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‘The best way to deal with bad neighbors is …’
Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon is using public shaming to encourage the owners of “pr ...
14 years ago
Top 5 things to watch for in NW Philly this week
Here’s a look at what’s going on in Northwest Philadelphia this week: Chestnut Hill residents are concerned that ...
14 years ago
Dealing with drug addiction in New Jersey
On Monday, the New Jersey Legislature began hearings on the Good Samaritan Overdose Response Act. The act would offer “limit ...
14 years ago
Town watch responds to attack on Huntly Collins by renewing patrols
In the first town watch meeting held in the West Mt. Airy neighborhood near where Huntly Collins was attacked, members agreed it was time ...
14 years ago
A massive white sphere resembling a golf ball sits atop the newly built Revel casino, arousing the curiosity of anyone who sees it. < ...
14 years ago
Parents offer counterproposal to School District’s closure plan for Levering
Efforts to keep Levering Elementary students at the school’s Ridge Avenue building in Roxborough took an unexpected turn over the w ...
14 years ago
Curbing overdose deaths in New Jersey: Lawmakers debate new measure
Twenty-six year old Sal Marchese died in a parked car in Camden. The police said that he wasn’t alone, but no one ever called to sa ...
14 years ago
Show & Tell: Ugliest Jersey Shore Sweatshirts
My friend and sometimes editor Jack Wright has called this “the ugliest Cape May sweatshirt ever made.” He hated it so much t ...
14 years ago
Who wants (some) teachers to be millionaires? You should
A lot of things about how we set up K-12 education in this land are all backwards. Exhibit A is how we pay teachers. Here ...
14 years ago
Man dies in Sunday morning blaze in West Oak Lane
According to NewsWorks content partner NBC Philadelphia, a 58-year-old man was declared dead at the scene of fire in an abandoned row hom ...
14 years ago
