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This weekend in Philadelphia: The Festival

This weekend in Philadelphia, June2nd through 3rd a well-known Philly attraction returns for its fifth year. Known simply to the residents as The...

News reporters visit Japan’s damaged nuclear power station

Japanese journalists and cameramen, a total of 4, joined a tour ofnuclear reactor building4 at Fukushima Daiichi. Four of the 6 reactors in this...

Painting Philadelphia green

In the figurative sense, Philadelphia is getting greener than ever. Collaborations by the Philadelphia Water Department and Streets Department are...

Mayor Nutter wants to help kids get summer jobs

Philadelphia Mayor Michael “I have a plan” Nutter wants to make it possible for kids who want to work during the summer to have the...

Dead Sea Scroll exhibit, now at the Franklin Institute

The Dead Sea Scrolls were born during tumultuous times when Israel chafed under Roman Rule about 2,000 years ago around the 3rd or 2nd century BCE ...

Philadelphia officials want children to have a fun, safe summer

About 15,000 fun, safe summer programs are available for Philadelphia youth to enjoy, according to the city’s mayor. Mayor Nutter encourages...

Four charities awarded grants by Philadelphia Cultural Fund

PHILADELPHIA – Four outstanding charities were on the receiving end of $25,000 each from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. The fund is...

NAACP collects funds to assist survivors of Tulsa shooting

As Deon Tucker sat on his porch with David Hall and other friends, it was impossible to imagine, much less predict the violence about to take place...