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Sandusky’s preliminary hearing postponed until mid-December
The preliminary hearing for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been postponed, with a new date set for mid-Dec ...
15 years ago
Committe of Seventy calls on Philadelphia City Commissioners to get to work
There’s much to be done if the City Commissioners office is going to improve itself, and the Committee of Seventy wants the three c ...
15 years ago
Keeping quiet about the public financing for the Inquirer and Daily News
It wasn’t a secret, really. But when the owners of the Inquirer and Daily News announced the papers’ move to the old ...
15 years ago
Drexel student arrested at protests in Egypt
A Drexel University student has been arrested in Cairo. Gregory Porter, from Glenside, is reportedly one of three American students ...
15 years ago
What is your neighborhood’s experience with income inequality?
“NewsWorks Tonight” host Dave Heller recently spoke with one of the authors of a study that identifies Philadelphia as t ...
15 years ago
Need exceeds holidays: Rescue mission seeks help for hungry all year
Many people give a hand to help feed the homeless and hungry over the holidays, but the need remains constant. The ...
15 years ago
Philadelphians encouraged to pledge to break the cycle of child abuse
At 2 p.m. today, Mayor Michael Nutter and other city officials will take the pledge to break the silence against child abuse, and others ...
15 years ago
North Light lends a helping hand to families in need for the holidays
Just days after raising $10,000 through an annual fundraiser, North Light was back out in the community helping needy families for the ho ...
15 years ago
Back wages recovered for 295 New Jersey gas station workers
Nearly 300 New Jersey gas station workers will receive $1,014,895 in back wages recovered during a multi-part investigation by the U.S. D ...
15 years ago
Chelten Ave. ‘is by no means a dead, or dying, commerical corridor’
Among many conversations about Chelten Avenue that took place at Monday night’s planning meeting in Germantown, one exchange seemed ...
15 years ago
Brewing tanks installed at Iron Hill in Chestnut Hill
A brewing tank was installed into the Iron Hill Brewery location on Sunday morning. Iron Hill says when the entire brewing system is comp ...
15 years ago
Drexel undergrad arrested in Cairo protests
Three American students are getting a hands-on experience in international politics after being arrested this morning in Cairo. Dr ...
15 years ago
Seven non-clerics appointed to Archdiocesan Review Board
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced the appointment of seven non-clerics to the Archdiocesan Review Board. Members are t ...
15 years ago
Small Business Saturday in Delaware
We’ve all heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, days dedicated to door busters and deals kick starting the holiday shopping ...
15 years ago
Sixers announce new mascot after fans call for Hip-Hop replacement
If the Sixers ever actually play again (the lockout continues, suits have been filed), it’ll be with a new mascot. The new t ...
15 years ago