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Eight winners in design college’s egg drop project
Your work day is not this fun. Delaware College of Art and Design students were cracking up yesterday as they launched eggs from the roof ...
15 years ago
PNC Bank parts ways with Flower Show, as was planned
Nothing to see here. PNC Bank has announced it will end its sponsorship of the Philadelphia Flower Show. If you’re hoping for a sca ...
15 years ago
NATO’s role in Libya doesn’t get U.S. out of quagmire
Q. The US has handed the job over to NATO after about a week. Does that look like a quagmire to you? A. Yes, it still looks like ...
15 years ago
Groundbreaking at former Tasty Baking site today
Ground will be broken this morning at the former Tasty Baking site, making room for a ShopRite and other yet-to-be-named businesses. ...
15 years ago
Service restored to Warminster Line
Update: Service has been restored. Happy trails! Original report: Regional Rail Service on the Warminster Line is ...
15 years ago
Chesnut hill bakers celebrate celebrity birthday by baking
We’re starting to see a pattern here. Today, before an Elton ...
15 years ago
US bishops renew vow to oust predator priests
U.S. Catholic bishops are renewing their vow to oust predator priests, weeks after a grand jury accused the Philadelphia archdiocese of k ...
15 years ago
Improving Philadelphia’s park system key to Wissahickon Valley’s long-term viability
Improving how parks are managed in the city of Philadelphia may be the most effective way to make improvements for the Wissahickon Valley ...
15 years ago
CHCA hopes to raise money to close a projected budget gap.
The Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) is looking for ways to close a projected budget shortfall for the budget year th ...
15 years ago
Likely budget crunch forces a look at retirement incentives for the school district
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s recent proposal to cut more than $1 billion in funding for public schools loomed over a Wednesday night ...
15 years ago
Raising money on Main for St. Paddy’s Day vandalism repairs
One week ago, Matthew Kriebel arrived at his Main Street storefront in Manayunk to find a pile of broken glass and a 3-foot-wide hole in ...
15 years ago
Quake forces quick departure to Philadelphia
Mike Plugh remembers what it was like when the earthquake hit his town in the Akita Prefecture of northwest Japan. “In the aftern ...
15 years ago
Weekend disruptions on SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown rails
If you plan on traveling on SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown regional rail line this weekend, be aware of some service disruptions on Sa ...
15 years ago
N.J. toll takers file suit over plan to privatize
A union representing highway toll collectors is suing the New Jersey Turnpike Authority over attempts to privatize their jobs. They want ...
15 years ago
Hero in duck boat rescue to receive national honor
The Philadelphia Police detective who rescued some of the tourists thrown overboard in the duck boat accident last summer will be among t ...
15 years ago