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39th District: Restraining order doesn’t deter offender with gun, threatens children
Crime Blotter June 3 – 9
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In the Gap: Neighborhood violence
This month our series—In the Gap: Voices from the Health Divide—examines new ideas about protecting young people from violence. Accid
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13 years ago
People and street scenes at the Jazz Festival
Photographer Bas Slabbers was all over the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival last weekend. He caught police in action, children in motion, musi
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13 years ago
WOL Jazz 2011: A tale of three vendors – the good, the bad, the corporate
Editor’s note: Erica David is a West Oak Lane resident who has been exploring the mom and pop shops of our area fo
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13 years ago
Street closures this Sunday for Philadelphia Triathlon
If you plan on driving in and around Northwest Philadelphia this weekend, there are a few major street closures to keep in mind.
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13 years ago
Teaching life lessons to kids on the court
While some kids are spending their first week of summer vacation relaxing and kicking back by the pool, one group of dedicated tennis pla
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13 years ago
Why Obama is likely to be re-elected in 2012
Karl Rove, former advisor to George W. Bush,
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13 years ago
Chestnut Hill to get 15 “ugly” trash cans
Just how ugly are the Big Belly solar trash compactors? Well, at a community meeting last night in Northwest Philadelphia the word “
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13 years ago
Newspaper featuring MTV star’s death getting high bids on eBay
MTV fame still pays off in death, evidently. A local newspaper cover featuring coverage of Jackass star Ryan Dunn’s death is drawin
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13 years ago
N.J. Dems make last-ditch effort to save TV station
The operation of New Jersey Network television will be turned over to a subsidiary of New York public broadcaster WNET at the end of the
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13 years ago