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Pennsylvania budget proposal will include cutbacks to every agency
Seems Pennsylvania is a shopaholic. Budget Secretary Charles Zogby said today the commonwealth’s budget problems aren’t the r
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13 years ago
Onion launches local entertainment site today
Hold onto your hats, Feed readers, this is a media-laden post. We’re dropping publication names and the name of publications droppi
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13 years ago
Fresh Grocer closed with state loan still unpaid
A senior woman stood outside the closed Fresh Grocer on Chelten Ave. Saturday afternoon addressing other would be shoppers who were heade
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13 years ago
Pennsylvania among states considering plastic bag tax
Pennsylvania legislators are considering a two-cent-per-bag tax on plastic bags in stores with more than $1 million in annual sales.
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13 years ago
Secretaries of Education, Labor visit Community College of Philadelphia
Leaders of community colleges met in Philadelphia with two members of the president’s cabinet to talk about their future.
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13 years ago
Neighborhoods clash on how to handle youth violence
Some say there’s an ongoing turf war between the youth of Abbotsford Homes and nearby Allegheny. That’s what police believe l
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13 years ago
Baptist Temple, Philadelphia Main Post Office win Preservation Alliance Awards
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has announced its 2011 winners. More than 22 historic properties were honored for thei
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13 years ago
Pennsylvania American Water Company finalizes automated meter-reading system
Good news for the water company means bad news for door-to-door scammers. Norristown residents should be extra wary of anyone knocking on
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13 years ago
Nearly 100 dead birds found on Berks County highway
Update: An early investigation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission
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13 years ago
DelDOT says DMV wait times improving
While complaints about long lines at the DMV may never come to an end, the state Department of Transportation says things are improving.
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13 years ago
Philadelphia street names symbolize history, creativity and sometimes nothing
What’s your favorite street name in Philadelphia? Maybe it’s the street you grew up on, the oft-mispronounced Cliveden or the
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13 years ago
Penn wants to move McDonald’s as last step in corridor revitalization
First it was a Burger King, then a movie theater. Now, all that’s in the University of Pennsylvania’s way is a pesky, persist
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13 years ago
Benefits continue for Windermere fire victims
Support for victims of the Windermere Court fire continues. Not one, but three benefits are scheduled for this week. The West Philly Loca
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13 years ago
Delaware economic panel considers funding for two expansion projects
Delaware’s Council on Development Finance is meeting today to consider funding the expansions of two major corporations: DuPont and
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13 years ago
One-way fare proposed for SEPTA rails were tried, failed in Boston
Much like the system proposed by SEPTA, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority had a one-way rail fare system. For a year. It did
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13 years ago