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GCC stance on Chelten Plaza appears to soften

Two Germantown community groups are battling over how to deal with the controversial Chelten Plaza development – most recently the ...

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State fund “zeroed out” for West Oak Lane Jazz Festival next year

A consultant for this year’s West Oak Lane Jazz Festival says the event will not receive state funding in 2012. “The funds tha ...

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Natural gas industry spends millions on Pa. road repairs

Companies drilling Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale natural gas reserves say they’ve spent more than $400 million to repair the ...

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Mighty Wanamaker pipe organ going strong in 100th year

For many lifelong Philadelphians, the Wanamaker Building means three things: the eagle, the Christmas show, and the pipe organ. On Wednes ...

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New pictures: Jazz Festival performers

Photographer Bas Slabbers was all over the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival last weekend. He caught police in action, children in motion, musi ...

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Manayunk Arts Festival returns this weekend with jewelry, acrylics and quirky sculptures galore

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