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Hearing clearly at Independence Visitor Center
In crowded rooms, overpowering background noise can make comprehension difficult for those who wear hearing aids. The aids amplify every ...
14 years ago
Trying to put focus in Penn State case back on abuse
When thousands of students rioted to protest the firing of long-time Penn State coach Joe Paterno it dominated the national media.   ...
14 years ago
4 finalists picked in bid for warship in Philly
Four finalists have been chosen as potential owners of a historic warship in Philadelphia. The USS Olympia, a one-of-a-kind steel ...
14 years ago
Penn State’s trustees to meet publicly amid furor
Penn State’s trustees will meet in public for the first time after forcing out the university’s football coach Joe Paterno an ...
14 years ago
Antiques Roadshow event comes to Germantown
For 15 years, it has been known as the show featuring some of the country’s rarest treasures. You’ve seen it before: househol ...
14 years ago
Turning humble plywood into art in Philadelphia
For the past 25 years, the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia quietly has been bringing artists from around the world to work with wood. ...
14 years ago
Bumping into a ghost in the cereal aisle
My father died from complications of dementia in 2004. Lately, I find that I am on the lookout for signs that indicate I am also getting ...
14 years ago
Family friendly events happening this weekend
Friday: Hoping to show the kids how to honor veterans? Join the folks at the Aces Museum on Friday at ...
14 years ago
‘Pony Up’ fundraiser will help to build home, supply food for Philly’s mounted patrol unit
In support of the Philadelphia Police Foundation, several horse riders will pony up this Sunday for a benefit walk that will help reestab ...
14 years ago
Al Schmidt sees his Election Day victory as a defeat for the political machine
As he traveled from polling place to polling place in one final Election Day push to get votes in the City Commissioner’s race, Al ...
14 years ago
As more details linked to the Penn State sex abuse scandal come to light, the news sounds eerily familiar to one Delaware non-profit orga ...
14 years ago
Does Chestnut Hill BID president have a conflict of interest?
Officials with Weavers Way Co-op are questioning whether it’s appropriate for a project manager of a controversial development in C ...
14 years ago
Heirloom aims to reintroduce early American cuisine to Chestnut Hill
A new restaurant planned for Chestnut Hill called Heirloom plans to bring American Regional Cuisine using many common ingredients used be ...
14 years ago
Neighborhood Interfaith Movement leadership in transition
A month after Rabbi George Stern stepped down from his position as director of the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement (NIM); he received an ...
14 years ago
Dining to end hunger is no joke for Interfaith Hospitality Network
An empty bowl is a reminder that not all of us have something to fill it with. For the Northwest Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitali ...
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