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Rawk U students to play their first concert in East Falls
Daniel Cullen says he was first inspired by hair metal bands like Poison and White Snake to learn guitar 25 years ago. Then he discovered ...
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Health department urges lead testing
State health leaders are urging parents to get their kids tes ...
14 years ago
Manayunk Neighborhood Council supports ‘Pretzel Park Connection’ project
On Wednesday night, members of the Manayunk Neighborhood Council voted to support a conceptual plan that seeks to raise visibility and ac ...
14 years ago
The concierge to your Jersey Shore vacation
When Erin Visalli first emailed me about Relax Concierge, I couldn’t wrap my head around w ...
14 years ago
Wilmington leaders won’t dye the Brandywine River green like they do in Chicago, but part of the city will “go green” t ...
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Sen. Carper delivers meals to Sussex seniors
Senator Carper joins the Meals on Wheels delivery team to draw attention to the CHEER Nutrition Program. Mo ...
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Student confronts Christie over schools merger plan
Gov. Chris Christie has created what’s sure to be a YouTube video, mixing it up with a law school student at one of his signature t ...
14 years ago
Dry Jersey shore town rejects BYOB proposal
Officials in a southern New Jersey resort community where alcohol sales have been banned for decades have voted against letting restauran ...
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New owner nutures seed company deeply rooted in American history
While delegates to the Constitutional Convention were in Philadelphia more tan 200 years ago, many stopped by the D. Landreth Seed Compan ...
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Irish immigrant rail laborers to rest in peace 180 years after death
The remains of bodies in a mass grave uncovered in Malvern, Pa., will be buried Friday. In 1832, an estimated 57 people died while ...
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Young? Unemployed? You’re not alone.
Young people may be the group hardest-hit by the recession, even if they’re not the most visible. Young Americans may not be ...
14 years ago
War and peas — Don’t love that book? Put it down.
Some people feel obligated to finish reading every book they start. Once they pick up a book, even if ...
14 years ago
How are New Jersey public schools doing? Depends on where you live
The New Jersey Education Association, NJ’s primary teacher union, trumpets, “New Jersey’s schools are the best in the n ...
14 years ago
Parents voice concerns with plan to save Levering School
An official with Cook-Wissahickon Elementary School in Roxborough said this week that a proposal to relocate the school to William Leveri ...
14 years ago
Weekly Entertainment Guide: From “Black Mozart” to WaitStaff
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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