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Raising women’s awareness one tea party at a time
They wore hats, pearls and ladylike clothes. Despite that, the Soroptimist Tea was a casual event. The cheery get together on a re ...
15 years ago
Mia Farrow given Marian Anderson Award
Actress and human rights activist Mia Farrow has been given this year’s Marian Anderson Award, which honors artists whose leadershi ...
15 years ago
Penn medical school gets record $225 million gift
The University of Pennsylvania has received a record $225 million gift for its School of Medicine from Philadelphia philanthropist Raymon ...
15 years ago
“Kill/Capture”, “Bhutto”, “Freedom Riders”: outstanding PBS programs
Readers can conclude that I’m in the tank for PBS. It’s not because PBS affiliate WHYY sponsors the site of this blog. It ...
15 years ago
Two former police officers sentenced in drug case
Three former police officers from the 39th and 25th districts are being sentenced this month as part of a band of conspirators in an ille ...
15 years ago
WMAN aims to more than double its membership
As the fiscal year comes to a close, West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) is looking to aggressively recruit members for the communit ...
15 years ago
East Falls Candidates Forum brings out 20 citywide hopefuls
Voters from East Falls Tuesday night got a face to face introduction to a carousel of candidates running for citywide office. Duri ...
15 years ago
Two decades of marketing paying off for Philadelphia tourism
A new report shows some good news for the tourism business in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia region brought in 37.4 million domest ...
15 years ago
8th District question: How to improve transparency with publicly funded projects
This is the fifth of 10 questions about issues and priorities that NewsWorks asked the seven Democratic candidates running for the Eighth ...
15 years ago