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The future of Pier 9: Study begins on waterfront property
A study is now underway to consider the future of Pier 9, located just south of the new Race Street Pier park in Philadelphia. ...
14 years ago
Ramp up business: Chester officials hope new access to I-95 will help
It’s not often access ramps to the interstate can provide such great opportunities, but in Chester, two new ramps may end up sparki ...
14 years ago
Occupy Philly, Day 3: March to Liberty Bell planned
Participants of Occupy Philly plan to march from City Hall to the Liberty Bell in Old City today on the group’s third day of protes ...
14 years ago
Pickup slams into home in Northeast Philadelphia
What sounded like an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia this morning, turned out to be a pickup truck slamming into the front porch of a ...
14 years ago
Pig Iron Theatre raises curtain on new school
One of Philadelphia’s most successful experimental theater companies has just become an institution. On Monday, Pig Iron Theatre wi ...
14 years ago
Pa. plan aims to alleviate ‘granny-snatching’
One Pennsylvania House lawmaker is proposing new court rules to address what’s been dubbed “granny-snatching.” S ...
14 years ago
Councilwoman’s move would fast-track Chelten Plaza plan
After months of protests and public hearings on the Chelten Plaza controversy in Germantown, a move by Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller cou ...
14 years ago
Need for flood-recovery assistance drops in Pa.
The demand for flood recovery assistance in Pennsylvania has ebbed enough that some state agency offices are now closing on weekends. ...
14 years ago
Sixteenth anniversary of the Million Man March comes to Philadelphia this weekend
Friday through Sunday, The Greater Philadelphia Local Organizing Committee will host the 16th anniversary of the 1995 Million Man March a ...
14 years ago
Occupy Philadelphia protest enters second day
It’s been a quiet occupation in Philadelphia so far. The city’s version of the “Occupy Wall Street” protest—a ...
14 years ago
Gun-buyback program continues in N.J.
The latest gun-buyback program in New Jersey has yielded a collection of more than 250 firearms. Two assault weapons were among the guns ...
14 years ago
All MLB baseballs get treatment from South Jersey mud
Even though the Phillies are out of the pennant race this year, a little bit of our area is still represented on every ball thrown in Maj ...
14 years ago
Lynne Abraham won’t seek attorney general seat
Lynne Abraham won’t run for Pennsylvania Attorney General. Not this time around, anyway. The former Philadelphia district at ...
14 years ago
Right2Know marchers visit Mt. Airy
Yesterday marchers with Right2Know stopped in Mt. Airy to raise awareness of the widespread ...
14 years ago