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Could census give Philly a better sense of itself?
Let’s talk about Northern Liberties, belly dancers and Chase Utley’s knee.
And the topic that ties them together, at least in
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13 years ago
Another Oscar-worthy performance
On Thursday Evening March 10th, I, among dozens of other concerned community members were able to experience an acting performance unlike
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13 years ago
Irv Ackelsberg on GCC’s meeting with developer Pat Burns
MEMORANDUM
Date: March 2, 2011
To: GCC and interested Germantown residents
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13 years ago
Big turnout in Germantown to oppose state-backed development
It was standing room only at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown Thursday night as over 100 concerned residents flooded the Germantow
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13 years ago
HUD questions Street’s votes in PHA contracts
Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street faces investigation for his votes as chairman of the Philadelphia Housing Authority to award millio
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13 years ago
Photos from the Philadelphia scholastic chess finals
Philly elementary, middle and high school students squared off at the Philadelphia Scholastic Chess League Finals on Thursday at Citizen
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13 years ago
Delco woman studying in Tokyo witnesses quake
Samantha Landau was riding her bike home away from crowded downtown Tokyo when she started to hear car alarms in a nearby parking lot and
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13 years ago
When a rose’s sweet smell becomes a stink
Ever wonder where the powerful stink of a rose comes from? In her latest
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13 years ago
Pa. to get electric car-charging network
A California-based company announced plans Friday to install a network of electric vehicle-charging stations around Pennsylvania. The 66
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13 years ago
Corbett also proposes some increases
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget cuts made a lot of news this week, but he actually wants to increase funding for 13
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13 years ago
The Fresh Grocer/Save-A-Lot debate
Over 100 people attended the March 10 Germantown Community Connection meeting to hash out what the community will do to get the kind of d
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13 years ago
FDA sets legal standards for shuttered J&J plant
The consumer health-care unit of Johnson & Johnson will be barred from resuming operations at its Fort Washington manufacturing plant
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13 years ago
Program teaches mental health ‘first aid’
Violence committed by people with mental illness is rare–but when it happens, it gets a lot of media attention. After the shootings
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13 years ago
While much of the world is focused on the victims of the earthquake and tsunami, hard core football fans are panicked about the prospect
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13 years ago