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Activists wait to bid on sheriff’s sale properties, return them
Hundreds of homes will go up for auction Tuesday morning as Philadelphia’s moratorium on sales of foreclosed residential properties ...
14 years ago
Temple students, unions, teachers protest education cuts
Hundreds of union members and students rallied outside Temple University Monday to protest Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed cuts to educati ...
14 years ago
Workers, activists mark King anniverary with Trenton rally
On the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., union members and civil rights activists gathered in Trenton ...
14 years ago
Germantown Jewish Centre panel: Media coverage of Israel insufficient
Over a hundred people gathered in the Charry Sanctuary of the Germantown Jewish Centre on Sunday. They were not there to worshi ...
14 years ago
DEP policy clarification rapped as ‘disingenuous’
A Democratic lawmaker calls the Corbett Administration’s clarification of a new Pennsylvania drilling inspection policy “disi ...
14 years ago
If you don’t like what some professor says or writes, or if you’re just curious, should you be able to read all his e-mails? ...
14 years ago
Camden mayor needs to fill three Board of Education vacancies
Camden is looking to fill a Board of Education vacancy. Three of them, actually. Mayor Dana Redd is calling for qualified applicants to f ...
14 years ago
New federal rules on air emissions near
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says the agency will release new proposals for governing air emissions from oil and gas d ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia celebrating ‘Earth Month’ throughout April
Philadelphia is celebrating Earth Day all month long, making April Earth Month in the city. Cleanups, runs, lectures and and other events ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Fire Department recognizes heroic fifth-grader
With perhaps more composure than an adult would have, Mahlon Graham dialed 911 the morning of Feb. 16 to report a fire. He told his young ...
14 years ago
Funeral today for former Congressman John Adler
Update: A service for Adler will be held today in Cherry Hill, ...
14 years ago
Crowd gathers at Temple for rally on state funding for schools
The crowd is gathering at Temple University, where students and union members are rallying to speak out against Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett̵ ...
14 years ago
Gritty in pink: ‘Yarnbomber’ outfits iconic Rocky statue
The statue of Rocky Balboa in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art was outfitted with a pink sweater over the weekend. Local graffiti ...
14 years ago