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Barley Mill project up for a vote
Controversial development plan for Barley Mill Plaza up for a vote tonight. New Castle County Council is scheduled to vote on a pla ...
14 years ago
Occupiers see racial tension in Philly, arrests in Boston
While you were sleeping, Occupiers in Philadelphia and Boston had a tense night. There’ve been rumors of racial tension at C ...
14 years ago
Cape May plans to ban smoking on beach
Cape May is moving forward with plans to ban smoking on its beaches and the oceanfront Promenade. The city council, which is compo ...
14 years ago
Economics Nobel winners old friends, teach at Princeton
The two winners of the Nobel Prize in economics are both teaching at Princeton University this semester, but they’ve known each oth ...
14 years ago
Celebrating a 45th high school reunion
If you’re lucky, you too may be able to attend your 45th high school reunion, as I did recently back in Michigan. It’ll be a ...
14 years ago
Gorgas Park’s Harvest Festival honors a neighborhood institution
Standing among hundreds of people at Gorgas Park, John Boyce looks around from under his large brimmed sun hat and predicts that this is ...
14 years ago
Suburban home furnishing store relocates to Chestnut Hill
The definition of hipster as listed in the Dictionary is “a person who follows the latest trends and fashions.” So ...
14 years ago
River Road residents express concern over proposed sewer line installation
The delay in a proposed sewer line to River Road in upper Roxborough has caused some anxiety for residents. Originally scheduled to be co ...
14 years ago
Chestnut Hill gets a new kind of hand dryer
The latest in hand drying technology is available in Chestnut Hill. Over the summer Starbucks installed these $1200 hand dryers that blow ...
14 years ago