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Notebook: Why we published the leaked school district document
In the days since it published leaked documents detailing facilities plans at the School District of Philadelphia, the Public School Note
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13 years ago
I don’t know what happened to Casey Anthony’s baby, but I’ve covered enough trials to know that if you’re opining
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13 years ago
The news is in the mail: some PECO electric discounts going away
Some PECO customers are receiving bad news in the mail.
215,000 customers in the region who get their electricity from PECO will r
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13 years ago
Phily Stat returns to help city make sense of mountains of data
The Nutter administration heralded the management tool “Philly Stat” as a way to revolutionize city government. A year ago it
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13 years ago
Sweeney says he’s not sorry for lashing out at Christie’s budget cuts
Don’t expect an apology anytime soon from N.J. Senate President Stephen Sweeney.
Despite urging from the Christie administra
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13 years ago
Scally drops out of Philadelphia’s at-large council race
There’s one less person vying for one of Philadelphia’s city council-at-large seats.
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13 years ago
Bike shop owners left wondering why City canceled Kelly Drive rentals
Wondering why you can’t rent bikes on Kelly Drive anymore? So are a lot of other people, and so are Glenn Krotick and Joseph Wentze
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13 years ago
Pew distributes $1 million in performing arts funding
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announced yesterday it has awarded more than $1 million to 10 local theaters, performing arts pres
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13 years ago
As we leave Independence Day ’11 in the rear view mirror, let’s lamentably note the latest manifestation of American ignoranc
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13 years ago
Philadelphia family battling U.S. Treasury for rare gold coins
One Philadelphia family is going to court with the U.S. treasury over the ownership of some rare coins. This sure puts fighting with your
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13 years ago
Kim Sole’s wearable art: Inspired by nature, neighborhood and family
Mt. Airy resident Kim Soles recycles used clothing into high-end fashions carried by stores such as Barneys New York, and Anthropologie
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13 years ago
Smyrna and Clayton share a parade and fireworks each fourth of July. The 2011 version featured marching bands, fire trucks, politic
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13 years ago
Mitros murder hearing postponed to July 13
More than two dozen friends and relatives gathered at the Criminal Justice Center on Filbert Street in Philadelphia on Wednesday for Greg
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13 years ago
5th District: Sunoco on Ridge robbed at gunpoint
5th Police District Crime Blotter June 27 –
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13 years ago
Sick Days Coalition begins override strategy on Nutter’s paid sick leave veto
The Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces is due at Independence Mall at noon to declare independence from Mayor Michael Nutter
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13 years ago