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Gone and back again; Foundations returns to King
When John Henderson of Foundations Inc. walks into Martin Luther King High today, he knows he’ll meet some angry people. His message: d ...
14 years ago
Will Smith helps Philly school replace computers
Will Smith is donating replacements for 30 stolen computers to a high school in West Philadelphia, where he was born and raised. T ...
14 years ago
5 Philly firefighters suffer electrical shocks
Five firefighters have been hospitalized after suffering electrical shocks while fighting a blaze in South Philadelphia. The rowho ...
14 years ago
Donna Gentile O’Donnell’s statement on why she dropped out
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:31 PM ..from the desk of Donna Gentile O’Donnell…. To my great friends and gen ...
14 years ago
Irish dancing delight at Journey’s Way
More than four dozen people turned out to Journey’s Way in Roxborough yesterday for a traditional St. Patty’s Day lunch follo ...
14 years ago
Donna Gentile O’Donnell drops out of the 8th District race
With new developments Thursday night the Eighth District City Council race is beginning to tighten up. The well heeled and politic ...
14 years ago
Brawl breaks out in Center City clothing store
A brawl involving about a dozen teens broke out about 7 p.m. Thursday in the Center City H&M store on Chestnut Street. It was ...
14 years ago
Pa. hesitates on implementing health-care law
Gov. Tom Corbett’s pick to lead Pennsylvania’s Insurance department says the administration is taking a “wait and see ...
14 years ago
Pa. may end automatic pay hike for teachers with master’s
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett wants to end automatic pay bumps for teachers with master’s degrees. He also wants to get rid ...
14 years ago
New Commish, and other local matters
It’s looking like Philly’s top cop Chuck Ramsey may be ...
14 years ago
Company tapped to run Martin Luther King High School backs out
Less than a day after the Philadelphia School Reform Commission picked Mosaica Education Inc. to run Martin Luther King High School as a ...
14 years ago
MLK update: Mosaica out, Foundations in – Evans claims credit
Mosaica Turnaround Partners announced Thursday that they have withdrawn as the turnaround provider for Martin Luther King High School, le ...
14 years ago
Japanese student at Delaware organizing local relief effort
Nearly 7-thousand miles away, Japanese students at the University of Delaware can’t help but worry about their families back home. ...
14 years ago