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Former mayoral candidate Sam Katz has been screening a pilot episode of his planned video history of Philadelphia, hoping to eventu ...
15 years ago
Lost in cyberspace … watching too much TV … when hobbies become bad habits, some call them “soft addictions.” ...
15 years ago
Mt. Airy business at center of school spending controversy
The Philadelphia Inquirer is looking into whether The School District of Philadelphia improperly awarded a $7.5 million contract to a Mt. ...
15 years ago
“Greening” G-town Town Hall will take some green
With a deteriorating roof, artifacts like WWI memorial tablets l ...
15 years ago
City could settle Roxborough dispute over townhomes
The fate of Green Tree Run, a stream in Roxborough, is now in the hands of Fourth District Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. In 1980, t ...
15 years ago
What if everything you know about business taxes is wrong?
Tomorrow, City Council will hold hearings about a proposal that would fundamentally restructure the way Philadelphia structures its busi ...
15 years ago
Will the Chestnut Hill retail plan work?
Running an independent business is never easy. But with the effects of the national recession still lingering, it& ...
15 years ago
Igniting a passion for paddling
Tucked away behind the bustling SEPTA depot on Ridge Avenue sits a beloved 18th century clubhouse cherished by a group of people united b ...
15 years ago
Why aren’t the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95 connected in Bucks County?
Well, Sleuth knows that when it comes to weird outcomes with public projects in this region the explanation often has to do with local ...
15 years ago
A man of a certain age rocks on
“So you’re a little bit older and a lot less bolder than you used to be.” I used to think Bob Seeger wa ...
15 years ago
WHYY Feed blogger Shannon McDonald snapped this picture at Headhouse Square’s Winter Wonderland celebration on Sunday. All the acti ...
15 years ago