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Hello, folks! We’re edging in on the holiday weekend, but the news coverage around here doesn’t stop. Here̵ ...
15 years ago
Prometheus — and other small radio stations — unbound
West Philadelphia station helps bring about a new law giving low-power outlets better representation on the radio dial. Grass-root ...
15 years ago
GOP group still pumping out ads
If you worried about anonymous political contributions influencing the November elections, take heart. They aren’t just about torpe ...
15 years ago
Ah, Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station: inaudible announcements and the old-timey spinning tiles updating arrivals and departures. ...
15 years ago
Dog leash law rarely enforced along Forbidden Drive
Carmella Clark still remembers it like it was yesterday. On a late-summer day, Clark, an avid horseback rider, was making her way back fr ...
15 years ago
Roxborough native continues Italian Christmas tradition
For five years, Zampognari di Filadelfia has been honoring an Italian Christmas tradition the duo says dates back to musical shepherds at ...
15 years ago
Did they really play bagpipes for Baby Jesus?
For five years, Zampognari di Filadelfia has been honoring an Italian Christmas tradition that dates back to ...
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New Inquirer editor promises more depth on home page
Readers of philly.com, the online version of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, will be seeing more of the paper’s investiga ...
15 years ago
Former DA’s role in hunting death questioned
A prominent Montgomery County attorney could be disciplined for his role in a hunter’s death. Michael Marino’s nephew David M ...
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Save the date. On Jan. 2, outgoing Gov. Ed Rendell is holding a bash to say thank you to all those who volunteered for, donated, or other ...
15 years ago
‘Erin Brockovich’ chemical detected in Villanova water
If the chemical hexavalent chromium or chromium-6 doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps the name Erin Brockovich will. Local tap water has t ...
15 years ago
Remember your grandmother’s special holiday cookies? Or a Christmas book you only read at this time of year? Well, courtesy of Joel ...
15 years ago
Two teachers at Luis Muñoz-Marin Elementary School in Kensingtonhave helped a 12-year-old student complete a book about her battle with ...
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