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Geeks on film: Geeks at the Oscars
It’s Oscar night, and while Twitter and Facebook will be aflame with details on what everyone is wearing (and maybe shouldn’t ...
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Man killed in Philadelphia subway tracks
A man was struck and killed Sunday morning by a subway train.SEPTA authorities say the man was in the track area of the Susquehanna-Dauph ...
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Catholic college fires gay teacher
The Archdiose of Philadelphia has had a tumultuous month, with a ...
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Songsters choir lifts every voice for Black History
Jessie Howard only planned to drop off some papers at Center in the Park in Germantown Feb. 23, but she ended up staying an hour for the ...
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Where did all the money go in the financial crash?
In my class on Partnership Taxation we were discussing the fact that hedge fund managers are taxed on their multi-million or billion doll ...
15 years ago
Nutter gets a 2nd chance to heed good advice
Back in January 2008, as Michael Nutter was taking office as mayor amid loud hosannas, a Philly native named Shirley Franklin visited tow ...
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Strong winds take down 150-year-old oak tree
WHYY’s Shai Ben-Yaacov stands atop a 150-year-old oak tree that toppled down in Germantown due to strong winds on Friday. The ...
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HUD calls for Philadelphia Housing Authority’s board members resignations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is calling for all five board members of the Philadelphia Housing Authority to step ...
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I meet the Berks County Tea Party Patriots
I received an invitation to speak about illegal immigration to a gathering of the Berks County Patriots and other Tea Party groups in Lee ...
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Students rally for more community input on Renaissance plans
Students, parents, teachers, and education advocates rallied outside of Philadelphia School District headquarters on Friday sending a mes ...
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‘Little Shop of Horrors’ shakes up Penn Charter stage
Upper School students from William Penn Charter School’s Performing Arts program in East Falls show off their talents on stage as t ...
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Community roundtable helps plan Germantown art district
The Germantown Arts Community Roundtable began as a way to have local artists voice their opinions on the formation of an arts district i ...
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The Showboat casino hotel in Atlantic City has become the first gambling ...
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David Cohen getting $6 mil. to stay at Comcast
According to federal financial filings, Comcast has decided to hold on to David L. Cohen, one of the Philadelphia’s most influentia ...
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