hitting the slopes, but 13 students from Fl ...
14 years ago
Pa. State Police file one millionth electronic traffic citation
Pennsylvania State Police officers are celebrating a milestone. The department has filed its one millionth electronic traffic citation. ...
14 years ago
Dating site: Philly singles are nation’s ninth-heaviest drinkers
A survey of users on dating website HowAboutWe.com asked respondents, “How much do you drink?” From that, we get a lis ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia zoning board denies methadone clinic for northeast neighborhood
The Philadelphia Zoning Board has denied a variance for a proposed methadone clinic in Northeast Philadelphia. The dispute highligh ...
14 years ago
Six-month delays for Atlantic City’s Hard Rock boutique casino
The Casino Control Commission has granted Hard Rock International a six-month delay on its Atlantic City boutique casino project. ...
14 years ago
Eight local college students awarded White House internships
A busy few months are ahead for the next wave of White House interns, and eight of them will represent the Philadelphia area. Amon ...
14 years ago
With all-electronic toll collection, would Pa. Turnpike be taking a wrong turn?
Yesterday’s report from WHYY’s Kevin McCorry about toll collection going completely digital on the Pennsylvania Turnpike migh ...
14 years ago
Children of undocumented immigrants could get college help in Delaware
A bill that would offer in-state tuition rates to children of undocumented aliens has been introduced for action in the Delaware General ...
14 years ago
Horsham to PennDOT: Make stretch of Easton Road safer for pedestrians
Horsham Township has written to PennDOT with a list of suggestions for making a stretch of Easton Road safer. Following two fatal ...
14 years ago
Second animal cruelty case in three months for Delaware woman
Fifteen cats and two dogs were removed from Mary Carey’s home in Sussex County earlier this month, after they were found to be hous ...
14 years ago
Jury gets case in Rutgers webcam spying trial
The criminal case of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s intimate encounter with ...
14 years ago
Delaware court orders same sex couples protection under civil union law
Judge rules two men married in California granted spousal protections under Delaware’s newly instituted same sex law. David ...
14 years ago