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Philly council set to pass budget with tax hike for schools
Philadelphia City Council is poised to approve a budget Thursday that will include a tax hike for the schools.
After a day’s
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Delaware County SPCA reconsidering animal control services extension
In a sudden turn of events, the Delaware County SPCA may extend its animal control services after all.
A letter from the organizat
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13 years ago
Will polling places line be as long as airport scanners?
As the Pennsylvania legislature considers requiring voters to present photo ID at polling places, a veteran Philadelphia election officia
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13 years ago
Philadelphia Zoo keeping a watchful eye on its new snow leopard cubs
They don’t have names and they weighed only a pound or so at birth, but the Philadelphia Zoo’s new snow leopard cubs have alr
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13 years ago
For third and final year, Philadelphia opens public pools with private money
For one more season, public pools in Philadelphia are open thanks to private donations.
Mayor Michael Nutter donned bathing
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13 years ago
Pennsylvania House resolution would give Paterno a state holiday
The Pennsylvania House is likely to create a new state holiday, but don’t expect a day off from work.
The House has introduc
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13 years ago
Delaware okays all 19 districts’ Race to the Top plans
One of only two states to win first-round funding in the federal Race to the Top grant program, Delaware is making its way through this e
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13 years ago
Visiting a community farm beneath the El
Community farms are meant to provided a sustainable food service to Philadelphia neighborhoods. But what keeps the farms a sustainable pa
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13 years ago
A laughing bonanza in East Falls
On July 9th and 10th, the Old Academy will host its Third Annual One-Act Bonanza. The Players will entertain you with comedy and drama (m
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13 years ago
Archdiocese explains closure of Delaware County’s St. Kevin School
Despite parishioners’ last-ditch efforts to keep Delaware County’s St. Kevin school open, the Archdiocese has released a stat
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Summer STEM program launches in Seaford
State education officials are announcing that about 100 elementary school children from t
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13 years ago
Delaware jazz festival celebrates musical heritage
The 23rd year of Wilmington’s DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival wrap
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Sussex County Council approves one-time tax credit
Property owners in Sussex County are enjoying the idea of a little extra change in their pockets after the Sussex County C
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13 years ago
Philadelphia blogs named as best in the state by PoliticsPA
Who’s doing a good job at covering politics in Pennsylvania?
Philadelphia Weekly, for one. The NewsWorks partner earned not
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13 years ago
Nominations for Philadelphia’s Creative Connectors open until July
What is a Creative Connector, and who are they in Philadelphia?
Well, it’s really up to you to decide.
WHYY/NewsWork
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