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North Philadelphia church recognizes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
NewsWorks reader/contributor Bob Shipman sent the photo below from Holy Nation Baptist Church in North Philadelphia. Pictured are ...
15 years ago
Vetri eliminates a la carte option and goes tasting menu-only
Fine dining is getting finer — and more expensive. Restauranteur Marc Vetri is scaling back on seating at the popular Vetri restaur ...
15 years ago
Discussing Michael Vick’s true identity
Will the real Michael Vick please stand up? Now that his comeback season is over and the NFL will fade from our minds until late s ...
15 years ago
Biden, LaHood will talk 21st century transportation at 30th Street Station
Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will descend on Philadelphia tomorrow to talk transportation. The pai ...
15 years ago
Former Philadelphia police officer faces 10 years to life for role in drug charges
UPDATE: James Venziale has also pleaded guilty, according to an Associated Press report. he faces five years in prison for his role and i ...
15 years ago
Haiti’s poorest residents see few benefits of first-world donations
It’s been more than a year since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti. In that time, little has changed for the citizens who neede ...
15 years ago
Nutter outlines teop ten service priorities for 2011
After announcing the Volunteer Impact Challenge late last month, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has been preaching the value of servic ...
15 years ago
Chester County will interview seven commissioner applicants
Chester County’s Common Pleas Board of Judges will interview seven county commissioner applicants Wednesday after weeding out the q ...
15 years ago
Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams won’t run for Philly mayor
A potential opponent for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter in the Democratic Primary has bowed out of the race before it even started.&nb ...
15 years ago
New Jersey Senate committee advances bill for lower driving violation fines
New Jersey’s Senate Transportation Committee has advanced a bill that would lower the fines for drivers caught driving without thei ...
15 years ago
Renewed rail tunnel project could boost Philly
New Jersey lawmakers this morning announced plans for a new tunnel project under the Hudson River that could eventually accommodate high ...
15 years ago
Anthony Hardy Williams not running for mayor
Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams announced this morning he won’t be running in the 2012 Philadelphia mayoral election. He hasn’t e ...
15 years ago
Rehoboth Beach draws 3,000 for Polar Bear Plunge
More than 3,000 people risked hypothermia over the weekend for the annual Polar Bear Plunge. As Mark Eichmann reports for WHYY, 3,094 peo ...
15 years ago
Milton Street will run against Nutter for Democratic ticket
Did you really think we’d be keeping the Street family out of Philadelphia politics? Milton Street is running for mayor. He’s ...
15 years ago
Musician Jake Shimabukuro shares his life and love of the ukulele
If the word “ukulele” conjures visions of slow, sleepy Hawaiian music, that’s just where virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro wants you at the ...
15 years ago