Philadelphia
Manayunk’s arctic extravaganza
Just as the snow and ice began to melt in Philadelphia, thousands of additional pounds of ice made their way to the streets of Manayunk f
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14 years ago
Philly-grown flowers, even in winter
It started with one single plant on a windowsill. Lois Duffin had always been interested in houseplants, and in 1981 she decided to give
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14 years ago
Germantown celebrates one of its own artists
Historians and community residents gathered last week at La Salle University to recall the life and work of Germantown artist Benton Spru
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14 years ago
Manayunk on Ice kicked off on Friday night with a 10-foot blaze of fire. A chimney made of ice bricks, was packed with wood and ign
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14 years ago
New stormwater fee structure explained
On Tuesday, City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities heard from the public about the Philadelphia Water Depa
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14 years ago
Hundreds gather at Abbotsford to remember ‘Shawnee’ Anderson
The line stretched out the door of a t-shirt shop at the Gallery mall in Center City Friday afternoon where custom shirts were in high de
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14 years ago
‘Strange to watch knowing family and friends are there’
Some residents of the Delaware Valley are glued to TV screens, radios, and the Internet getting up-to-date news about the unfolding event
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14 years ago
Neighbors worry upscale pool hall bringing trouble with capital “T”
An upscale pool hall could be moving into Center City Philadelphia. Condo owners near the building aren’t exactly happy about the p
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14 years ago
Nutter waiting to see how school district cuts budget
Philadelphia’s Public Schools could be facing a major deficit next year. The city isn’t committing any extra funding to
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14 years ago
Philadelphia flower show touts its economic impact
Philadelphia’s Flower Show is just around the corner. A new study says the event brings more into the economy than expected.
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14 years ago
Nutter says DROP must go, no matter the price
City Council hearings on Philadelphia’s early retirement program for workers are getting closer to becoming reality. Ma
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14 years ago
A quest for safe cycling on Main Street
Manayunk resident Darlene Messina is on a mission to make Main Street more bike-friendly.
For years, she says, cycling along the b
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14 years ago
Tulpehocken Station is finally shaping up
Jeff Smith of Germantown has an old postcard that shows a steam engine chugging to a stop at an idilic looking train station, where a wom
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14 years ago
Sandra Webberking’s steel menagerie
It was to be yet another strike in an already taxing winter. Meteorologists were predicting a crippling ice storm.
In Springf
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14 years ago
Council candidate Tyner stages district-wide campaign rallies
(The photo slideshow features Verna Tyner at various campaign stops on Thursday morning)
Verna Tyner kicked off her campa
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14 years ago