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City Year leads Philadelphia programs tapped for AmeriCorps funding
More than $4 million in AmeriCorps grants will go toward city programs, and City Year ...
14 years ago
Mosquito sprays in Montgomery County will control population
Sprays schedule this week in Montgomery County will control the adult mosquito populations in Upper and Lower Moreland. Three targ ...
14 years ago
Rutgers study links caffeine to skin cancer prevention
Who says the beach and coffee don’t go together? Research from Rutgers University shows a stronger link between caffeine and ...
14 years ago
Philly Council hears public’s ideas on election map
Philadelphia City Council Tuesday gave the public a midmorning chance to weigh in on the controversial process of redistricting during th ...
14 years ago
Mixed-use development occupy former Phoenixville steel mill site
Phoenixville Borough Council has given conditional-use approval to a mixed-used development on the site of an old steel mill near French ...
14 years ago
Geek Awards celebrate best of Philly’s geek culture
Are you a geek? Of course you are; we all are. So we want ...
14 years ago
Boy found safe on bus after mother feared “the worst”
Kariym Muhammad was safe and sound in his Spongebob pajamas this morning after police spent part of last night searching for him. ...
14 years ago
Senior poets encourage young and old to speak out
Victoria Huggins Peurifoy worked as a technical writer for the Internal Revenue Service for 35 years. At her retirement party, she ...
14 years ago
Popular Levittown community garden needs more volunteers
Despite being an award-winning garden using a popular planting style, Levittown’s “lasagna garden” behind the Middletow ...
14 years ago
Slower drivers reap the benefits of timed lights
Philadelphia’s green wave has little to do with energy efficiency or eco friendliness. The initiative to keep your car movin ...
14 years ago
Uh oh, here we go. Rick Perry has been the GOP’s designated savior for barely 72 hours, and already he’s fouling the atmosphe ...
14 years ago
Society Hill Civic Association satisfied with new plan for curb cuts
The Society Hill Civic Association will get to pick the shade of gray for the concrete portions of the neighborhood’s new ADA-compl ...
14 years ago
Effort in Delaware to keep carpet out of the trash
A New Castle business owner is trying to convince state lawmakers to ban carpet from landfills. Ron Simonetti founded Waste Carpet ...
14 years ago
Christie approves millions in funding for historic sites
New Jersey’s historical sites will see $10 million to help fund construction projects and educational programs. Gov. Chris C ...
14 years ago
Court date for alleged shooter at Strawberry Mansion rec center
A preliminary hearing is scheduled today for Amir Jamal, the 18-year-old accused of a late-June shooting at a Strawberry Mansion rec cent ...
14 years ago