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Spotlight shines on Kent County with Dover Days this weekend
More people outside of Kent County may know Dover as a NASCAR stop scheduled for next weekend. But tourism officials hope more will appre
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Tibetan protesters stop in Philadelphia en route to Washington, D.C.
The Tibetan protesters WHYY’s Lizz Fiedler spotted yesterday were in the middle of a long journey. About half of them had walked to
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14 years ago
Protester drills spokesman at gas hearing
Here’s a remarkable piece of tape from a hearing of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission last
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14 years ago
PHA issues refunds to managers, new lines proposed for 7th Councilmanic District
Good morning, Feeders! The Philadelphia Soul is practicing on Market Street today, but don’t let that distract you from other thing
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14 years ago
Wilmington Flower Market opens
The annual Wilmington Flower Market officially opens its three day run at Rockford Park today.
In addition to plants and flowers f
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14 years ago
Early bird wins 600 Krispy Kreme doughnuts
Ryan Hatt better have a lot of friends. Because he just won a dozen free doughnuts every week for the next year.
Hatt was first in
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14 years ago
Roberts withdraws from ballot, endorses Johnson for 2nd District Council
Damon Roberts has withdrawn his bid for Philadelphia’s 2nd District Council seat. The official announcement came yesterday, along w
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14 years ago
City Council sets date for DROP hearing
As was suspected all along, Philadelphia City Council won’t begin DROP hearings until after the May 17 primary. That sound you hear
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14 years ago
Financial disclosure forms filed by state officials this week show how Pennsylvania is behind the pack, when it comes to restrictions on
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14 years ago
School districts consider four-day weeks
Imagine the things you could do with a three-day weekend. It’s a near-reality for students in Pennsylvania’s Coatesville and
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14 years ago
1000 (and counting) say no to Chelten Plaza
A business group has taken aim at one of its own in Germantown. By collecting more than 1000 signatures of people who oppose a new develo
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14 years ago
Newark airport has highest domestic airfares in US
Travelers in New Jersey looking for cheaper airfares should head south.
The federal Transportation Statistics Bureau says Atlantic
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14 years ago
Drugmakers eliminate infant drops of key medicine
Johnson & Johnson and other makers of cold and fever medications say they will discontinue infant drops of medicines containing aceta
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14 years ago
It began with the “Rocket Man” incident.
Jim Harris had performed in the choir and played cello for Saint Madeleine So
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14 years ago
Happy Hollow celebrates 100 years with a new orchard
As Allison Weiss walked toward Pulaski Street from Wayne Avenue with a wheelbarrow full of equipment, she stopped to inform people of the
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14 years ago