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A City Councilman wants to allow senior citizens in Philadelphia to put their trash out early.  Councilman Bobby Henon says s ...

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Philadelphia offering free yard trees toward 300k goal

The city of Philadelphia is working to plant more trees on streets and in backyards.  The partnership between the city, Fairm ...

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Occupy Delaware holds rally in Newark

Members of Occupy Delaware will take part in a rally in Newark before a big event Saturday in Wilmington in cooperation with Occupy Phila ...

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African American Heritage Day celebrated near Dover

Historical church near Dover hosts African American Heritage Day event tonight starting at 6 p.m. The Star Hill A.M.E. Church was ...

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Germantown High’s Will Parks will play in state all-star football game

William Parks, Germantown High School’s lauded football player, will play in Pittsburgh after all. But don’t get your hopes u ...

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Weekly entertainment guide: ‘Glory days’ at the Constitution Center

WHYY’s Arts Calendar curator Robin Bloom sorts through hundreds of listings each week to find out what’s happening in the Del ...

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Building furniture and futures in a Germantown workshop

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Santorum’s surge and is religion good for you?

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Is Roxborough’s Chris Morris the next ‘Big Shot’?

Chris Morris, an actor and comedian from Roxborough, has a particular soft spot for ‘Big Shot’. As a child, he was visited by ...

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Night Market to return to Mt. Airy this August

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Destined for veto, marriage equality bill passes in N.J.

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