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Plans for Sumac St. home conversion remain at a standstill
Drawing not so much a line in the sand as erecting a concrete barrier, members of the Wissahickon Interested Citizens Association (WICA) ...
14 years ago
Pepsi will cut thousands of jobs, spend money on marketing
PepsiCo is getting ready to cut 3 percent of its global workforce and spend the money on marketing instead. ...
14 years ago
Animal advocate Jen Utley not keen on return of Atlantic City’s diving horses
In case you hadn’t heard, Atlantic City is bringing diving horses back to Steel Pier. Jen Utley hadn’t heard either wh ...
14 years ago
Pottstown principal gets global input on decision to ban Ugg boots
As if she wasn’t getting enough flack from students and parents, Pottstown Middle School Principal Gail Cooper has been getting rea ...
14 years ago
Prodded by reporters’ union and critics, Philly papers change their tune
Finally, three days after they got the notice, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News today acknowledged that a group of prominent inve ...
14 years ago
Penn students launch website for whistleblowers, subletters
Those Penn students sure are busy. Two new projects from students and grad have created places on the Internet for two very differ ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia City Council to review domestic violence shelters
A Philadelphia City Councilman plans to hold hearings to review the city’s ability to help those who are victims of domestic violen ...
14 years ago
We have become so polarized in this country that even a patriotic car commercial can prompt ideological hysteria. When Clint Eastw ...
14 years ago
Revel Casino willl open doors early for eight-week preview
Atlantic City’s Revel Casino won’t officially open until May 25, but guests will start to filter in much earlier. Acco ...
14 years ago
City Council looks at public safety equipment, Health Department looks at Parkway food hand-outs
Good morning, Feeders! Philadelphia City Council is back in session today, and the Public Works Committee will evaluate police and ...
14 years ago
Archdiocese of Philadelphia announces Catholic Charities fundraising initiative
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia today will announce its 2012 Catholic Charities fundraising effort. The diocese calls it “th ...
14 years ago
Germantown High students’ artwork will be part of community mural
Germantown High School senior Cornell Gilliland took a large sheet of paper to a deserted table in the basement of the First United Metho ...
14 years ago
Norovirus suspected in NJ college illness
Officials suspect norovirus is to blame for sickening dozens of students at a New Jersey college. Rider University says about 40 s ...
14 years ago
Judge nixes challenge to Pa. redistricting maps
A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania’s 2001 legislative district maps should be used in this year’s elections because ...
14 years ago
Parenting. The most important factor in education
To any family of a K-12 student in Philadelphia enrolled in a char ...
14 years ago