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Free LIbrary of Philadelphia holding Charles Dickens auditions
Wanted: someone to play Charles Dickens. Qualified applicants must be 20 to 70 years of age, comfortable with improv and “br ...
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Video: Councilmen Jones and Green reflect on voter turnout and races to watch
NewsWorks reporter Brian Hickey caught up with Councilmen Bill Green and Curtis Jones, Jr. outside of Relish in West Oak Lane on Tuesday ...
13 years ago
Mt. Airy resident Asia Colter wasn’t pleased Tuesday morning when she reached St. Michaels Lutheran Church. Colter has voted ...
13 years ago
Low turnout expected in Germantown
Despite the unseasonably warm, sunny weather, many expect election turnout in Germantown to be low. “It’s been very sl ...
13 years ago
It’s only a test, but it will be nationwide
A nationwide test of the system that alerts of impending danger will take place Wednesday afternoon. It’s only a test. This ...
13 years ago
Enlisting parents in the quest for better Philadelphia schools
Philadelphia School District officials say parental involvement is the key to improving struggling neighborhood schools. But keeping pare ...
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Nearly 900 Photo Day prints to be displayed at opening night exhibit
Thursday is the opening night for the Philly Photo Day exhibit after the Photo Arts Center spent the last week sorting through submission ...
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Remains mishandled at Dover Air Force Base
A year-long Air Force investigation found gross mismanagement of the handling of remains of fallen service members at the military’ ...
13 years ago
Does the president control the Emergency Alert System?
A Feed post about a national test of the Emergency Alert System planned for tomorrow led a reader to ask: Does this include the internet, ...
13 years ago
Low voter turnout so far in Manayunk and Roxborough
Maybe it’s the idea that a single vote doesn’t count, or the construction obstacles, or the sudden change in polling location ...
13 years ago
President Obama outlines Head Start rules in Delaware County
President Barack Obama came to Delaware County today and promised to do an “end run” around congress if the Republicans won ...
13 years ago
Community involvement in proposed Ogontz development should’t stop at ward leader
In response to a report from Amy Z. Quinn, a reader had a question about a plan to convert a derelict apartment building in North Philade ...
13 years ago
Low turnout at Manayunk and Roxborough polls – is voter apathy or construction to blame?
Philadelphia voters in Manayunk and Roxborough had a difficult time getting to the polls on Tuesday morning as construction and venue cha ...
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Philly votes Old City’s Khyber Pass as best bar in the city
What’s the best bar in the city? Old City’s Khyber Pass, according to the bloggers, writers and drinkers Foobooz polled. ...
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