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Union League to elect first woman president
The Union League of Philadelphia is about to elect a new president. For the first time in its 148-year history, it’s going to be a ...
15 years ago
Historic Elfreth’s Alley house in danger of demolition
In real estate, the balance between development and preservation is a delicate one. But some historic buildings in Philadelphia could fac ...
15 years ago
Diabetics share struggles, strength online
It started out as a college assignment, but creator Emily Hooven wants to keep the site going. Diabetes Diaries is a channel on th ...
15 years ago
Demonstrators seek extension of insurance program
Bundled-up protesters gathered outside the Independence Blue Cross office on Market Street Tuesday afternoon. They engaged in a bit of st ...
15 years ago
Nutter hails Obama tax-cut deal with GOP
A deal on taxes in Washington will have trickle down effects in the Philadelphia region. Mayor Michael Nutter said Tuesday&n ...
15 years ago
Two days of events will mark the inauguration of Tom Corbett as Pennsylvania’s 46th governor. Corbett’s inaugural committee s ...
15 years ago
The Associated Press reports Yvonne Hiller, the suspended worker charged with killing two colleagues at a Philadelphia food plant earlier ...
15 years ago
New panel to help steer Catholic schools’ future
A blue-ribbon panel will help chart the future of schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. The panel’s goal is to take a global lo ...
15 years ago
City Council members want ethics rules simplified
The retirement of a deputy city commissioner after a settlement on charges of ethics violations has members of Philadelphia City Council ...
15 years ago
New center welcomes Del. visitors
Gov. Jack Markell and other Delaware state officials cut the ribbon Tuesday on the First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries ...
15 years ago
It’s a new day in Camden, and the city is celebrating what officials are billing as its revival with the resurrection of a citywide ...
15 years ago
ACTION United will hold a community meeting tonight to discuss the release of its report: ...
15 years ago
File this one under “huge waste of paper.” CNBC has this story of a mass ...
15 years ago
How the new zoning code will affect Mt. Airy & East Falls
Zoning code reform doesn’t sound very sexy. But all that esoteric talk of “allowed uses” and “C2 districts ...
15 years ago
UPS is now requiring photo identification from customers shipping packages at retail locations around the world, a month after explosive ...
15 years ago