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Dave Davies: Off Mic

The Other Barack

The president’s papa was a rolling stone – this much we knew. But when I opened journalist Sally Jacobs’ biography of ...

15 years ago

Food Bank of Delaware gets potatoes from train involved in accident

An accident that spilled a load of potatoes in Milford proves to be a windfall for the Food Bank of Delaware.  The accident o ...

15 years ago

NewsWorks stories you may have missed

It was a busy few days, with Philadelphia’s best food vendors battling in Saturday’s Vendy Awards to the historic space shutt ...

15 years ago

Jenkintown community project meant to beautify business dist.

Business owners in Jenkintown are stepping up to beautify the business district as part of a project organizers hope will create a sense ...

15 years ago

Issues delay various SEPTA trains Monday

A variety of issues Monday have caused delays to passengers on some of SEPTA’s trains. Accor ...

15 years ago

West Phila. park shows rapid development

A West Philadelphia park is making significant progress as part of a project that began two years ago. ...

15 years ago

SEPTA gives tour of crumbling infrastructure to Federal Transit Administration

Federal officials came to Philadelphia to take a look at the city’s crumbling mass transit infrastructure.  Federal Tra ...

15 years ago

More bathrooms? DRWC considers ways to increase visitors

Groomed park trails are always nice, perhaps additional trash cans or park shelters too, but how about more bathrooms? The Delawar ...

15 years ago

Malfunction causes NJ Motor Vehicle Commission computers to crash

A computer malfunction Monday morning caused computers across New Jersey to crash at the state’s Department of Motor Vehicle Commis ...

15 years ago

A second chance: pardoned PA cow sent to Woodstock

A Pennsylvania cow who received a second chance after it was pardoned by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, is on her way to New York. ...

15 years ago

Delaware’s ban on using hand held cellphones while driving turns six months old

When a truck driver slammed his rig into a train carrying a load of potatoes in Milford Sunday afternoon, police said the man was “ ...

15 years ago

StateImpact report: Emergency services face troubling paradox

Emergency services in drilling-heavy Pennsylvania counties are facing a potentially dangerous trend: as permanent population fell, 911 ca ...

15 years ago

Happy Birthday! 7-11 offers up free slurpees

It’s the start of the work week, but on this Monday, 7-11 if offering something to get you started on the right track… a free ...

15 years ago

Air quality alert issued in parts of PA, NJ

Air quality alerts were issued for parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Monday. According to the National Weather Service alert, t ...

15 years ago

‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ auditions draw hundreds

Thousands of people dream of one day becoming millionaires and on Monday, many of them had the chance to at least take the first steps in ...

15 years ago

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