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Penn researchers crowdsource heart defibrillator locations, Food Truck Association has its first meeting

Good morning, Feeders, and happy Monday! We’ll start things off today with a bill signing from Mayor Michael Nutter. Tom Mac ...

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Pennsauken landfill accepting e-waste through February

Just in time for the holidays, a Pennsauken landfill will be collecting e-waste now through February. The Pennsauken Sanitary Land ...

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Incentives for Delaware economic development projects up for discussion

State incentives for a new Amazon.com warehouse in Middletown and a hotel proposal at the Wilmington riverfront are up for consideration ...

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Delaware New Tech Academy underway at Seaford High School

Thanks to a federal grant of $1.3-million, Seaford High School has begun the Delaware New Tech Academy.   ...

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Teen wil accept Alburtis Borough Council position despite his arrests

A baby-faced teen elected to a borough council seat says he’ll take office in January despite a trio of arrests. Nineteen-ye ...

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Markell helps Sallie Mae celebrate NASDAQ trading

Governor Markell will help Sallie Mae celebrate the company’s first day of trading on the NASDAQ. Markell will join Sallie Ma ...

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Politics & Policy

Will it be the (tax) holiday season in D.C.?

Here’s the opening sentence I had planned for this post: Good politics sometimes makes bad policy. My topic is the ex ...

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West Oak Lane’s Simons Ice Rink reopens after multimillion-dollar renovation

Residents joined elected officials at Simons Ice Rink in West Oak Lane Friday to celebrate the site’s recent renovation. The ...

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New zoning laws are cause for celebration

Woo hoo! It’s a zoning party! Last week, a City Council committee approved a long-awaited, much-needed reform of the city’s z ...

14 years ago

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Muffy and Buffy: A holiday story

You don’t have to give up much to make life a little better for someone else. As you think back on the past year about the things y ...

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Michael Lewis’s amusing stories from the financial collapse

Michael Lewis wrote Moneyball and The Blind Side, both of which have been made into blockbuster hit movies. He also wrote The Big Short, ...

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Kids share holiday wish lists with Santa on throne of ice

Santa Claus received an icy welcome in Manayunk on Saturday. A small crowd gathered at Canal View Park just after 10 a.m. to watch ...

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Pepsi grant would bring a teen fitness center to Holmesburg

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Toys for Beer deal at the Grey Lodge ends Tuesday

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