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Rittenhouse menorah to be lit at 6:30 p.m.

The menorah at the Independence Visitor Center is already up and ready to go, and tonight, ...

15 years ago

Would a cell phone ban for all drivers adhere to the Constitution?

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that all states pass legislation banning any type of cell phone use by drivers.< ...

15 years ago

Pa. budget secretary plans spending freezes to combat $500 million deficit

Pennsylvania is facing some harsh realities. Budget Secretary Charles Zogby said today the state has a projected $500 million defi ...

15 years ago

Seamen find holiday hospitality at Port of Wilmington

Many crew members onboard ships docking at the Port of Wilmington will be thousands of miles from home during the holidays. Staff and vo ...

15 years ago

More community meetings scheduled following Upper Darby burglaries

A second community meeting has been scheduled for this week in Upper Darby following several burglaries in Drexel Hill and Drexel Park, a ...

15 years ago

Distilling “Germantown Neighborhoods” into a mural

“What does the Germantown neighborhood mean to you?” It’s a generalized start to designing a mural, but one that ...

15 years ago

Class teaches seniors ways to deal with memory loss

Memory loss is part of aging for many people, ranging from occasionally forgetting things to serious conditions including Alzheimer’ ...

15 years ago

Police arrest suspect in murder of missing Wilmington woman

Wilmington Police have made an arrest in connection with the disappearance of a woman yesterday morning. Marsha Lee never returned ...

15 years ago

No federal grant for South Philly Promise Neighborhood

Kenny Gamble’s South Philadelphia Promise Neighborhood won’t be getting help from the feds. The neighborhood around Au ...

15 years ago

Speak Easy

What’s your experience with taxi tech?

The Philadelphia Parking Authority is renewing a contract to install new meters, GPS, dispatching and credit-card payment systems in ...

15 years ago

Macy’s becomes first department store to print recyclable gift cards

Seems everything is recyclable these days, and now department stores are getting in on the action. Macy’s will be the first ...

15 years ago

National Interest

Why your taxes may go up

How sadly fitting it is that Congress is finishing the year in a fit of tea-party fervor – with working-stiff Americans naturally h ...

15 years ago

Politics & Policy

A photo of change in Shanghai, China

Here’s a photo sent to me by my cousin who lives and works in Shanghai, which conveys the extent of change experienced by Shanghai ...

15 years ago

Big Brothers Big Sisters announces mentoring district in Eastern North Philadelphia

Big Brothers Big Sisters has announced a city and state partnership to create a “mentoring district” in Eastern North Philade ...

15 years ago

Goods-for-Guns event in Germantown playground gets an arsenal off the streets

Dozens of residents lined up inside the playground at the Lonnie Young Recreation Center in Germantown over the weekend to trade in their ...

15 years ago

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