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City to use car-sharing service
By: Tom MacDonald The city of Philadelphia is trimming its vehicle fleet in order to cut costs. Fleet Manager James Muller says pa ...
16 years ago
The Philadelphia Orchestra is cutting expenses and staff to make up for a budget shortfall. From WHYY’s Arts and Culture Desk, Alex ...
16 years ago
President Obama’s stimulus package includes healthcare dollars for wellness and prevention programs. The idea is to promote good ha ...
16 years ago
Nutter warns tax-deadbeats: "We know who you are"
By: Tom MacDonald Mayor Nutter says the city of Philadelphia is getting tough on tax deadbeats. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald’s ...
16 years ago
City flooded with applicants for new Parks and Rec Committee
Philadelphia City Council has two months to wade through 250 applications for a new parks and recreation advisory committee. Council may ...
16 years ago
Union will not strike after SEPTA contract deadline
The union representing nearly 5,000 bus, subway, and trolley operators in Philadelphia has informed SEPTA management it will NOT strike a ...
16 years ago
New effort to revive Philadelphia's blighted areas
A new effort to revive depressed commercial corridors will focus on blighted areas of the city. The city of Philadelphia is partnering wi ...
16 years ago
Prized Venturi home to be shipped to NY
A historic piece of pop-art will be moved by boat from Long Beach Island, New Jersey, to its new home on Long Island, New York, this week ...
16 years ago
Hearing yesterday on possible closure of William Penn High School
Parents, alumni and politicians who don’t want the school district to close William Penn High School in north Philadelphia attended ...
16 years ago
Families moving in together – challenges and opportunities
3.6 million parents in the US live with their adult children – this according to 2007 Census Data. The number is up from 3 million ...
16 years ago
Five nursing schools in Pennsylvania are losing loan money for students who have limited options for getting loans elsewhere. The impact ...
16 years ago
How do social networking sites affect human behavior?
The amount of time people spend on social networking sites like Facebook increased dramatically in the past year – this according t ...
16 years ago
SEPTA union looks for raises up to 5 percent in next contract
SEPTA management is continuing to negotiate with the union representing bus, subway, and trolley operators to come to a new contract agre ...
16 years ago
Non-profit water bill discount escapes repeal
Philadelphia City Council has decided not to end a decades-old discount that the city’s non-profits receive on their water and sewe ...
16 years ago