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CENTRE SQUARE BLOG
By Chris Satullo
May 21, 2012
This guy I know, Jamie, plays the ponies. He's convinced he's got a special gift for picking the winning nag. As evidence, he talks often of a fabled day at the track a few years ago. It w... More »
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NEWSWORKS TONIGHT FEATURE
By Elizabeth Fiedler
May 18, 2012
An Ocean City, New Jersey mansion nicknamed "Beauty on the Bay" goes up for auction this weekend. After more than a year of trying to sell it the traditional way, the 7,000 square-foot, Vict... More »
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By Emma Jacobs
May 14, 2012
When Will Reynolds describes the factors playing into companies' choice of location, you start to imagine a set of giant pincers. It would cost Reynolds as much as 40 percent more to rent office... More »
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By Jen Howard
May 14, 2012
We've all seen and heard typical bank advertisements. A recent one for Citizens Bank, complete with dramatic, patriotic music, claims, "It's simple. Good banking is good citizenship. ... More »
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By Peter Crimmins
May 10, 2012
Philadelphia's next TV star might be a South Philly baker. Last year, Lily Fischer won an episode of a competitive cooking show, "Cupcake Wars." She will be back on the tube this weeke... More »
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By Emma Jacobs
May 10, 2012
As the academic year winds down, one enterprising University of Pennsylvania student will be heading to a Silicon Valley startup. More »
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By Emma Jacobs and Holly Otterbein
May 8, 2012
This is the second installment of an occasional series on the public system that's supposed to help the unemployed and Philadelphia's businesses find each other. Alexis Bethel is 21. She�... More »
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By Jen Howard
May 8, 2012
The Free Library of Philadelphia is facing a lawsuit brought by four of its members who are blind. The e-reader the library lends out — the Barnes Noble Nook — is not compatible with software used by... More »
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By Dave Davies
May 2, 2012
A ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may permit cities and towns in the commonwealth to challenge the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations. The ruling involves an Orthodox Jewish school... More »
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By Dave Davies
May 1, 2012
Mayor Nutter said Tuesday he'll do everything he can to convince the Pennsylvania legislature not to yank an unused casino license from Philadelphia. More »
