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TerraPower Chooses Philly for $450M Medical Isotope Hub

A nuclear science company founded by Bill Gates has chosen South Philadelphia for a new manufacturing facility dedicated to producing radioactive medical isotopes used in cancer treatment. TerraPower Isotopes...

Little Walter’s Turns Neighbor’s Request Into Gluten-Free Pierogi Night

Little Walter’s, a modern Polish restaurant in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, now hosts a monthly gluten-free dinner service after a special event created for one neighbor with celiac disease drew...

River Wards events for the week of Jan. 29

Northeast Catholic Alumni Memorial Scholarship FundThe fund will be accepting nominations for tuition assistance grants until Jan. 31, 2014. The nominees must be the...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 29

Police plead for tipsPhil­adelphia Po­lice De­part­ment detectives are still looking for help in identi­fy­ing the man who killed 26-year-old Am­ber Long in a rob­bery in...

Thousands brave the snow for Winter Jam

Concert goers bundled up to brave the elements for Radio 104.5’s annual Winter Jam concert. CAROLAN DIFIORE / STAR PHOTOThe snow and freezing temperatures didn’t...

Good food, good life

Ghazi has more than a decade of experience working as a cook in various restaurants, most recently the former Green Olive Market in Northern...

Development may transform vacant Port Richmond block

The proposed Grace Townhomes development, designed by Kramer + Marks Architects, would bring 36 homes for low-income renters to Auburn Street in Port Richmond....

Girard Point Bridge inspection this weekend to cause lane closures

Lanes will be closed this weekend on the northbound Interstate 95 Girard Point Bridge for a bride inspection, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced...
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