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PA’s Get Away Campaign Aims to Boost Tourism in Philly

PA House Tourism & Recreational Development Committee Chair Mary Jo Daley has said she is proud to help announce that the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development launched...

Stroke Survivor to Perform at Philadelphia Tango Festival After Remarkable Recovery

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and a Philadelphia-based dance teacher exemplifies the extraordinary recovery that ispossible with hard work, timely medical care, the support of a caring partner and...

Shot at, cop shoots back, hits her mark

An officer of Port Richmond’s 24th Police District was narrowly missed by bullets during a midafternoon gunfight on Monday, Oct. 24.But the thug that shot...

NoLibs updates: Parks, Plans, and a place called ‘Phlirt’

The Northern Liberties Neighbors Association’s monthly meeting, held Thursday, Oct. 27, was a treasure trove of information.NLNA president Matt Ruben led the busy get-together,...

BB gun stand-off gives residents a Halloween scare

Halloween got off to a genuinely scary start on Monday when police closed off Frankford Avenue at Allegheny Avenue due to reports of a...

Cops charge ‘bad hair bandit’ in Hyperion Bank robbery

Police have collared the man they believe robbed a Girard Avenue bank on Oct. 12.According to Officer Tanya Little of the public affairs unit, police...

Girard Avenue trolley off track until Christmas

The historic Route 15 trolleys will be missing from the river wards from Halloween straight through Christmas Eve.SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch said today that...

Sometimes, even a garden needs a lawyer

In Philadelphia, community gardens are often rooted on shaky ground.When neighbors and communities come together to clean vacant, abandoned lots — which have often sat unused for...
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