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Tourism conference underway in Dover
All day conference focuses on improving Delaware’s tourism industry. State tourism leaders will be in Dover today for the a ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia enlists homeowners to help spruce up the city
It takes about $435 to plant a tree along the sidewalk–that accounts for the truck, a guy with a shovel, and the tree itself. But g ...
15 years ago
Pennsylvania’s bridges are most deficient in the nation
Pennsylvania has the worst bridges in the nation. Will they be fixed anytime soon? Maybe. ...
15 years ago
Cocktail servers union says casino’s costume-based firings are age discriminatory
As Resorts Casino in Atlantic City prepares to embrace a roaring ’20s theme, the local cocktail servers union says the theme has mo ...
15 years ago
Williow Grove Naval base commemorates 68 years of service
Veterans and enthusiasts gathered at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Willow Grove to honor 68 years of military service on We ...
15 years ago
Suddenly, daily life seems haunted by The Stranger
Lately I’ve been experiencing an unsettling disconnect in the way I look at my fellow human beings. I have always been one of th ...
15 years ago
Police: Pa. man on ‘bath salts’ arrested 3 times in 3 days
Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania man has been arrested three days in a row while under the influence of the synthetic drug known as ...
15 years ago
Hershey to raise candy prices nearly 10 percent
Just in time for the Easter holiday, the price of chocolate is on the rise. The Hershey Co. is raising wholesale prices ...
15 years ago
Manayunk’s historic Ezekiel Shur House for sale
We know this: Ezekiel Shur, 19th century farmer and veteran of the War ...
15 years ago
Two stories about communication illuminated the ways of Washington this week. One was about saying too much, the other about saying very ...
15 years ago
Setting sale: USS Olympia now on the market
The USS Olympia is now officially on the market. The caretaker of the floating museum–the Independence Seaport Museum in Phi ...
15 years ago
Mt. Airy resident first to spot fire at National Constitution Center
A fire broke out at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. Flames were visible in the bu ...
15 years ago
Schuylkill Expressway is among worst commutes in the nation
You don’t have to drive on the Schuylkill Expressway everyday to know ho ...
15 years ago
Fire breaks out at National Constitution Center
A fire broke out at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. Flames were visible in the bu ...
15 years ago