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Camp Erin helps kids cope with loss
Almost a hundred children and teenagers who have lost loved ones will gather in Bucks County this weekend for the fifth annual Camp Erin
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Philadelphia is middle of the pack for public transit
The Philadelphia area’s public transit system is not the worst, but not nearly the best, when it comes to getting people to work.&n
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13 years ago
New York Times’ T Magazine highlights Philly coffee scene
Well this is a new one. Recognition for Philadelphia as a
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13 years ago
Kennett YMCA withdraws from $30 million development plan
A “sense of urgency” led to the Kennett Area YMCA’s withdrawal from a $30 million plan to revitalize part of Kennett Sq
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13 years ago
Horror film screening aids disaster relief in Japan
The Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident may have been pushed off of the front pages, but a group of Philadelphia event pro
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13 years ago
Therapists use fairy tale characters to help patients open up
It might be hard to talk about your feelings, but it’s a little easier to talk about say, Dorothy and her strange group of friends
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13 years ago
Get in touch with your inner wicked witch
The Freudian analyst Bruno Bettelheim is famous for using fairy tales to allow children to explore their feelings of fear and abandonment
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13 years ago
Candidates talk about last-minute efforts before Tuesday Pennsylvania Primary
As the clock ticks down to casting the first vote in Pennsylvania’s primary elections tomorrow, WHYY sampled some Philadelphia cand
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13 years ago
Two 2010 Pennsylvania lottery tickets still unclaimed
One year ago, two separate Pennsylvania Lottery winners won $200,000 each. Neither has claimed the prize, and now time is running out.
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13 years ago
Philly may take on aggressive panhandlers
A Philadelphia City Councilman said it’s time to take another look at aggressive panhandling.
It’s been about a decade
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13 years ago
Christie rapped over plan to cut health insurance program
Advocacy groups are criticizing Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to reduce the number of low-income parents eligible for New Jersey’
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13 years ago
Riley steps down as Convention Center chairman
#philadelphia – After four years as chairman of the Pennsylvania Convent
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13 years ago
Delaware House GOP offers surplus spending plan
A week after Gov. Jack Markell unveiled a three-part plan for spending Delaware’s projected $320 millio
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13 years ago
Firstrust awards $50,000 in scholarships to area high school seniors
Twenty-one Delaware Valley high school seniors will be honored tonight for essays that won them each a portion of $50,000 in college scho
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13 years ago
Over the edge of a 17-story building for Special Olympics Delaware
Dozens of brave volunteers descended 17-stories to take part in a thrilling fund raiser.
Held at the Brandywine Realty Trust Build
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13 years ago