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Philadelphia Union hosts Manchester United
Odds are not in favor of the home team. Manchester United is the overwhelming favorite. Wednesday night, one of the world’s ...
16 years ago
Are roads near Sugarhouse casino ready?
Philadelphia’s first casino is set to open in September. A local lawmaker worries nearby residents will be stuck in gridlock. ...
16 years ago
Comptroller says Free Library chief got illegal bonuses
Alan Butkovitz says trash collectors can be fired for taking $20 tips, so former head of Philadelphia Free Library can’t take bonus ...
16 years ago
City barge involved in crash back on river
The Philadelphia barge involved in the fatal crash with a duck boat earlier this month is back in operation…with a new tugboat push ...
16 years ago
Sestak and Toomey target each other over earmarks
Pennsylvania candidates for U.S. Senate are sparring over Congressional earmarks. That’s the money tucked away in appro ...
16 years ago
‘Condi’ Rice and Aretha Franklin will be an unusual duo at the Mann
Next week the former Secretary of State and the reigning Queen of Soul will join forces at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. ...
16 years ago
Rendell expects layoffs as a result of new budget
The newly signed state budget will likely result in hundreds of lost state jobs, the governor warns, and possibly more if critical federa ...
16 years ago
Shaping up shellfish oversight
New Jersey’s environmental department is scavenging resources to gets its shellfish oversight program back into compliance with fed ...
16 years ago
Tea Party pickets Pelosi and Biden in Philadelphia
Democrat for Congress is unfazed by ads in other races that portray Pelosi as a political liability The contest for Pennsylvania ...
16 years ago
Money shifts from PGW to city of Philadelphia for sake of budget
The city of Philadelphia will attempt to balance its budget by shifting into its coffers money tied up in Philadelphia Gas Works. ...
16 years ago
Local exhibit shows works of fine artists in combat zones
Ever since World War I, the United States Army has had fine artists in combat zones along with soldiers. Often the artists themselves wer ...
16 years ago