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Philadelphia mayor signs energy efficiency law
A bill signed by Mayor Michael Nutter requires all new city buildings of more than 10,000 square-feet to meet the tough LEED silver ener ...
16 years ago
Senate subcommittee grapples with fugitive issue in Philadelphia
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee on crime met again in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Politicians and officials grappled with ways of addressing ...
16 years ago
Teachers, School District reach tentative deal
Few details, but the head of the teacher’s union says it’s a contract both sides can live with. The Philadelphia Feder ...
16 years ago
Property investor invents board game
A Philadelphia-based property investor has created a game that he hopes will teach people in a fun way how NOT to get burned by ...
16 years ago
The state has submitted its application for federal funding under the Race to the Top education reform program. Education leaders ...
16 years ago
City searches for snow cleanup funds
The city of Philadelphia has tallied the costs of the first big winter weather cleanup of the season. The city of Philadelphia ha ...
16 years ago
Cooper doctors push toward Haiti to help
WHYY’s Susan Phillips is traveling with a group a doctors trying to lend a hand to victims of the earthquake in Haiti. On Mo ...
16 years ago
Why are some planets visible while others are hidden from view in the night sky? Find out in this week’s SkyTalk. I ...
16 years ago
Cooper medical mission travels to Haiti
The group of doctors arrived in Santo Domingo on Sunday and is meeting up with a second plane load of medical staff and supplies Monday. ...
16 years ago
Bell tapped by one who feels liberty’s weight
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day remembrances today included a symbolic ringing of the Liberty Bell, triggering a nationwide bell ri ...
16 years ago
King day of service in full swing
Thousands are fanning out across the Philadelphia region today for the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Participation locally is expect ...
16 years ago