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Committe of Seventy calls on Philadelphia City Commissioners to get to work

There’s much to be done if the City Commissioners office is going to improve itself, and the Committee of Seventy wants the three c ...

14 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Keeping quiet about the public financing for the Inquirer and Daily News

It wasn’t a secret, really. But when the owners of the Inquirer and Daily News announced the papers’ move to the old ...

14 years ago

Drexel student arrested at protests in Egypt

A Drexel University student has been arrested in Cairo.  Gregory Porter, from Glenside, is reportedly one of three American students ...

14 years ago

Speak Easy

What is your neighborhood’s experience with income inequality?

“NewsWorks Tonight” host Dave Heller recently spoke with one of the authors of a study that identifies Philadelphia as t ...

14 years ago

Need exceeds holidays: Rescue mission seeks help for hungry all year

Many people give a hand to help feed the homeless and hungry over the holidays, but the need remains constant. The ...

14 years ago

Philadelphians encouraged to pledge to break the cycle of child abuse

At 2 p.m. today, Mayor Michael Nutter and other city officials will take the pledge to break the silence against child abuse, and others ...

14 years ago

North Light lends a helping hand to families in need for the holidays

Just days after raising $10,000 through an annual fundraiser, North Light was back out in the community helping needy families for the ho ...

14 years ago

Back wages recovered for 295 New Jersey gas station workers

Nearly 300 New Jersey gas station workers will receive $1,014,895 in back wages recovered during a multi-part investigation by the U.S. D ...

14 years ago

Chelten Ave. ‘is by no means a dead, or dying, commerical corridor’

Among many conversations about Chelten Avenue that took place at Monday night’s planning meeting in Germantown, one exchange seemed ...

14 years ago

Brewing tanks installed at Iron Hill in Chestnut Hill

A brewing tank was installed into the Iron Hill Brewery location on Sunday morning. Iron Hill says when the entire brewing system is comp ...

14 years ago

Drexel undergrad arrested in Cairo protests

Three American students are getting a hands-on experience in international politics after being arrested this morning in Cairo. Dr ...

14 years ago

Seven non-clerics appointed to Archdiocesan Review Board

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced the appointment of seven non-clerics to the Archdiocesan Review Board. Members are t ...

14 years ago

Small Business Saturday in Delaware

We’ve all heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, days dedicated to door busters and deals kick starting the holiday shopping ...

14 years ago

Sixers announce new mascot after fans call for Hip-Hop replacement

If the Sixers ever actually play again (the lockout continues, suits have been filed), it’ll be with a new mascot. The new t ...

14 years ago

National Interest

What would Jack do?

JFK was assassinated 48 years ago today, but you’d be hard ...

14 years ago

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