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Gas odor leads to evacuation in North Philadelphia
For the third time in a week (and the second today), the smell of gas has resulted in an evacuation in Philadelphia. During lunchtime tod ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia City Council President Anna Verna has announced she won’t seek re-election. The 79-year-old likely made the deci ...
15 years ago
Public access station alive and well despite Internet era
After years of watching YouTube, it might be hard to recognize quality video production. Assuming you still have a TV and you’re no ...
15 years ago
Delaware’s US Attorney Gets Sworn In
Charles Oberly was sworn in this morning as Delaware’s 39th U.S. Attorney. A veritable who’s who showed up at the J. C ...
15 years ago
West Chester University to begin broadcasting on borough TV station
West Chester University has reached a deal with Borough Council to broadcast university content on the Public, Educational, Government ca ...
15 years ago
New Jersey drivers among safest in the nation
New Jersey drivers, it seems, are safe. Not necessarily fast or good at making left turns. But safe, yes. The state ranks second ...
15 years ago
New Jersey students die from flu, meningitis
Two students in New Jersey have died following bouts with the flu and meningitis. Friday, a ...
15 years ago
Life under the El in Kensington
There’s more to it than the Strangler. Life under the El in Kensington, for a lot of people, means a life of drugs, prostitution an ...
15 years ago
President Obama’s State of the Union speech is not being circulated in advance, but I anticipate that he’ll seek to establish ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia makes outreach to homeless under Code Blue
The city of Philadelphia remains under a Cold Blue alert. This means the city can enforce its Court Ordered Transportation to Shelter pow ...
15 years ago
Platt says pant-less pictures are photoshopped
Larry Platt has spoken. Turns out the former Philadelphia magazine editor was pulling office antics long before the now-famous picture of ...
15 years ago
Executive Order expands mentoring effort
Governor Markell issued his 24th Executive Order today to update and expand the Delaware Mentoring Council. The ...
15 years ago
The argument over school choice
We’ll be hearing a lot about school choice throughout Tom Corbett’s gubernatorial term. Arguments, opinions and speculation a ...
15 years ago