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Delmarva Chicken Festival expected to draw 20,000 visitors
The Delmarva Chicken Festival kicks off today, and is expected to draw 20,000 visitors. Of the human, variety, that is, because there are ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to keep emergency unemployment benefits
The bill to protect emergency unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania now goes to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk. Senators voted unan ...
14 years ago
Capital One to buy Delaware-based ING Direct
Capital One will pay $9 billion to purchase ING Direct USA, which has its headquarters along the Wilmington Rriverfront. The price ...
14 years ago
Five to see: Our picks for the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival
Something as large as the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival can be a bit overwhelming ( ...
14 years ago
Camden to assist families affected by recent fires
Update: Camden has set up a relief fund through PNC Bank, which the public can donate to at any New Jersey or Philadelph ...
14 years ago
Neighbors see both sides of the Jazz Fest
The West Oak Lane Jazz Festival is billed as a form of community development for the neighborhood it’s named for, but when three city b ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia area teen who beat the odds despite cancer is ready to graduate tonight
When Gary Keller was diagnosed with a very rare cancer in December 2008, his mom didn’t think he was going to make it to Christmas. ...
14 years ago
SugarHouse hearing draws mostly pro-casino neighbors
More than 20 people signed up for a public hearing yesterday to testify against SugarHouse’s presence in Fishtown. Just one showed ...
14 years ago
Will Michael Nutter take out his veto pen?
Philadelphia’s mandatory sick time bill and reforms to the DROP early retirement incentive program have been approved by City Counc ...
14 years ago
Mavericks celebrate NBA victory with unenthusiastic rendtion of “We are the Champions”
There are plenty of examples of botched renditions of the National Anthem at sporting events, but this could be a first. As the Da ...
14 years ago
DROP reform and sick leave bill quietly go through Philadelphia City Council
While the proposed soda tax fizzled out Thursday in Philadelphia, City Council quietly passed two other important pieces of legislation. ...
14 years ago
Dads and sons win Cheltenham Mall’s look-alike contest
Three fathers and their sons left the Cheltenham Mall last Saturday dressed alike and sporting prize packages. They were the winners of t ...
14 years ago
Comic book movies bring out the geek, for better or for worse
In the early 1960s, terms like “geek” were not part of our playground/corner store lexicon. However, you could be dubbed R ...
14 years ago
Sweeney wants charges against pension bill protesters dropped
N.J. Senate President Stephen Sweeney revealed his softer side today when he called on state police to drop charges filed yesterday again ...
14 years ago
Camden County police chiefs decide against countywide department involvement
Some of Camden County’s police chiefs have decided the plans for a countywide department aren’t for them. The Camden C ...
14 years ago