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Restaurateurs riled over increase in Philly fee for valet spaces
An increase in the fee Philadelphia charges for a valet parking space has upset some restaurant owners in the city. The cost of re ...
15 years ago
Delaware KIDS Fund hosts second 5-k run / walk
The second annual Delaware KIDS Fund 5k Run / Walk for KIDS is being held this weekend in Newport. ...
15 years ago
Firefighters battle blaze at former elementary school
Philadelphia firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze at the former Julia de Burgos Elementary School in North Philadelphia. ...
15 years ago
Dover High School Band-a-Thon fundraiser tonight
The Dover High School Marching band holds its pre-season Band-a-Thon tonight. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., and orig ...
15 years ago
Northwest Philadelphia reacts to liquor store privatization bill
Union members, store clerks and legislators around Northwest Philadelphia are preparing for the worst should Pennsylvania decide to priva ...
15 years ago
Central Bucks District loses out on property tax assessment boost
A missed deadline and a computer glitch means it could be 2013 before the Central Bucks School District gets additional revenue from prop ...
15 years ago
Waterfront Corporation plans to work with women- and minority-owned businesses
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has plans to spend about 25 to 30 percent of its discretionary budget working with women- and m ...
15 years ago
Drawing on voter input for new Philadelphia Council district map
Philadelphia City Council must approve a redrawing of the city’s election map by Sept. 9. There’s incentive to meet the deadl ...
15 years ago
West Philly bar celebrating National Watermelon Day
Since you were planning to spend the day spitting watermelon seeds anyway, why not do so in a more official way? It’ ...
15 years ago
Delaware priest indicted on charges he stole $300,000 from parishioner
A Delaware priest faces charges in a New Castle County indictment alleging that he stole more than $300,000 from a parishioner. ...
15 years ago
District: students can request to be kept from blogging teacher’s class
About 60 Central Bucks East students have already requested to be kept out of Natalie Munroe’s classes, and the district expects mo ...
15 years ago
District proposes scaling back Promise Academies
This morning’s special meeting of the School Reform Commission has proven anything but uneventful. NewsWorks/Notebook ...
15 years ago
Upper Moreland is Pennsylvania’s first Bird Town
A group of Upper Moreland residents has taken the first steps in making the township a native bird habitat. Using the ...
15 years ago
Wildwood’s tram car voice will welcome the Globetrotters
“Watch the Globetrotters, please.” That ought to get a lot of heads turning on the Wildwood Boardwalk when the infamou ...
15 years ago