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Philadelphia worries about losing $36 million from block grants
Philadelphia officials are worried about what could happen if the city loses a major chunk of its Community Development Block Grant fundi ...
15 years ago
Jewell Williams draws a crowd announcing his bid for Sheriff
The city of Philadelphia is getting a new Sheriff next year. A major city democrat has announced his intentions to run for the job. ...
15 years ago
Tugboat mate in fatal duck boat crash was on cell phone
The tour boat company and lawyers for two tourists killed last summer in a crash on the Delaware River in Philadelphia are responding to ...
15 years ago
Helping new immigrants restart old careers
Like many Americans, some new immigrants have to settle for “just-a-job” before they can get a toehold on the career they lov ...
15 years ago
Bensalem company offers gem-studded prom dresses
This is not the sort of prom dress that will end up crushed in the back of the closet after its night on the town. A Bensalem comp ...
15 years ago
AG Biden goes after chronic polluters
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden is pushing for harsher fines for companies who make a habit of polluting Delaware’s air, water ...
15 years ago
Nutter gives District Attorney extra $2 million despite over-spending
Mayor Michael Nutter has proposed giving an extra $1.9 million to the District Attorney’s office, despite the office’s over-s ...
15 years ago
Gas prices continue to soar across the country and in Delaware. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline today i ...
15 years ago
Orchid growers in Linwood explain the cloning process
Did you know when you buy orchids they’re probably clones? About 80 percent of orchids sold these days are clones. ...
15 years ago
DROP flap prompts Phila. Councilman DiCicco to drop re-election bid
Another Philadelphia City Councilman in the controversial DROP retirement program has decided not to seek re-election. Counc ...
15 years ago
PECO begins new 10-year utility pole inspection cycle
PECO announced today it will begin another 10-year cycle of utility pole inspections to the tune of $1.1 million. The energy compan ...
15 years ago
Delaware could be home to two more casinos, one each in New Castle and Sussex Counties. House Majority Leader Rep. Pete Schwartzko ...
15 years ago
Termination hearing scheduled for displaced Audenried teacher
Hope Moffett has a 204 hearing tomorrow. She’ll make her case to the School District of Philadelphia at a termination hearing, whic ...
15 years ago
Pew poll shows Philadelphians’ outlook not so sunny
Sixty percent of Philadelphians says their neighborhoods are excellent or good places to live. Sounds pretty positive to us. But that num ...
15 years ago
Owner Jim Evans mans the grill at Bob’s Diner on a recent morning in Roxborough. Did you know the diner hasn’t actually ...
15 years ago