April 2012
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Crossword Kathy : Infractions →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
Apr 29th
Apr 27th
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Prince Edward to visit historic boarding school in... →
When the future King Edward VII visited Girard College in 1860, the boarding school for underprivileged students served about 860 white boys in a bucolic setting on the edge of bustling Philadelphia. That is not the institution that the British monarch’s great-great-grandson will see on Thursday.
Apr 25th
Apr 24th
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Struggling Philly district could close 40 schools →
City education officials could close about 40 public schools and eliminate hundreds of district administrative jobs in the next two years under a sweeping reorganization proposal made public Tuesday.
Apr 24th
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Philly mayor, lawmakers pledge to eat on $35/week →
A congressman, the Philadelphia mayor and a trio of state legislators pledged Monday to live on $35 worth of food for the next week in what they said was an effort to show how hard it is to subsist on government benefits.
Apr 23rd
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Crossword Kathy : Letting Go Of →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
Apr 22nd
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Dick Clark, 'Bandstand' put Philly on pop culture... →
Dick Clark may have worked in bigger cities over the course of his long entertainment career, but it was his time in Philadelphia that made him a household name.
Apr 19th
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Philly activists: Denied entrance to Romney event →
More than a dozen activists who bought tickets to a Philadelphia event featuring Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney say they were denied entrance without explanation.
Apr 17th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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Crossword Kathy : Grid Iron →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
Apr 15th
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Affordable housing planned for gay seniors in... →
Construction is to start this fall on one of the country’s only affordable housing complexes aimed at elderly gay people after developers received what they described as critical state tax credits for the long-stalled project.
Apr 14th
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Jazz lovers seek to repair Coltrane house in... →
Music enthusiasts in the City of Brotherly Love are looking to rekindle a love supreme for the deteriorating John Coltrane House, a preservation effort that mirrors a broader mission to reclaim and promote Philadelphia’s rich jazz heritage.
Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
Apr 10th
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Runner's death adds poignancy to Philly photo... →
A photography exhibit about a rugged ultra-marathon in the canyons of Mexico - and the native people who inspired it - has taken on new poignancy after the unexpected death of the race’s founder.
Apr 9th
Apr 8th
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Crossword Kathy : In-nuendos →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
Apr 8th
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Pa. man researches graves of Titanic passengers →
Joseph Edgette didn’t know much about the Titanic when he began teaching at Widener University, even though the school is named for a stunningly wealthy Philadelphia family that lost two people in the tragedy.
Apr 8th
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Sotomayor visits Penn for law school dedication →
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gave no indication of the future of the landmark health care law on Thursday during an event at which she said judges cannot interact with the public in the same way politicians do.
Apr 6th
View from 30th Street
jimmacmillan: Philadelphia looks radiant tonight. Photo by Jim MacMillan 2012  Sent from my iPhone
Apr 4th
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Local investors buy Philadelphia newspapers for... →
A group of powerful local business leaders announced Monday that it had bought Philadelphia’s two largest newspapers from hedge funds for approximately $55 million, a fraction of what investors paid for them in 2006.
Apr 2nd
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Crossword Kathy : Of Course! →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
Apr 1st