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Cape to Gate: A windy wonderland

On Saturday morning, I loaded up my mom’s Subaru Baja with cans of Pringles, bottles of Gatorade and four sleepy runners and drove ...

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Politics & Policy

Democrats and Independents can vote in late Republican primaries. Here’s how.

Have you been sitting on the sidelines of the exciting Republican presidential nomination campaign wishing you could participate, too? B ...

14 years ago

Parents receive baby tips via text, Flower Show preparations almost complete

Good morning, Feeders! Maiken Scott will have story for us later about a Penn student’s compelling work with those grieving ...

14 years ago

Runners tackle inaugural “Hills of Manayunk” scavenger hunt

Bryn Mawr Running Company on Main Street hosted its first annual scavenger hunt in Manayunk this weekend. Sean McCloskey and Charl ...

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Chester Upland will meet Wednesday’s payroll

There’s a payday this week for Chester Upland School District employees. Still. The financially struggling district has expr ...

14 years ago

UPDATE: Suspect arrested for Delaware murder

New Castle County Police have arrested the victim’s father-in-law who accused of killing a 26-year-old Wilmington man who was tryin ...

14 years ago

Widener Law honors African-American alumni as pioneers

Nine alumni from Widener Law School will be honored as “Traiblazers and Pioneers” at an awards banque on campus tonight. &nbs ...

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Problems on SEPTA’s Warminster, Lansdale/Doylestown lines

This just in from SEPTA: “Regional Rail: Service on SEPTA’s Warminster line is suspended and service on the Lansdale/D ...

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Driver acquitted in deadly Megabus crash in N.Y.

A New York judge is set to announce a verdict in the case of a bus driver charged with homicide after his double-decker crashed into a lo ...

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Rutgers-Camden and Rowan — two sides of the same problem

We look at the merger of Rutgers-Camden and Rowan universities from the perspective of two associate professors, one from each institutio ...

14 years ago

Speak Easy

Active video games don’t increase kids’ exercise at home — surprised?

Pediatric researchers were surprised recently by a study showing that motion-sensor video games have little to no effect on the activity ...

14 years ago

What’s your favorite spot to visit in the Garden State?

Nicky Fifth and his friend T-Bone have visited nearly 100 spots in the Garden State. The popular children’s books are credit ...

14 years ago

Schuylkill Center trail gets wrapped in “Cold Comfort”

An eye-catching exhibit has opened at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.  The exhibit, called “Cold Com ...

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Nine years after a heinous North Philadelphia murder, a family still waits for answers

Nine years can make a place look different. Take the 1500 block of N. Eighth St. The ripples of former Mayor John Street’s N ...

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Nicky Fifth and T-Bone: Two characters helping to revive New Jersey tourism

Two imaginary boys are helping to revolutionize the tourism industry in New Jersey. Nicky Fifth and his friend T-Bone were created ...

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