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Op Ed: Response to ‘Oscar;’ You may need higher boots
Having received Mr. Malik Boyd’s comments regarding State Rep. Rosita Youngblood’s presence and comments at the March 10 Germantown c ...
15 years ago
Could census give Philly a better sense of itself?
Let’s talk about Northern Liberties, belly dancers and Chase Utley’s knee. And the topic that ties them together, at least in ...
15 years ago
Another Oscar-worthy performance
On Thursday Evening March 10th, I, among dozens of other concerned community members were able to experience an acting performance unlike ...
15 years ago
Irv Ackelsberg on GCC’s meeting with developer Pat Burns
MEMORANDUM Date: March 2, 2011 To: GCC and interested Germantown residents ...
15 years ago
Big turnout in Germantown to oppose state-backed development
It was standing room only at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown Thursday night as over 100 concerned residents flooded the Germantow ...
15 years ago
HUD questions Street’s votes in PHA contracts
Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street faces investigation for his votes as chairman of the Philadelphia Housing Authority to award millio ...
15 years ago
Photos from the Philadelphia scholastic chess finals
Philly elementary, middle and high school students squared off at the Philadelphia Scholastic Chess League Finals on Thursday at Citizen ...
15 years ago
Delco woman studying in Tokyo witnesses quake
Samantha Landau was riding her bike home away from crowded downtown Tokyo when she started to hear car alarms in a nearby parking lot and ...
15 years ago
When a rose’s sweet smell becomes a stink
Ever wonder where the powerful stink of a rose comes from? In her latest ...
15 years ago
Pa. to get electric car-charging network
A California-based company announced plans Friday to install a network of electric vehicle-charging stations around Pennsylvania. The 66 ...
15 years ago
Corbett also proposes some increases
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget cuts made a lot of news this week, but he actually wants to increase funding for 13 ...
15 years ago
The Fresh Grocer/Save-A-Lot debate
Over 100 people attended the March 10 Germantown Community Connection meeting to hash out what the community will do to get the kind of d ...
15 years ago
FDA sets legal standards for shuttered J&J plant
The consumer health-care unit of Johnson & Johnson will be barred from resuming operations at its Fort Washington manufacturing plant ...
15 years ago
Program teaches mental health ‘first aid’
Violence committed by people with mental illness is rare–but when it happens, it gets a lot of media attention. After the shootings ...
15 years ago