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Olney robbery leaves one dead, two injured
One man is dead and two others are injured after an apparent robbery ended in gunfire overnight in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhoo ...
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Failing grade: 2 off 15 Delaware Co. schools fail to meet state academic target
Two of 15 school districts in Delaware County did not meet a state academic target based on standardized testing in the 2010-11 school ye ...
14 years ago
60 acres to be preserved of newly acquired riverfront land in New Castle
New Castle plans to preserve 60 acres of newly acquired riverfront land after it was transferred to the city last week. ...
14 years ago
Hundreds of theater workers hit the picket lines in Philadelphia
Hundreds of theater workers hit the picket lines in Philadelphia early this morning, putting some productions in the city’s theater ...
14 years ago
Philly mayoral candidates meet for only debate
Democrat Michael Nutter and Republican Karen Brown will face off Tuesday in the only planned debate of the Philadelphia mayoral campaign. ...
14 years ago
Philly Mag recognizes Green Woods as one of the “best places to raise your kids” in the city
Down a gravel path, surrounded by 350 acres of forest sits Roxborough’s Green Woods Charter School. This week, Philadelphia Magazin ...
14 years ago
Why the U.S. drone attack on U.S. citizen Anwar Al-Awlaki gave him all the process he was due
President Obama can be credited with another advance in the U.S. war on Al Qaeda with the elimination by drone attack in Yemen of U.S. ci ...
14 years ago
Pa. field of GOP candidates for Senate growing
The field of Republican candidates running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is getting crowded. There’s no standout candidate ...
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Knight Arts Challenge seeks second round of creative proposals
The Opera Company of Philadelphia simulcast a performance of “Carmen” on a jumbo screen set up outdoors on Independence Mall ...
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15 deaths linked to listeria-tainted cantaloupes
The Centers for Disease Control has now linked 15 deaths to cantaloupes contaminated with listeria, ...
14 years ago
Corbett expected to present plan for Marcellus Shale
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to announce his plan for Marcellus Shale policy Monday, more than two months after his appointe ...
14 years ago
Slam Bam, and other casual strategies of connection
A man I’ve known for about 20 years is a prestigious poet, Major Jackson. He was visiting town and came to one of Painted Bride Q ...
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Responding to rapidly-growing concerns from law enforcement agencies, the medical profession, the general public, and recent evidence tha ...
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Newtown’s Market Day revives colonial era
History will come to life today in Newtown, where the borough will ...
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