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School District using sheep to keep grass maintained
Chances are when you read that headline you figured out this story isn’t coming from the School District of Philadelphia. You’ ...
14 years ago
Bridgeton High Seniors told they can’t walk at graduation
About 20 Bridgeton High School seniors are not allowed to walk at their graduation ceremony Wednesday evening. The Bridgeton School ...
14 years ago
Pa. Senate panel advances gas-drilling fee
For the first time, a Pennsylvania Senate committee has approved an annual levy on Marcellus Shale drillers. The Environmental Res ...
14 years ago
Brady to face congressional challenge from judge he backed
Jimmie Moore, whom Rep. Bob Brady backed for his 1999 judicial campaign, has decided to run against Brady in next April’s primary f ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia’s Indonesians slip their culture into everyday life
Just when you thought Pew’s report on demographic cha ...
14 years ago
Rally against proposed soda tax circles City Hall
Unions representing people who make and deliver soda joined with a few politicians to denounce Philadelphia’s proposed tax on sugar ...
14 years ago
Parents, lawyers to speak about girl who fell from Ferris Wheel
This afternoon, the parents of Abiah Jones will join their attorneys for a news conference about the death of their 11-year-old daughter ...
14 years ago
Dispute over paying firefighters leads Bensalem to suspend volunteer fire company
A volunteer fire company in Bucks County is suspended, after allegedly clashing with paid firefighters. Bensalem Township Di ...
14 years ago
FDA’s new sunscreen guidelines warn of labeling differences
Careful what you get when you go sunblock shopping. ...
14 years ago
Flag Day began in Philadelphia 234 years ago
On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution: “Resolved, That the flag of the United States be t ...
14 years ago
Medical tests bring new life to mummies’ past
Tests at Lankenau Medical Center are helping researchers unlock mysteries about the lives behind the mummified remains now at the Frankli ...
14 years ago
Sly Fox brewery to open Pottstown location
Before plans move forward with Sly Fox’s new Pottstown location, the brewery will sell its Royersford restaurant. The Cheste ...
14 years ago
Cole Hamels and Hamels Foundation donate to Philadelphia schools
Oh, Cole Hamels, is there anything you can’t do? One of the Phillies’ many do-gooders, he and wife Heidi spent the morning ha ...
14 years ago
Northern Liberties store employs a dog
Sometimes our reporters spot interesting things while out covering something else. Like this guy, ...
14 years ago
Coast Guard hopes to sell two Jersey Shore lighthouses
Looking to open a bed and breakfast? Start a party house? Build a helipad? Your imagination can pretty much run wild when you’re bi ...
14 years ago