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Pa. move to ban drivers from using handheld cell phones on hold

Restrictions on Pennsylvania’s teen drivers have become law, while a ban on texting awaits the governor’s signature. Y ...

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

Dougherty attack – a new era in Philadelphia politics?

The swarming attack on Republican City Council candidate David Oh by a political committee associated with electricians’ union chie ...

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Northwest community groups rate Nutter’s first term, offer wish list for future

Having served as Fourth District City Councilman from 1992 to 2006, many Northwest Philadelphians considered Michael Nutter a friendly ne ...

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Arts & Entertainment

For 25 years, Art-Reach has helped open doors to culture

Marianne Lock is hard of hearing. She has a powerful hearing aid, and can read lips, but before Art-Reach she wasn’t able to attend ...

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Police release video of copper-wire thefts

Police seek the public’s help in identifying the person involved with two copper-wire thefts which were caught on camera. Vi ...

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Clocks turn back an hour as Daylight Savings Time ends

This means winter. Sunday morning is the end of Daylight Savings Times, meaning if you forget to turn your clocks back tonight, yo ...

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Speak Easy

The 5 best things to do with your extra hour

To commemorate the end of Daylight Savings Time, we’ve thought of a few ways to spend that extr ...

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Casey wants investigation into persistent post-storm power outages

A week after an October snow storm blew through Pennsylvania, some utility customers remain without power. Sen. Bob Casey seems to ...

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Philly-based gelato maker serving up world’s best ice cream

Capogiro’s distribution is nothing to sneeze at. The gelato maker has four Philadelphia cafes and distributes to retailers around t ...

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As deadline looms, Christie shows no sign of backing EPA pollution rule

Monday is the deadline for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to defend an EPA rule limiting cross-state air pollution. Last week, Chr ...

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Day-long hunger strike planned to show support for oppressed Tibetans

Wednesday, a group of local Tibetans went to Washington, D.C, for the launch of “Enough! Campaign for Global Intervention to Save Tibet ...

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Pa. texting ban overrides Philadelphia’s hands-free driving law

Back in 2009 when Philadelphia enacted its law to prohibit the use of cell phones while driving, part of the implementation was the condi ...

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Neighbors say at-risk housing proposal doesn’t belong on Kemble Avenue

Several dozen neighbors and members of a newly created civic association gathered at the intersection of Chew and Ogontz avenues Thursday ...

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Art-Reach puts culture within the grasp of the oft-overlooked

The antique carousel was playing a calliope version of the Beatles’ “Ob-la-di Ob-la-da.” But most of the dozen people o ...

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Politics & Policy

China rising, U.S. declining? Don’t panic yet.

The Group of 20 meeting of national leaders in Cannes, France, this week, in the midst of the Greek and European debt crisis, provides a ...

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