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Help clean up Wissahickon Creek this weekend

The warm weather is finally upon us, which means it’s time to clean out those closets, plant some fresh flowers in the front yard a ...

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AFSCME’s District Council 47 snubs Nutter and Street in mayoral race

Members of the governing body of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 47 have decided not t ...

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Republicans move tentatively on Pa. drilling impact fee

Pennsylvania Senate Republicans will unveil their plan for a natural gas drilling impact fee Thursday, but the proposal is far from comp ...

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Pa. senator calls for state investigation of King charter award

A Republican state senator wants Pennsylvania’s Department of Education to look into the controversy over a contract to run a Phila ...

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Nutter will kick off Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Business Expo

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If the subway is to reach the Navy Yard, SEPTA planner says, people will need to live there

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Historical Commission examines question of modernist interventions

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Carl Lewis ruled ineligible to run for N.J. Senate

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has ruled that Olympic track star Carl Lewis cannot be on the June primary ballot as a Democratic candid ...

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Casey, Toomey take a tour of the Navy Yard

U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania climbed aboard a trolley to tour the Philadelphia Navy Yard Tuesday. The senat ...

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Sibling revelry: Three N.J. brothers win Goldwater Scholarship

A college student in New Jersey recently became the third brother in his family to win the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. The prize i ...

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New sentencing hearing for Abu-Jamal, Philadelphia Courts want more money

Well things have certainly developed since our morning news chase, and that development’s name is Mumia Abu-Jamal. He’s the h ...

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Flight of fancy surrounds airport in mural of dancers

One of the largest murals in the world is being installed at the Philadelphia airport. A 55,000-square-foot photo-collage called “H ...

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Pilot episode of Katz’s Philadelphia documentary airs tonight

if you didn’t catch one of the public screenings of Sam Katz’s Philadelphia: Th ...

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Legal aid cuts put N.J. poor in jeopardy

A new report finds hundreds of thousands of poor New Jersey residents are not getting the help they need to deal with their legal problem ...

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NewsWorks hosts Eighth District Council debate today

Three public forums and several endorsement later, it’s time for the Eighth District City Council debate. Join WHYY/NewsWorks, the ...

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