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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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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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago