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Pa. jobless rate drops again, at lowest in 2 years
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate continued to drop in March for a third straight month and is now at its lowest level in two years, ...
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How to be homeless in Philadelphia, an insider’s guide
“There are so many little things that a lot of people don’t know about,” says Brigette Fleming of being homeless. ̶ ...
14 years ago
Grocery store war 2012: Weavers Way vs. The Fresh Market
Officials for Weavers Way Co-op this week acknowledged that a proposed Germantown Avenue grocery store could hurt sales at its Chestnut H ...
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Fans wait to see if ‘Atlas’ holds up as film
In the 1990s, the Library of Congress conducted a survey to determine the most influential books. “Atlas Shrugged” came in se ...
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Honoring an acclaimed athlete and veteran in Manayunk
The Philadelphia area chapter of the Arizona State University (ASU) Alumni Association is sponsoring a “shadow run” in Manayu ...
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LOVE Your Park events in NW Philly this Saturday
In celebration of National Earth Week next week (April 17 to April 23), volunteers throughout Philadelphia are dusting off their gardenin ...
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Civil unions to become law in Delaware
When the landmark vote was announced, Fay Jacobs jumped up and cheered, and then the 62-year-old from Rehoboth Beach, who has been in a c ...
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Our theme today is accountability. We begin with a revealing story in the New York Times by Gretchen Morgenson and Louise Story ab ...
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New Jersey’s economy is showing signs of improvement as employers added more jobs last month. According to the state Labor D ...
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Conference tackles eating disorders as public health issue
Eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia affect about 11 million Americans. A Friday conference in Philadelphia will bring tog ...
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School District releases data on individual facility conditions
NewsWorks partner the Public School Notebook has obtained and reviewed data released by the School District of Philadelphia that lists th ...
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Johnson & Johnson recalls epilepsy pill for chemical odor
Johnson & Johnson has issued a recall of a widely used epilepsy pill after customers complained of a chemical odor. Two lots of 100-m ...
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