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Milton Street ends one state-house campaign, launches another
Milton Street announced Thursday that he was no longer running in the Democratic primary for the 197th state-house seat vacated by curren ...
14 years ago
Half century later Delaware Beaches get a day to enjoy
If there is such a thing as pay-back in the weather world then Thursday was it. Fifty years after a crushing nor’easter destroyed t ...
14 years ago
In Philly, demonstrators rally against Pa. voter ID bill
Philadelphia Commissioner Stephanie Singer led a rally against the Pennsylvania voter ID bill Thursday in a park a few blocks from City H ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia children’s book illustrator continues to hand-sketch illustrations
While some illustrators today are switching over to digital programs to help generate their drawings, Philadelphia children’s book ...
14 years ago
Northwest Philly council members react to mayor’s budget address
In delivering his 2012 Budget Address to City Council on Thursday, Mayor Michael Nutter painted Philadelphia as a city which saw “s ...
14 years ago
Therapist says handwriting is essential for kids’ development
Valuable skill or hopelessly outdated? Educators are debating intensely how important it is to teach handwriting. Cursive writing ...
14 years ago
Farmers bristle at regulations
On the occasion of National Agriculture Day Thursday, Pennsylvania farmers and their advocates were railing against a deluge of new regul ...
14 years ago
Nutter challenges council to take up ‘painful’ property reassement
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has proposed his budget for the new fiscal year. Even though it does not call for any new taxes, critic ...
14 years ago
After 10 years and financial worries, Philly dance company still on its feet
For a decade, Leah Stein has choreographed major works tailored to local places. Her “Battle Hymns” was created for the Armor ...
14 years ago
Pharma companies sued for co-pay coupons
Eight pharmaceutical companies are being sued for offering patients coupons to help defray their co-pays for name-brand drugs. In ...
14 years ago