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Honoring Philadelphia Police officers who helped at Ground Zero and served overseas
A 9/11 Remembrance Event with the Philadelphia Police Department today drew politicians, as well as officers who either assisted in New Y ...
14 years ago
Michael Swanwick – A sci-fi master who made Philly home
Roxborough-based author Michael Swanwick moved to Philadelphia in 1973 with a few dollars in his pocket, a friend’s couch to sleep ...
14 years ago
GOP candidate for Philadelphia mayor challenges Nutter to five debates
Now that Labor Day has come and gone, the traditional campaign season has arrived. The Republican candidate for Philadelphia mayor is cal ...
14 years ago
Nutter extends weekend curfew in Philadelphia
The city of Philadelphia is extending the 9 p.m. weekend curfew in targeted areas. Mayor Michael Nutter says the decision was made ...
14 years ago
Nutter: Earlier curfew and parent fines still in effect
A change in weather doesn’t mean a change in curfew for Philadelphia’s youth. Mayor Michael Nutter reminded everyone t ...
14 years ago
‘Owl’s Eye’ maze comes back into focus at Chestnut Hill museum
Last week’s floods swept damaged some pretty old and solid buildings. So what chance did a whimsical piece of public art mad ...
14 years ago
Cumberland County uses grant to install license plate readers on sheriff cars
Three 6-inch cameras mounted to two Cumberland Coutny Sheriff’s Office cars can sign license plates of parked cars, passing cars an ...
14 years ago
A reporter’s memories from 9/11
While many of sat, eyes glued to the TV, watching the events of Sept. 11 unfold, Daily News reporter Chris Brennan and photograp ...
14 years ago
Ann Weaver Hart to step down as Temple University president
Five years after her arrival at Temple University, President Ann Weaver Hart says she’s stepping down to care for her ailing mother ...
14 years ago
Church founder statue gets shelter from storm with a little help from students
We’re not sure what Lutheran Church patriarch Henry Muhlenberg would think about the plastic ponchos his statue is currently sporti ...
14 years ago
Delaware firefighter/videographer recalls 9/11
In the summer of 2001, professional videographer Lou Angeli was hired by the New York City Fire Department to shoot footage that would be ...
14 years ago
Patterson official installed as New Jersey Supreme Court justice
As Archbishop Charles Chaput was installed yesterday in Philadelphia, New Jersey had an appointment of its own. Anne Patterson took her o ...
14 years ago
UPenn animal doctor studies effects of 9/11 on first-responder canines
Much of the focus of the 9/11 10-year anniversary is on those who died, lost loved ones or responded to the terrorist attacks that left t ...
14 years ago
Delaware will oversee artist’s sculpture collection
Famed artist Charles Parks has found a home for hundreds of his sculptures: Delaware. The state has received a collection of nearl ...
14 years ago
Upper Providence hosts annual suicide survivors vigil tonight
Those who’ve lost loved ones to suicide will gather tonight at Rose Tree Park in Upper Providence for an annual candlelight vigil. ...
14 years ago