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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...

Zombies or ‘Kenzos,’ local writer spares no one

If nothing else, Fishtown resident Joe Quigley is a man who speaks his mind.It’s something the 27-year-old does regularly with a sort of crass clarity...

After weeks, Occupy Philly not losing its voice

On the cool autumn evening of Sunday, Oct. 16, hundreds gathered outside City Hall to discuss the state of the world.Just as they had every...

Earthship to Emerald

On Friday morning last week, a sizable collection of tires lined the lush green pathways of the Emerald Street Urban Farm, a little slice...

New group takes shape in Port Richmond

It might not have had the fiery vitriol of the first informal gathering, but last week’s first official meeting of tentatively named Port Richmond...

Robber hits Girard Avenue bank

Police are on the lookout for a man who walked into a Girard Avenue bank Wednesday and handed a teller a threatening note.According to...

Fishtown woman charged in Mummers prostitution raid

A Fishtown woman was among a dozen people charged in a prostitution raid at a South Philly Mummers’ clubhouse last night.Michelle Lauber, 32, of the...
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