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Electrical substation problem leaves 20,000 without power

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Right NEast/Wrong NEast: Tacony moves to Mayfair and joins North Philadelphia

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Philadelphia braces for impact of Hurricane Irene

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The Goals of Zoning Reform, Part III: Protecting Philadelphia’s natural and historic resources

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Philadelphia School Reform Commission meeting: wild ride

Former Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is gone, but the controversy surrounding her departure is not. Case in point:W ...

14 years ago

Voter ID debate touches on fraud vs. voter protections

Pennsylvania is poised to join an increasing list of Republican-ruled states that are enacting laws requiring voters to produce a state-i ...

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

Ackerman talks, says her refusal to back pols was a ‘career decision’

When prominent people want to get their point of view out on a public controversy, smart ones will often grant an interview to someone t ...

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Pa. bill would make teacher strikes illegal

A controversial bill in Pennsylvania would make it illegal for public school teachers to go on strike. State lawmakers will host a public ...

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Zoo’s first Jaguar cub in 30 years revealed to public

The Philadelphia Zoo unveiled to the public the newest member of its family today, a 10-week-old jaguar named Lucha. He is the fir ...

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Former Philly officer pleads guilty to steroids crime

A former Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids, ...

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Princeton ban on frosh pledges is for sake of social focus

Princeton University is going to ban freshmen from pledging to fraternities and sororities. The Ivy League institution does not officiall ...

14 years ago

Politics & Policy

Arlene Ackerman, Philadelphia’s latest, but not greatest, unfixable problem

What’s next for Philadelphia, a plague of locusts? The forced termination of Philadelphia’s embattled school superintendent ...

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PEMA pleased with handling of earthquake aftermath

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, or PEMA, says coordination after this week’s earthquake went according to plan.  ...

14 years ago

Philadelphia customs officials intercept German snail

Despite it being small and slow-moving, the Kentish snail discovered today by Customs and Border Protection agents in Philadelphia poses ...

14 years ago

Phila. court workers were trapped by locked fire exits during earthquake

Employees on three floors of Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center had no way to exit the building Tuesday during the earthquake. ...

14 years ago

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