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Three Philadelphia theater companies end fall run
It’s the last chance to catch three plays that end their fall run in Philadelphia on Sunday. From HBO screenwriter Sarah Tre ...
14 years ago
‘Corrupt and contented’: Suspicions of Philadelphia complacency linger to this day
At the turn of the century, crusading journalist Lincoln Steffens set about exposing municipal corruption in American cities, calling Phi ...
14 years ago
Should Philly build a memorial for Joe Frazier?
Philadelphia has one statue of an imaginary boxer, to the delight of some and the embarrasment of others. Is it time for a statue of a re ...
14 years ago
AAA reporting stable gas prices for N.J.
Gas prices are much higher this year than they were a year ago, but they appear to be leveling off in New Jersey. Accord ...
14 years ago
Camden County awarded $1.46 million federal grant for transit improvements
The Camden Travel Management and Coordination Center stands to see some improvements in the near future. ...
14 years ago
New Cooper lactation station supports breastfeeding employees
Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., has introduced a lounge for employees where they can breastfeed their infants. ...
14 years ago
Special music tribute set for Monday at University of Delaware
A special concert featuring an original piece of music will be held to honor the passing of a University of Delaware student enrolled in ...
14 years ago
Noontime kickoff for Penn State-Nebraska matchup hardly business as usual
After an intensely difficult and traumatic week, Penn State will get down to what it used to be known for: football. After major shakeups ...
14 years ago
Occupy Philly adds nonviolent protest training to prepare for Dilworth Plaza resistance
Occupy Philadelphia, in a late-night vote Friday, decided to stay at Dilworth Plaza. City officials have demanded that the protester ...
14 years ago
Having fired its head football coach, Joe Paterno, and its president, Graham Spanier, for failing to act on their knowledge of child abus ...
14 years ago
Why Fumo looked such a mess – and more sounds from his re-sentencing hearing
A few people gasped when former State Senator Vince Fumo appeared in court Wednesday for his re-sentencing hearing. He wore a baggy ...
14 years ago
$1000 reward for information in Oak Lane Pharmacy robbery
The Citizen’s Crime Commission is offering the public a reward for information that helps in the arrest of two suspects from an Oak ...
14 years ago
Droves of fans pay respects to Joe Frazier at the Wells Fargo Center
A silver hearse was parked in the underbelly of the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, having transported a coffin holding the body of Smokin& ...
14 years ago
N.J. collecting expired prescription drugs
The American Medicine Chest Challenge will take place in New Jersey Saturday as officials urge residents of the Garden State to properly ...
14 years ago