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I was working at the Philadelphia Daily News when the company filed for bankruptcy, and I was there when an earlier corporate parent, Kni ...
15 years ago
New pottery studio opens in Manayunk
Janice Strawder knew from a young age that she wanted a career where she worked with her hands. For a couple of years in the ̵ ...
15 years ago
Former Project Runway designer taps into her creative side
Kristin Haskins-Simms is not what you imagine as your typical reality television show contestant. Her experience on cable TV’ ...
15 years ago
New N.W. interfaith group seeks to stem flow of illegal guns
The deadly shootings in Arizona came little more than a week before the national holiday dedicated to honoring the non-violent philosophy ...
15 years ago
Philly’s immigration court overburdened
The case of two foreign-born women whose cases spent years working their way through Philadelphia Immigration Court underscores the treme ...
15 years ago
State offers loan to Tastykake
Gov. Ed Rendell says the state is prepared to offer a $1 million loan to the company that manufactures Tastykake snack items. Rend ...
15 years ago
Officials kick off financial-aid form completion campaign
Mayor Nutter and other city leaders will kick off a new campaign to raise awareness among Philadelphia’s students about college fin ...
15 years ago
Former city housing director John Kromer announces his candidacy for Philadelphia sheriff today, running on a platform of abolishing the ...
15 years ago
Hoarding diagnosis could separate from classic OCD
For years, hoarders have been classified as obsessive-compulsive. And while that may sometimes be the case, researchers think it may be t ...
15 years ago
Daily News to be “loud, irreverent, fun”
Philadelphia Media Network has publicly announced the hiring of former Philadelphia magazine editor in chief Larry Platt as editor of the ...
15 years ago