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Barnes' opening night gala draws the who’s who of Philadelphia Once a quiet home to a great art collection in Lower Merion, the Barnes Foundation loudly tooted its own horn at its inauguration gala Friday night. The social event of the year, capping a decade of planning, building, and More »
Campaign calls for increased Hep B testing in Philly About fifty people wearing matching superman-themed "B a Hero" shirts gathered in Love Park Friday afternoon to raise awareness for Hepatitis B. More »
 

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Foreclosures rise in Pa. after robo-signing settlement
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May 22 - Emma Jacobs

Greater Philadelphia-area foreclosures have soared in the first quarter. The number of homes caught up in the process in the region were up 36 percent in the first few months of 2012, compared to the More »

Budget spending cap creates headaches among Pa. House Democrats
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May 22 - Mary Wilson

Pennsylvania House lawmakers have an official spending cap on their budget proposal, and it's causing dismay within the Democratic minority. Democrats described their position in a House Appropriations Committee meeting as "stifled and smothered." The Republican More »

An investigative journey to the center of the Germantown earth
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May 22 - Olivia Jane Winters for NewsWorks

Julie Carroll quite literally fell into an archeological discovery on Walnut Lane in Germantown. While pruning rosebushes behind her Victorian home in March, one of Carroll's legs plummeted into a hole disguised by pachysandra. Upon further More »

Tony Auth
'Unmasking of fraud' helped in discovery of John F. Peto:
John F. Peto was born in 1854 in Philadelphia, where More »
Dave Davies
Nutter's finance chief concedes tax plan would shift burden to homeowners:
City finance director Rob Dubow said late Monday it's "a More »
Dick Polman
Battling black homophobia:
To paraphrase Martin Luther King, the long arc of history More »
Chris Satullo
A little advice for a Dimon in the rough:
This guy I know, Jamie, plays the ponies. He's More »
Jan C. Ting
What should we think about Mitt Romney’s high school bullying?:
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Nicole Juday
Why I love roses:
Readers, my last few posts have been focused on problem More »