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Overbrook Farms residents at odds over historical designation
On the edge of West Philadelphia sits Overbrook Farms, a tiny enclave of large, historic homes on quiet streets. The residents the ...
14 years ago
Video: Our interview with a dog who runs N.J. Pinelands race
What do you ask a dog who’s just run several miles through New Jersey’s Pinelands? Arts & Culture reporter Peter C ...
14 years ago
Delaware historic property becomes new home for people with disabilities
New life has been breathed into a historical Wilmington landmark, which will now serve as Delaware’s newest housing option for peop ...
14 years ago
Ethics Commission: Pa. Welfare Secretary’s side business presents no conflict of interest
Pennsylvania’s Ethics Commission has determined that Welfare Secretary Gary Alexander’s side business does not present a conf ...
14 years ago
Should allegations against priests not charged in Archdiocese sex abuse case be allowed as evidence?
The judge in the trial of Monsignor William Lynn and three Philadelphia priests accused of child sex abuse may decide to let prosecutors ...
14 years ago
Berlin, N.J., students raise money for Camden statue repair
Amid collections for a struggling Camden parish and holiday cookie donations, students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Regional School managed ...
14 years ago
Occupy Wall Street began a little more than four months ago, yet, a Unive ...
14 years ago
Plans unveiled for redesigned South Philly streetscape
Way back in November, talks began with the South Philadelphia community about how to improve the narrow streetscapes so drivers, cyclists ...
14 years ago
Economic forecast for Philadelphia: optimism with a chance of clouds
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce held its annual economic forecast. The mood was best described as cautiously optimistic, wit ...
14 years ago
Comcast explores TV-based health care, museums team up to fill in dino skeleton
Good morning, Feeders! Two Philadelphia museums have teamed up on a dinosaur task. A discovery by one will help the other fill out ...
14 years ago
NFL concussion suits to be joined in Philadelphia
At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease are being consolidated in Philadelphia, and mo ...
14 years ago
The greatest post in all our lifetimes
Some things in life are numbingly predictable. Birds fly south for the winter, celebrities flee into rehab, and politicians declare that ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia School budget cuts could mean more kids riding SEPTA
Officials with the School District of Philadelphia told parents at a Mt. Airy middle school slated to move to Roxborough that school buse ...
14 years ago
Congressman John Carney’s fight against prescription drug shortages
Congressman John Carney will join doctors and other leaders in Delaware’s fight against ca ...
14 years ago
Six men arrested in $8 million Bensalem cocaine bust
Bensalem police have broken up an $8 million cocaine ring that operated out of a State Road warehouse. Six men have been arrested ...
14 years ago