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Philly’s parks ranks 20th among 60 largest U.S. cities
Mayor Michael Nutter wants Philadelphia to be the greenest city in America, but a national nonprofit gave its parks a mediocre grade in a ...
11 years ago
50,000 lose jobless benefits for not signing up on Pa. employment site
More than 50,000 Pennsylvania residents have lost unemployment benefits since last summer because they failed to meet a new state require ...
11 years ago
Curbing prison costs, violence and drug addiction helps cut Pa. recidivism rate
Fewer Pennsylvania residents are cycling in and out of prison, according to a ...
11 years ago
As ‘innovation district,’ University City attracting entrepreneurs
Philadelphia is at the vanguard of a movement that is luring creative businesses to cities, according to a new report by the Washington, ...
11 years ago
Demolitions are speedier in Philly, but are they safer a year after building collapse?
One year ago, a building being demolished in Center City Philadelphia came crashing down onto the Salvation Army Thrift Store, killing si ...
11 years ago
ListenThe Limepocalypse — Could help be on the way?
In recent months, a lime shortage tragically marred margaritas, tacos and pho around the country. At Tres Jalapeños in ...
11 years ago
Sale of Philly newspapers ends owners’ feud; speculation turns to ‘what comes next’
Philadelphia’s two biggest newspapers were sold Tuesday morning for the fifth time in just eight years. Businessman Lewis Ka ...
11 years ago
ListenTrial set to begin for six former Philly Traffic Court judges
Six former judges in Philadelphia’s Traffic Court will have the tables turned Tuesday, when lawyers are expected to give their open ...
11 years ago
Breaking bread and mending fences, former Dem rivals vow to support Wolf
Mere days after a brutal campaign season ended, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf had breakfast Friday with the three rivals ...
11 years ago
Philly voters put to the test: Do corruption charges matter?
Should corruption charges preclude one from being a state lawmaker? What about allegations of taking unreported gifts? On Tuesday, ...
11 years ago
As Democratic Party frays, Philly primaries get more interesting
Philadelphia has long been thought of as anti-choice — in the electoral sense, that is. It’s a one-party town, and many city ...
11 years ago
ACLU alleges widespread, illegal shackling of pregnant inmates
A new report by the Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union alleges pregnant prisoners have been illegally shackled by jails and pris ...
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