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Philadelphia readies for government shutdown
What would Philadelphia look like if the government shut down? Not a whole lot different. Bah-dum-bum! Jokes aside, the shutdown m ...
15 years ago
Firefighters union endorses Milton Street for mayor
We imagine this is paybacks for the brownouts. Firefighters Union Local 22 has endorsed Milton Street for mayor. ...
15 years ago
It’s been two weeks since I identified 29 candidates for Ph ...
15 years ago
Christie is fourth-highest paid U.S. governor
Though he’s not raking in the big bucks like Arlene Ackerman and Charles Ramsey, Chris Christie is doing pretty well for himself. ...
15 years ago
City Council committee advances dog licensing law
A city council committee approved today a bill that would stiffen dog licensing and neutering laws in Philadelphia. Councilman-at-Large J ...
15 years ago
A sweet welcome for bakery and ‘beer boutique’ in Manayunk
Here’s something you won’t see very often: A unanimous vote of the Manayunk Neighborhood Council approving a new beer-seller ...
15 years ago
Ryan Seacrest opens media center at Children’s Hospital
Come summer, kids at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will be able to act as DJ and conduct celebrity interviews thanks to an un ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia Nobel Prize winner dies
The Philadelphia researcher, and Nobel Prize winner, who discovered the hepatitis B virus died this week. Baruch Blumberg isolated ...
15 years ago
Shutdown would shut doors to tourists
The looming possibility of a federal government shutdown could bring many daily operations to a halt. It could also throw a wrench ...
15 years ago
Corbett floats Medicaid changes
Gov. Tom Corbett has proposed changes designed to make Pennsylvania’s Medicaid health-care program less expensive. One in si ...
15 years ago
Nutter makes changes to Redevelopment Authority board
Mayor Michael Nutter has resigned from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority board made some changes in his wake. His resignation is e ...
15 years ago
Police arrest one suspect in Manayunk jewelry robbery
One arrest has been made in connection with last week’s jewelry heist on Main Street in Manayunk. Raheem Hankerson, 30, turn ...
15 years ago
The struggle of one Philadelphia neighborhood to battle an unsightly “abandoned” lot
For close to a decade, a small vacant lot in Mt. Airy has been a thorn in the collective side of a number of nearby neighbors. ...
15 years ago
Police arrest man for Manayunk jewelry store robbery
Police have arrested Raheem Hankerson in connection with last week’s robbery of a Manayunk jewelry store. Hankerson turned himself ...
15 years ago