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By Tom Ferrick Jr. State Rep. Dwight Evans raised nearly $1.7 million for his campaign fund during the two-year cycle that ended with the 2008 election. But the most amazing part isn't the amount of money he amassed; it is...
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By William Ecenbarger Money not only talks in Pennsylvania politics-it's keeping up a running conversation. Between 1999 and 2008, total money raised for state political campaigns nearly doubled, from $74.4 million to $133 million. Who gives all this money to...
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Oil and gas interests were never big givers to politicians in Pennsylvania -- until the Marcellus Shale natural gas deposit was discovered running under the state. Now, as the drilling rigs arrive, so have campaign contributions..
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By Morgan Zalot William Penn's vision of a "Greene Country Towne" faded to black and grey long ago. Viewed from above, Philadelphia today has huge swaths of hot spots - where asphalt and concrete predominate and the color green is...
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By Morgan Zalot Not even last week's 100-plus degree heat could deter Hasan Malik from filling a 100-gallon tank in the back of his pickup truck with water for the young trees in Frankford's Overington Park. "It's a good thing...
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By Tom Ferrick Jr. The revival of East Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia has come at warp speed, as measured in standard urban time. In just five years, the five-block stretch of shops has gone from being a charming...
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What happened on East Passyunk Avenue is important not only because it revived the neighborhood. It also could become the model to save other commercial strips in the city and the state from deterioration and decay.
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Where do all the hippies meet? Not on South Street. Not anymore. The famous commercial strip is going through tough times, suffering from the bad mojo associated with the term "flash mobs" and an economic downturn that has left the street dotted with empty storefronts.
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Julia Zagar is a South Street survivor. She opened her gallery on 402 South Street in 1968, when the street had reached bottom. She has lived through all the changes that have happened on the street since.
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By Nick Gilewicz When the idea of turning Frankford Avenue into an arts corridor first started making the rounds in 2005, a common joke was that avenue had everything but the art. Today, no one is laughing. Frankford Avenue, the...
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Profiles of two artists, both graduates of the Rhode Island School of Design, who have a hand in the ongoing transformation of Kensington.
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By Nick Gilewicz The Arts Corridor project on Frankford Avenue is just one example of artists finding new neighborhoods and new venues for their art. It is happening throughout the city - an organic movement, often centered around the large...
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Pennsylvania's libraries are being forced to cut back services at exactly the time they are being used more and more. The cause: big cuts in state aid that are likely to continue.
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Part Two of Two By Dale Mezzacappa School and library are words that should be inseparable, like reading and books. But not in the School District of Philadelphia. Increasingly, school leaders in the district have come to regard school libraries...
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Updated May 15 Another Anthony Williams negative ad aimed at Dan Onorato. Updated May 13 A new Joe Sestak ad, this one comparing his record among various groups with Arlen Specter's. ...
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