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Opinion & Essay

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Margolies has booked some miles since Congressional days

Ask Marjorie Margolies what she’s been up to since her one term in Congress 20 years ago, as I did recently, and you might want to ...

13 years ago

 (Andre’ P. Kissel/AP Photo)
National Interest

Is it religious freedom — or religious coercion?

Here’s a question for the women who are reading this post: If your boss at work — citing his personal religious beliefs — insis ...

13 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

November 27: Bill Green for SRC? | Blight court for Scientology | Philly bike commuting still tops | PennDOT reconsidering bridge restrictions | Regional dialects

13 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Waterfront Winterfest brings ice rink, lodge, shopping, dining and more to Penn’s Landing

13 years ago

 Philadelphia City Councilman Bill Green (Nathaniel Hamilton/NewsWorks Photo, file)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Green’s new mission: Saving Philly’s schools?

As Pennsylvania’s Republican Gov. Tom Corbett considers candidates to head the board that governs the troubled Philadelphia school ...

13 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Norcross court appeal: Marimow endangers ‘survival’ of Phila Inquirer

A group of Philadelphia Inquirer owners has appealed last Friday’s court order restoring Bill Marimow as editor of the paper, charg ...

13 years ago

 Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday Nov. 14, 2013. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo, file)
National Interest

Move over Hillary, it’s Warrenmania!

To borrow a phrase from Seinfeld, this is a post about nothing. There’s no better way to describe the current buzz about E ...

13 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

November 26: Murder charges for demolition contractor | Philly’s hit factory at risk | 15 towers that never were | Platt Bridge reopened | Swann Fountain frosted

13 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Vital Signs: Fresh paint for businesses with “ghost signs”

13 years ago

 The Electrical Workers Local 98 at Spring Garden and 17th streets in Philadelphia is shown in this May 2013 photo. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks, file)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Berks County officials refer Local 98 probe to DA, Ethics Board

An investigation by the Berks County Election Board concludes that a powerful Philadelphia union appears to have funnelled $20,000 in cam ...

13 years ago

 Iran's president Hassan Rouhani arrives for an address to the nation after a nuclear agreement was announced in Vienna, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday. A Monmouth University poll finds a majority of Americans surveyed are skeptical of the deal. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
National Interest

Neocon nightmare: Diplomacy with Iran

When the news broke Saturday night that we had forged a six-month deal with archenemy Iran — we agreed to ease a few sanctions, they ag ...

13 years ago

 From left: Arleen Olshan and Linda Slodki took advantage of a brief time last summer when the Montgomery County register of wills was issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. (Image courtesy of Olshan and Slodki)
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

Even with a marriage license, coming out of the closet is a journey, not a destination

Coming out, gay or queer — you would think, in this day and age, it was no longer an issue. You think: Younger generations are so accepting, and they don't seem to care. Lesbi

13 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Empty Italian Market stands could fill up soon

13 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

November 25: $29.6M LOVE Park garage offer | Temple’s revised library plan | Mormon temple update | PHA awarded $500K neighborhood planning grant | Soko Lofts project for sale

13 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

November 25-31: Sound in the City | Peter Eisenman | South Philly High Greening | Thanksgiving Parade | RiverRink and Winterfest | Christmas Village

13 years ago

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