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North-south bike lanes are on the fast track
The city of Philadelphia will announce plans Friday to paint new bike lanes on 10th and 13th streets. Standing at the corner of 13 ...
15 years ago
Chestnut Hill Community Association to develop web strategy plan
Almost a year after the idea of creating a web portal in Chestnut Hill was first presented, the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA ...
15 years ago
Carnival’s queen of cotton candy enjoys the roaming life
For more than 30 years, families from across Northwest Philadelphia have kicked off their summer season with a trip to St. Gregory’ ...
15 years ago
Pa. GOP plan for drilling fee solidifies
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans’ Marcellus Shale drilling impact fee has finally moved from a hypothetical to a reality. Wel ...
15 years ago
Residents object to scantily clad women on apartments’ posters
Some Germantown residents want an apartment building owner to take down posters of scantily clad women advertising the complex’s sp ...
15 years ago
Birthers, leprosy – which is creepier?
Whenever I mention the Obama birth certificate business some reader makes the valid comment that this stuff should be ignored, not amplif ...
15 years ago
Audio/Video of the NewsWorks Eighth District Council debate
If you didn’t get a chance to attend last night’s Eighth District Council debate you’re in luck. G-Town Radio ...
15 years ago
Class-action pioneer says new limits benefit consumers
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to put limits on class-action lawsuits. The court ruled in a 5-4 vote to allow companies to force cons ...
15 years ago
If busing ends, Philly district would have to transport charter students
The Philadelphia school district may have to cut 3,800 positions in order to close a $600 million deficit. Another proposal to make up fo ...
15 years ago