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Beau Biden “making progress” after mild stroke
The son of Vice President Joe Biden is recovering at a Philadelphia hospital after suffering a mild stroke on Tuesday. Delaware At ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia parking lot to be converted into Mormon temple
Philadelphia zoning officials have approved plans to build a 60-million-dollar Mormon Temple in Center City. Philadelphia zoning o ...
15 years ago
Can coffee turn commuters against budget cuts?
Handing out free beverages to focus attention on social service cuts Philadelphia-area social service groups have started a grass ...
15 years ago
Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens gets makeover
The garden built by the DuPont family a 100 years ago is famous for its lush plants and dramatic fountains. Longwood Gardens is ge ...
15 years ago
Camden receives $1 million for pollution clean-up
One million dollars are coming to Camden from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up toxic sites in one of the nation’s mo ...
15 years ago
Home re-sales rise in New Jersey
New Jersey is one of only three states with an increase in home re-sales in the first quarter of this year. New Jersey is one of o ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia pawn shop survived the Civil War, now it faces the Great Recession
A small business in downtown Philadelphia has proven that some things are near recession-proof. Hard times are boon times for hocking jew ...
15 years ago
Commissioner: Philadelphia cop shot himself, lied to investigators
A white Philadelphia police officer who said he was shot by an African-American suspect apparently made the story up. A white Phil ...
15 years ago
For MOVE’s neighbors, a quarter-century of incompetence and injustice
This week, Philadelphians are remembering a dark day in the city’s history. On some blocks in West Philadelphia, though, residents ...
15 years ago
Lyme disease sees signficant up-tick in Pennsylvania
Local health officials say the number of Lyme disease cases in Pennsylvania this year will likely eclipse figures from 2009. ...
15 years ago
Specter touts Obama’s endorsement in new TV ad
In the hotly-contested Pennsylvania Senate primary, incumbent Arlen Specter has begun airing TV ads featuring President Obama’s end ...
15 years ago
Latest Poll: Specter and Sestak in dead heat
The Franklin & Marshall poll shows Specter with an eight-point lead among all registered Democrats. But if you narrow the sample to ...
15 years ago
Report: Corbett top recipient of gas industry dollars
After crunching the numbers, Common Cause of Pennsylvania says the natural gas industry has given $2.85 million to statewide candidates i ...
15 years ago
State lawmaker endorses Sestak, then has second thoughts
Congressman Joe Sestak’s surging Senate campaign gained – and then lost – the endorsement of a state House Democrat yesterday after ...
15 years ago