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National Brownfields Conference works at Awbury Arboretum
As part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Brownfields Conference going on this week in Philadelphia, the EPA kicked
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Tipping can be weird.
There are thousands of coffeehouses, sandwich shops and other takeout places in Philadelphia, and I’ll
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April 16 benefit to honor trooper
A rookie Chester County state trooper killed by a drunken driver will be honored this month with a fundraiser focused on buying breathaly
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History of Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater recounted by Motown star
Motown star Kim Weston talked to Temple students about the iconic Uptown Theater at the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
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Penn State president warns of staff layoffs
Pennsylvania State University president Graham B. Spanier has warned his staff of layoffs if proposed state education cuts are enacted.
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More bike lanes are coming to Philly
More bike lanes are coming to Philadelphia. But the city is still working to figure out where.
It’s been about a year since
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Suspenseful ‘Source Code’ shows off a versatile Gyllenhaal
We cannot change the past. But in Source Code, a film opening this weekend, director Duncan Jones reminds us we can learn from i
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Hundreds run for “Uncle Bear” in Manayunk
Runners in the inaugural Manayunk Fools Run clutched their wigs, jester hats, sunglasses, butterfly wings and tutus as they sprinting tow
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Man killed in West Oak Lane domestic disturbance
A young man is dead following a domestic dispute in West Oak Lane Friday night. According to police, the trouble began when Robert Daught
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Nerds and geeks provide fodder for endless jokes – but a new
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Philly Spring Clean Up in Germantown
Bill Donahue and Laurie Stewart of the unit block of West Haines Street took to cleaning up around the Town Hall building Saturday even t
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May I see you in chambers, your honor?
I’m sure it’s just a misunderstanding, but Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Judge Douglas Gummo couldn’t explain to polic
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Corbett refuses to rake in a windfall
What if the kid at your front door offered to rake your leaves into piles, but not to bag them? Would you hire him?
Or a contracto
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Philly Spring Cleanup projects sprout up across the city
Looks like the skies are cooperating for the annual Philly Spring Cleanup. After taking project submissions from residents, the cleanup s
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