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Philadelphia’s Latino population increasing
For the first time in Philadelphia history, blacks outnumber all other ethic groups in the city. That’s according to numbers compil ...
15 years ago
Nutter calls for King investigation, bats face multiple predators
Monday brought us Mayor Michael Nutter’s response to closed-door charter school negotiations and more endorsement for 8th District ...
15 years ago
Some dogs rescued from Chester County home up for adoption
Some of the dogs rescued last week from an illegal kennel in Chester County are ready for adoption. Eight of the 54 rescues are looking f ...
15 years ago
Bass gets four more endorsements for Eighth District Council seat
Already backed by Mayor Michael Nutter, Cindy Bass is racking up the endorsements. The 8th District City Council candidate stopped by Fam ...
15 years ago
Pottstown litter law would leave street cleaning up to homeowners
Pottstown is considering a law that would make homeowners responsible for cleaning up the litter on the sidewalks and street in front of ...
15 years ago
Rutgers-Camden student creates resume-grading website
Here’s a little something to help your resume stand out from all the other job applicants with extensive experience, great personal ...
15 years ago
Political signs being vandalized, stolen in Haverford
Someone’s unhappy with the politicians (and their signs) in Haverford. Hundreds of candidate-endorsing lawn signs have gone missing ...
15 years ago
Comprehensive data website debuts during Tech Week
Philly Tech Week kicked off Monday with the debut of a new web site that promises to open the often obscure statistics of government and ...
15 years ago
Med students like internal medicine, but fewer are choosing primary care
More medical school students see the field of internal medicine as a potentially meaningful career track than they did 20 years ago, yet ...
15 years ago
NewsWorks’ continuing coverage of Martin Luther King High School
NewsWorks’ continuing coverage of the charter school deal at Martin Luther King High School. ...
15 years ago
Quran-burning suit settled in N.J.
Following settlement of a First Amendment lawsuit, the New Jersey Transit employee who was fired for burning pages of the Quran while off ...
15 years ago
St. Joseph’s University appoints interim president
More than a month after St. Joseph’s University announced it would have to replace the man they’d tapped to fill in as univer ...
15 years ago
Picture a hornet so big it’s sometimes mistaken for a small bird, with a sting so venomous it kills about 40 people a year. That ...
15 years ago
Phila. Mayor Nutter promises probe into King charter mess
Mayor Nutter promised Monday that his chief integrity officer will conduct a “series of fact-finding interviews” into the eve ...
15 years ago
Corbett signs bill to repeal sprinkler mandate bill
Update at 3:30 p.m. Corbett has signed the bill. Original report: Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett will sign ...
15 years ago