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Mural arts project holds community meeting
By: Tom MacDonald A Philadelphia citywide mural project will begin with a community meeting tomorrow. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald r ...
18 years ago
Coping with stress in tough economic times
Almost half of Americans say that they are increasingly stressed about their ability to provide for their families’ basic needs ...
18 years ago
Study: Region’s families increasingly underfed
Community Health Database surveyed 10,000 households in the Philadelphia area’s five counties. Before the current economic crisis a ...
18 years ago
The challenges of treating pancreatic cancer
A local cancer survivor says news reports of a high-profile American battling pancreatic cancer is drawing attention to a disease little ...
18 years ago
“Firesetter” treatment for a Coatesville arson suspect
By: Bill Hangley One of three men arrested in connection with a string of arsons in Coatesville has been sent to a juvenile treatm ...
18 years ago
Library advocates cry foul over security guard requirements
The last round of budget cuts could have closed 11 library branches, but a judge required the city to keep them open. Mayor Nutter has sa ...
18 years ago
City wins massive federal anti-homelessness funding
By: Bill Hangley Federal housing officials say Philadelphia will receive $28 million in new funds for homelessness prevention prog ...
18 years ago