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Dad Vail Regatta nabs new sponsor
The Dad Vail has been a fixture in Philadelphia since 1953, but financial issues threatened to take the race to New Jersey. Now the race ...
16 years ago
Councilman wants Parking Authority to root out unlicensed contracting
The Philadelphia Parking Authority is hated for how efficiently its employees issue tickets. Now a city Councilman thinks he may have ano ...
16 years ago
With Wynn out, state Senator moves to revoke casino license
The move by casino mogul Steve Wynn to pull out of the Foxwoods project in Philadelphia has prompted a State Senator to propose legislati ...
16 years ago
Controversial bar raids lead to hearing in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania lawmakers gathered in Harrisburg this week for a beer… hearing, that is. Pennsylvania ...
16 years ago
TV viewers brace for PA Senate race
Television watchers may start hearing more about Pennsylvania’s Democratic race for Senate. Newly-minted Democrat Arlen Spector ha ...
16 years ago
Protesters want drillers to be taxed in PA
A group of environmentalists rallied outside of Pennsylvania Governor Rendell’s office in downtown Philadelphia Wednesday. They wer ...
16 years ago
Locals celebrate surcharge-free ATM access
Wawa has lured lots of business into its convenience stores with surcharge-free ATMs. So many that Wednesday t ...
16 years ago
Families feel the sting of Catholic school closings
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is closing two more schools because of declining enrollment. For students and their parents at the Stella ...
16 years ago
Baptist Temple re-opens as performance space
Temple University will open it’s newest performance facility in one of North Philadelphia’s oldest buildings. The Bapti ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia Police get new mobile investigation vans
Today the Philadelphia Police Department catapulted into the 21st Century: unveiling two new Mobile Investigative Response Vehicles, that ...
16 years ago