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Pa. makes lottery sales more convenient
Pennsylvania just made it easier to spend money on lottery tickets. Self-service machines dispensing scratch-off tickets are now in 68 Wa ...
15 years ago
Vandals spray-painted a Friends of the Barnes lawn sign hours before a holiday party for donors at the Barnes Foundation in Merion Statio ...
15 years ago
New zoning code seeks new balance for city
Zoning matters. It affects everyone in Philadelphia. It governs the size of your house, what your block looks like, where you shop ...
15 years ago
Polar explorer shares experiences in Philly
Polar explorer Eric Larsen is in Philadelphia this week to speak about being the first person to trek to the South Pole and the North Po ...
15 years ago
N.J. may strengthen ‘pay-to-play’ law
Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill to update New Jersey’s 6-year-old pay-to-play law.State Senator Loretta Weinberg, ...
15 years ago
Without many days left in Hanukkah, we went out searching for the answer to a burning, age old question: Why latkes? Videog ...
15 years ago
Atheists in West Chester, Pennsylvania are outraged over the exclusion of the ‘Tree of Knowledge,” a display piece adorned wi ...
15 years ago
When Detroit leaves you in the dust
So the Pennsylvania Casino Control Board will finally decide next week whether to pull the license for the long-proposed Foxwoods casino ...
15 years ago
Vote nears on Foxwoods as Ken Burns fights Gettysburg casino
Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board could make two key decisions at its monthly meeting next week.When it meets Dec. 16, the board ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia, Camden set New Year’s Eve plans
Philadelphia and Camden have announced their New Years plans. A local casino is helping to make things happen twice. ...
15 years ago
Wilmington Train Station back on track
The Wilmington Train Station has reopened following months of extensive renovations. The $38 million project includes a detailed ...
15 years ago
Today, the Agora Cyber Charter School officially opened its new learning center, which combines online education with small in person ins ...
15 years ago
Blackhawks soar past competition, get ready for round 2
Tiny football stars from Philadelphia are plowing through the competition at the Pop Warner Superbowl Tournament in Florida. ...
15 years ago
Zoning code reform: How it will impact Manayunk
Zoning code reform doesn’t sound very sexy. But all that esoteric talk of “allowed uses” and “C2 districts” ...
15 years ago
It’s not a good day to be a bear. Officials say 40 black bears have been killed in the first five hours of New Jersey’ ...
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