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Bike shop owners left wondering why City canceled Kelly Drive rentals
Wondering why you can’t rent bikes on Kelly Drive anymore? So are a lot of other people, and so are Glenn Krotick and Joseph Wentze
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13 years ago
Pew distributes $1 million in performing arts funding
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announced yesterday it has awarded more than $1 million to 10 local theaters, performing arts pres
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13 years ago
As we leave Independence Day ’11 in the rear view mirror, let’s lamentably note the latest manifestation of American ignoranc
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13 years ago
Philadelphia family battling U.S. Treasury for rare gold coins
One Philadelphia family is going to court with the U.S. treasury over the ownership of some rare coins. This sure puts fighting with your
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13 years ago
Kim Sole’s wearable art: Inspired by nature, neighborhood and family
Mt. Airy resident Kim Soles recycles used clothing into high-end fashions carried by stores such as Barneys New York, and Anthropologie
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13 years ago
Smyrna and Clayton share a parade and fireworks each fourth of July. The 2011 version featured marching bands, fire trucks, politic
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13 years ago
Mitros murder hearing postponed to July 13
More than two dozen friends and relatives gathered at the Criminal Justice Center on Filbert Street in Philadelphia on Wednesday for Greg
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13 years ago
5th District: Sunoco on Ridge robbed at gunpoint
5th Police District Crime Blotter June 27 –
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13 years ago
Sick Days Coalition begins override strategy on Nutter’s paid sick leave veto
The Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces is due at Independence Mall at noon to declare independence from Mayor Michael Nutter
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13 years ago
Captured baboon remains in amusement park quarantine
After a couple days on the loose in New Jersey, the baboon who escaped Six Flags Great Adventure will spend the next two weeks in quarant
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13 years ago
Delaware reaches agreement with US government on mental health care
Mental health care and services in Delaware will focus less on institutionalization and more on community-based treatment, under a compre
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13 years ago
Slots revenue down at Philadelphia-area casinos
Slots revenues are down from this time last year for Philadelphia’s two nearby casinos.
While Fishtown’s SugarHouse ha
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13 years ago
Williams calls on Pennsylvanians to submit legislation ideas
Who says playing pretend is just for kids? Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams is asking Pennsylvanians to put on their legislator hats and come
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13 years ago
Bhatt sworn in as DelDOT secretary
Yesterday marked the swearing-in ceremony for Shailen Bhatt, Delaware’s new Secretary of Transportation.
His first and main
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13 years ago
Haverford first responders rely on SEPTA bus for safety
NExt time you’re watching an emergency situation unfold in Haverford, don’t be surprised if a SEPTA bus rolls up. For the low
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13 years ago