Carrie Hagen
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Roxborough residents fight new developer on Green Lane
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Philadelphia auction treasure a reminder of racist Wilson presidency
An antique book found at a Northern Liberties vintage shop will fetch a nice price at auction, but as a bridge between the Confederate So ...
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Manayunk festival featuring seasonally inspired food to line the streets Saturday
Main Street Manayunk will host its fourth street food festival on Saturday. From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., over 30 food trucks and far ...
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Roosevelt Elementary performance honors black history, Nelson Mandela
African drums echoed through the auditorium of Roosevelt Elementary School in Germantown on Friday. The instruments accompanied students ...
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Rev. Dr. Nancy E. Muth retires as First Presbyterian Church of Germantown senior minister
When the Rev. Dr. Nancy E. Muth came to The First Presbyterian Church of Germantown (FPCG) to minister in 1999, she had worked in religio ...
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A $20K ransom finally paid in landmark 1874 kidnapping case (but not to the kidnappers)
An anonymous buyer purchased ...
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Ransom notes from landmark 1874 kidnapping in Germantown to be auctioned off
On July 1, 1874, two men took a little boy named Charley Ross from his father Christian’s front lawn on Washington Lane in Germanto ...
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Wissahickon Charter sends team to rappel down One Logan Square
Last week, Jesse Keenan didn’t think he would be stepping off the roof of a skyscraper. On Friday, the real estate appraiser rappel ...
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StrEAT Festival kicks off Restaurant Week in Manayunk
An hour after the Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival opened on Saturday, foodies crowded Main Street’s sidewalks. They ate as they walke ...
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Family remembers Hugh McNally, inventor of The Schmitter® sandwich
Hugh McNally, the owner of Chestnut Hill’s McNally’s Tavern for 42 years, and inventor of the famous Schmitter sandwich, died ...
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