Money
99% vs 1% : Who benefits from the Dilworth Plaza renovation?
Regardless of what you think of Occupy Philly, the protesters have a point about the Dilworth Plaza project.It’s a $50-million, lar
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12 years ago
What should lame duck Council members do before their terms end?
This January, Philadelphia City Council will welcome six new members – a lot of turnover for a legislative body that tends not to chang
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12 years ago
You may think you’re ready for tomorrow’s election. You may know who you plan to vote for in the mayoral race, the council ra
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12 years ago
Chestnut Hill web portal scrapped
Over the last few weeks, in meetings closed to the public, the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) has decided to scrap 18 months
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12 years ago
Added bank fees prompt customers’ flight to credit unions
The Bank of America has announced plans to add a $5 fee next year for debit-card purchases. For some customers, it’s the last straw
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12 years ago
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has vetoed a bill enacted by City Council that would have partially rolled back the city’s 20 per
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12 years ago
Expanded Convention Center spurs new hotel in Philadelphia
One of the first new hotels to be built from the ground up in Philadelphia in more than a decade will rise across the street from the new
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12 years ago
Citizen created district maps come closer to getting it right
City Council has a plan for re-drawing the city’s councilmanic districts. Actually, it has two. Council’s deadline for adjust
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12 years ago
Unemployment study offers bleak picture
A new nationwide study conducted by Rutgers University paints a bleak picture of jobless Americans. Many participants are still strugglin
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12 years ago
Philly airport mostly back to normal, but some travelers face booking backlogs
Flights into and out of Philadelphia International Airport were running mostly as scheduled as of Monday afternoon. Major carriers said t
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12 years ago
Specter not optimistic about progress from ‘super committee’
The longest serving U.S. senator in Pennsylvania’s history isn’t impressed with the “super committee” assigned to
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12 years ago
As Verizon strike continues, management pitches in
The strike by thousands of Verizon workers along the Eastern Seaboard from Massachusetts to Virginia continued for a fourth day.
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12 years ago
Toomey offers advice to deficit-cutting ‘super committee’
The federal lawmakers who will serve on the “super committee” charged with finding more than a trillion dollars in cuts to th
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12 years ago
Oversight board approves city plan, with reservations
The state board overseeing Philadelphia’s finances has approved the city’s budget and five-year financial plan. But Sam Katz
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12 years ago
Gladwyne man opens portal to sweepstakes, online prizes
Tired of watching video advertising on the Web? Well too bad, because that’s just about unavoidable.
However, one Brown Univ
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12 years ago