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CHCA honors three local residents for community service
More than 200 people turned out last night for Chestnut Hill Community Association’s annual dinner meeting. As civic meet ...
14 years ago
$1.7 million lottery ticket sold in South Philadelphia
Someone who bought a Cash 5 lottery ticket in South Philly is a big winner. The ticket purchased from Lucky Beer Distribution won $1.7 mi ...
14 years ago
Penn student’s experience sparks blog about discrimination
University of Pennsylvania student wrote an editorial Tuesday for the school’s student newspaper. He detailed an encounter he had w ...
14 years ago
Protest asks Catholic church for women priests
Women who want to be Catholic priests held their annual protest outside Holy Thursday Mass at the Cathedral in Center City Philadelphia. ...
14 years ago
Golden says quick clean-up deters graffiti
For someone like Jane Golden, graffiti is more than an eyesore. It gets in the way of her job. The Mural Arts Program director says she s ...
14 years ago
New search begins for missing college student from Clifton Heights
Investigators have begun a new search for missing college student Devon Minor. The Clifton Heights resident disappeared three months ago. ...
14 years ago
Local filmmaker surpasses pledge goal before today’s deadline
Eugene Martin had until 2:49 p.m. today to raise $25,000. ...
14 years ago
Pottsgrove children shocked by electrically charged batting cage
Authorities in Lower Pottsgrove are investigating how a live electrical junction box became attached to a batting cage and caused two you ...
14 years ago
Fork & Barrel closes after less than a year in East Falls
The recent closing of a short-lived, but well-received East Falls restaurant has stirred up a mix of surprise, suspicion and outrage from ...
14 years ago
Should you have to pass a test to be allowed to vote?
Anyone can vote. That’s the beauty and potential disaster of American democracy. That’s what keep politicians up at night wor ...
14 years ago
Dear valued passenger,We at Uppity Airlines are thrilled to announce our new pricing package. As you may know, from reading the ...
14 years ago
Brown says her appearance at Republican debate was never certain
Last night, Philadelphia’s Republican candidates got a chance to debate the big issues. Some did. Two didn’t. Philadel ...
14 years ago
Barrage of disasters takes focus off BP spill anniversary
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the BP oil spill in the gulf. But earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear disasters, mine cave-ins an ...
14 years ago
Cumberland County compiling storm reports for FEMA application
Anyone living in Cumberland County, N.J., who’s still cleaning up from last weekend’s storm may want to take the time to fill ...
14 years ago
Monster truck event will support Philadelphia’s mounted police unit
The Philadelphia Police Department announced today some horsepower (pun intended) behind the return of its mounted unit: monster trucks. ...
14 years ago