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Two council members create land bank legislation for Philadelphia
In a move to coordinate Philadelphia’s efforts to handle its use and management of vacant land, two City Council members have intro ...
14 years ago
Temple grad, NFL player arrested for ditching South Street restaurant bill
Philadelphia native, Temple grad and almost Eagles player Raheem Brock was arrested yesterday after failing to pay his bill at a South St ...
14 years ago
Police shoot West Oak Lane man blocks from Jazz Festival site
As organizers put the finishing touches on the West Oak Lane jazz Festival this morning, shots rang out just blocks away. In an in ...
14 years ago
Transplanted Gemelli’s opening on Main St.
Fans of the now-closed Gemelli restaurant in Narbeth will be relieved to know that chef Clark Gilbert is taking his classically trained c ...
14 years ago
Police gunshots kill a man in West Oak Lane
A man died this morning from police gunshots following an altercation in West Oak Lane. The incident is still under investigation, ...
14 years ago
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