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Tinicum residents vow to fight Phila. Airport expansion
Delaware County residents living near Philadelphia International Airport are gearing up to fight its expansion. The $5.2 billion p ...
15 years ago
Murder victim found in East Germantown
East Germantown residents are reacting to the shooting death of a 28-year old man whose body was discovered last week on a quiet resident ...
15 years ago
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