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Philly to offer free stop-smoking help
Philadelphia is handing out a holiday stocking stuffer that could save lives. Adult smokers can get a month’s supply of nico ...
14 years ago
When punishment fits the offense – city Ethics Board gets it right
When you write about politics, you sometimes find beauty in the simplest of things. Yesterday, we saw another example of why the w ...
14 years ago
One man’s plea for the safe return of his stolen Santa
They came upon a midnight clear, and left the lighting behind. Sean Dieter opened the door of his East Falls home on the morning o ...
14 years ago
City ethics board fines, fires two Council employees for political work
Two Philadelphia City Council staff members will lose their jobs and pay fines after city Ethics Board investigators caught them doing po ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia area Catholics remember Cardinal John Foley
UPDATED: December, 15, 2011 Funeral services for Cardinal John Patrick Foley began Thursday at Saint Charles Borr ...
14 years ago
Why a Philly tech startup moved to New York
Joseph Cohen and his classmates are technically alumni of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, but they did ...
14 years ago
First meeting of new Philadelphia food truck vendors association
Some of Philadelphia street-food vendors are forming an association to open the industry to more operators. The first meeting of Philadel ...
14 years ago
SEPTA could be on cutting edge with so-called ‘open fare’
SEPTA is at the cutting edge of public transit-at least that’s what one expert says. Soon, SEPTA riders could start paying t ...
14 years ago
New Jersey may eliminate its waiting period for marriage licenses
As Assembly committee has approved legislation to stimulate New Jersey’s wedding and tourism industry.The measure would eliminate N ...
14 years ago