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Philadelphia unveils first porous street
Before you go asking, what’s so great about a porous street, consider this: the permeable material has the potential to re ...
15 years ago
Work begins on Sister Cities Park renovation
Ground was broken today at Sister Cities Park, where the next year will bring renovations and improvements to the space that honors Phila ...
15 years ago
Gay priest holds symposium on religion and human sexuality
Jim St. George is making headlines again. St. George, who was fired in February from his teaching position at Chestnut Hill College, will ...
15 years ago
Lindback Foundation honors 66 School District of Philadelphia teachers
Sixty-six teachers with the School District of Philadelphia will be at the Prince Music Theater tonight to receive $3,500 each. They̵ ...
15 years ago
Kathleen Bonanno wins Knight Arts Challenge for Literary Arts Center
Local author and award-winning poet Kathleen Bonanno will soon be able to make her literary arts center a reality. Out of over 1,700 appl ...
15 years ago
New chapel coming to Dover AFB
A year from now, a new chapel center is expected to open at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. State leaders broke ground Monday, w ...
15 years ago
Civil War troupe joins Colonial regulars in tourism mission
In the tourism trade, Philadelphia owns the Colonial era. No other city can match the heft of the birth of the nation as it is represente ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia teachers picket against proposed budget cuts
The teachers enlisted some parents and students for help on their picket line in the Mayfair neighborhood. Kindergarten tea ...
15 years ago
Crime Blotter April 20 – 26, 2011 ****************** FEATURED A ...
15 years ago
39th District: Employee robs barbershop of $1500, taken from a bag of cash
Crime Blotter April 22 – 28 ____________ April 23, 4200 block Germantown Ave. – a former barbershop ...
15 years ago
Knights Challenge makes the day of artists, organizations
The Knight Arts Challenge has named 36 individuals and organizations that will split $2.7 million in grants. Most of it will go to Philad ...
15 years ago
Law professor says accused Delaware pediatrician avoids bias, prejudice of jury
Earl Bradley’s case will not be heard by a jury, which could help him avoid the bias of jurors in the highly publicized sexual abus ...
15 years ago
New Jersey Assembly approves tougher penalties for killing a police dog
A bill that advanced in New Jersey yesterday would create tougher penalties for killing a police dog. “Schultz’s Law,” ...
15 years ago
Fishtown store prompts councilman’s push for pawn shop legislation
What began with a cash-for-gold store in Fishtown has sparked legislation that could change how business and zoning are conducted in the ...
15 years ago
Newspaper apologizes for cutting women from White House photo
Hasidic newspaper Di Tzeitung has apologized for altering a White House photo to run in the paper without images of women. The ultra-Orth ...
15 years ago