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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...

Cops look to capitalize on safety cams

Philadelphia Police are hoping to extend the long arm of the law a bit with their new SafeCam initiative.Through the program, the department will...

The city’s own urban oasis

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Pop-up park at 20th and Market, Wednesday, August 3, 2011, in Philadelphia.In Center City, a lot at 20th and Market...

Tournaments to remember

Tara Kirchner and her son Kevin Jr. pose with a portrait of their late husband and father, Kevin Tanczak, outside of their home, Thursday,...

Guiding through 350 years of Jewish history

Inside the Museum of American Jewish History, Laurie Gottlieb stood in front of an unusual display — a full-scale covered wagon.She explained to a group of visitors...

Not the same old story with ‘Once Upon A Nation’

Fairmount resident and Once Upon A Nation storyteller Katie Stickney’s permanent bench is at the Arch Street Meeting House at 4th and Arch streets.Standing next...

Kissling’s, a Philly sauerkraut dynasty

The office that Mark Kissling shares with his brother Rick in Fishtown’s A.C. Kissling Co. at 161 E. Allen St. is a shrine to...
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