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Theater band together into “Off Broad Street”
Small theater groups with no permanent homes are working together to promote each other and share ticket databases. The fall theat ...
16 years ago
Giving more the power to approve new charter schools in N.J.
New Jersey’s Education Commissioner says he’s open to letting other give the green light to new charter schools. The s ...
16 years ago
New research investigates link between infections and schizophrenia
Infections like the flu are common during pregnancy. Research shows that children born to mothers who had the flu or other infectio ...
16 years ago
Temple trains next generation of park rangers
While training more recruits, the N.P.S. is also trying to get more black and Latino rangers. Six out of ten National Park Service ...
16 years ago
Doylestown considers expanding anti-discrimination protections
Proposed law would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Philadelphia, Allentown a ...
16 years ago
The mosque, the gut, the brain
Weighing in this weekend on the latest summer kerfuffle – the construction of an Islamic community center and mosque, several block ...
16 years ago
Grant money connects mural arts and mental health
Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program has received a $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The money will be used to ...
16 years ago
Lower Merion votes on new laptop policy Monday
The Lower Merion School District Board is expected to approve a new laptop policy tonight that protects students’ privacy. A h ...
16 years ago
Scientists have found that people who have something to do, even if it’s pointless, are happier than people who sit idly. In ...
16 years ago
A South Jersey college offers a way to avoid sticker shock at the bookstore
Camden County College is offering textbook rentals for students. Dave Thognacki, director of business services at the school, says ...
16 years ago
Anniversary of the discovery of two moons of Mars.
It’s the 133rd anniversary of the discovery of the two moons of Mars by mathematician, Asaph Hall. The largest of the two only 8 miles ...
16 years ago
SCRUB fights Pennsylvania’s request for electronic advertising
A group against the proliferation of billboards is taking aim at Pennsylvania’s request to make some money running ads on highway m ...
16 years ago