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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
While much of the world is focused on the victims of the earthquake and tsunami, hard core football fans are panicked about the prospect ...
15 years ago
Help pick playground equipment for Inn Yard Park
Philadelphia’s Department of Parks and Recreation will be building a new playground on the under-utilized Inn Yard Park in East Fal ...
15 years ago
Local Red Cross chapter prepares to send aid to Japan
As of now, no personnel from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Red Cross will be delpoyed to Japan to aid in disaster relief. ...
15 years ago
Philly’s big horticultural event is almost over, and although you can still catch the Flower Show this weekend, starting Monday it ...
15 years ago
Lower Merion cuts reimbursements from school budgets to close state funding gap
With less state funding coming in, Lower Merion School District has plans to cut some of its reimbursements to close a much larger budget ...
15 years ago
Local barbers shave heads for Make-A-Wish donations
In Abington, the cops are growing musta ...
15 years ago