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Rutgers board slashes tuition hike for lowest increase in two decades
Students and faculty cheered yesterday when the Rutgers University Board of Governors voted to cut the proposed 3 percent tuition hike to ...
14 years ago
Three children shot in Kensington since May
When Javier Merle Jr. was shot Thursday in Kensington, he became the third child in the neighborhood to be wounded by a gun since May. Me ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia parking fare increase begins today
Save your quarters; parking meters and kiosks in parts of Philadelphia will raise their prices today. In order to help the School ...
14 years ago
Final meeting of Marcellus Shale advisory panel underway
Today marks the final meeting of a months-long panel session to examine recommendations for Marcellus Shale drilling. The 30-membe ...
14 years ago
New life for old jazzhouse, Shore town bans lasers for pilots’ safety
Good morning, Feeders! Twenty years ago tomorrow, Frank Rizzo Sr. died. Tom MacDonald will take a look back at Rizzo’s mark ...
14 years ago
How the zoning code affects developers and neighbors
There’s been plenty of coverage about Philadelphia’s Zoning Code changes. We’ve learned how it will affect particular n ...
14 years ago
The Delsea Drive-in keeps a vintage summer tradition alive
In Philadelphia, movie-in-the-park events are popping up everywhere. It’s all very trendy, but it’s not a new idea. In fact, ...
14 years ago
Shore town bans high-powered laser pointers
It doesn’t seem that long ago that laser pointers were the it thing on boardwalks. Now one Shore town is banning them. Ocean ...
14 years ago
Jury deliberations resume in Danieal Kelly case
Jurors will resume today to deliberate the role a father and two social workers played in the 2006 death of 14-year-old Danieal Kelly. ...
14 years ago
Writing so much about unwanted plants the last few posts I am reminded that no plant achieves anything closer to perfection than a weed. ...
14 years ago
Garden parity: Revived Rodin landscape again part of museum experience
After a year under wraps, renovations to the front gate and gardens of the Rodin Museum along the Parkway in Philadelphia are complete. N ...
14 years ago
Wyck farm stand gives new meaning to ‘buy local’
The weekly farmers market at the historic Wyck house on Germantown Avenue features two things every Friday: 300 years of on-site agricult ...
14 years ago
More arrests possible in West Mt. Airy meth ring
Officials with the Narcotics Field Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department said this week that more individuals could be arrested in c ...
14 years ago
PA State Rep Cherelle Parker’s DUI trial is rescheduled for Aug 22
State Rep. Cherelle Parker’s DUI trial has been continued until August 22 so that the Pennsylvania Attorney General can prosecute t ...
14 years ago
Canoe Club’s open house gives novices a shot on the water
Balloons and signs recently decorated the Wissahickon bus stop on Main street, welcoming visitors to the Philadelphia Canoe Club’s annu ...
14 years ago