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The 5 best things to do with your extra hour
To commemorate the end of Daylight Savings Time, we’ve thought of a few ways to spend that extr ...
14 years ago
Casey wants investigation into persistent post-storm power outages
A week after an October snow storm blew through Pennsylvania, some utility customers remain without power. Sen. Bob Casey seems to ...
14 years ago
Philly-based gelato maker serving up world’s best ice cream
Capogiro’s distribution is nothing to sneeze at. The gelato maker has four Philadelphia cafes and distributes to retailers around t ...
14 years ago
As deadline looms, Christie shows no sign of backing EPA pollution rule
Monday is the deadline for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to defend an EPA rule limiting cross-state air pollution. Last week, Chr ...
14 years ago
Day-long hunger strike planned to show support for oppressed Tibetans
Wednesday, a group of local Tibetans went to Washington, D.C, for the launch of “Enough! Campaign for Global Intervention to Save Tibet ...
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Pa. texting ban overrides Philadelphia’s hands-free driving law
Back in 2009 when Philadelphia enacted its law to prohibit the use of cell phones while driving, part of the implementation was the condi ...
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Neighbors say at-risk housing proposal doesn’t belong on Kemble Avenue
Several dozen neighbors and members of a newly created civic association gathered at the intersection of Chew and Ogontz avenues Thursday ...
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Art-Reach puts culture within the grasp of the oft-overlooked
The antique carousel was playing a calliope version of the Beatles’ “Ob-la-di Ob-la-da.” But most of the dozen people o ...
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China rising, U.S. declining? Don’t panic yet.
The Group of 20 meeting of national leaders in Cannes, France, this week, in the midst of the Greek and European debt crisis, provides a ...
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Ethics probe requests documents from PHA about legal work and John Street
Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street’s role in approving legal services that went to the firm where his son worked is being review ...
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Occupy Delaware will meet to discuss space in Wilmington
Occupy Delaware is running into a similar problem its Philly counterpart faces: where to go. As Philadelphia occupiers decide whet ...
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Suicide rates on the rise in US, but shame continues to surround the issue
Suicide rates have been rising for the last decade, and suicide is among the top ten causes of death in this country. Despite the ...
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Rising unemployment rate means extended benefits for jobless Pennsylvanians
There’s good news for some unemployed Pennsylvanians: the U.S. Department of Labor has given Pennsylvania the “go-ahead” ...
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Shake, shimmy and samba at any age
It’s the latest Latin dance-inspired fitness workout and at Germantown’s Center in ...
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48th annual Delaware Antiques show underway
Thousands are expected to visit the Delaware Antiques Show this weekend at the Chase Center on the Wilmington Riverfront. Fine ant ...
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