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- Pa. State Officials Making $200,000 (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:17:21 pm
No pay raise in 2010? No problem for more than 26 Pennsylvania state officials who make more than $200,000 a year – before benefits. - Shedding light on foster care in the U.S. (Daily Pennsylvanian)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:35:35 am
Terrell Crumpton thinks more needs to be done about the foster care system to help children and youth adjust to life without their parents. Crumpton, 20, and Diandre Rodinson, 21, were panelists at a discussion on the child welfare system, homelessness and poverty last night at the Civic House. Organized by Penn Haven — a new activist group that strives to prevent homelessness and poverty — the ... - HCC women win by forfeit (The Herald-Mail)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 04:07:14 am
The Hagerstown Community College womens basketball team received a forfeit win against the Community College of Philadelphia in the second game of the first day of the Hagerstown Classic on Saturday night at the HCC athletic complex. - Melody Gardot: An accidental musician (Independent)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 12:20:11 am
Melody Gardot is sitting in a New York bar swilling a glass of Cognac. A bartender dims the lights, but Gardot keeps her dark glasses on. "The only thing I long for," she says, stroking the large black cat curled up on her lap, "is warm weather. I'm really no good here. I've had more pain in my body in the last nine days than I've had the last six months". - Moir goal in OT a winner for Lenape (Burlington County Times)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 07:03:05 am
LOCAL ROUNDUP - Hannah Moir has probably never been more wide open in the striking circle. The Lenape Indians' four-year field hockey star calmly dribbled from the top of the circle to a spot 8 yards from the end line just outside the right post of the cage. - Hartwick downs Binghamton, 2-1 (The Daily Star)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 09:14:00 am
COLLEGE ROUNDUP ... Hartwick College scored twice in the first half and held off visiting Binghamton University, 2-1, Tuesday in a non-conference men's soccer match Tuesday. - Sharing the stage (South Philly Review)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 12:23:18 am
Area students shook things up at the Kimmel with a friendly dancing, singing and instrumental competition. The King of Pop might be gone, but his influence continues to inspire performers young and old. - SEPTA forms Youth Advisory Council (Daily Pennsylvanian)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 03:35:27 am
A new group of local university and high-school students is doing its part to get more young people on trolleys, trains and buses. SEPTA’s new Youth Advisory Council, a panel of students from area universities and high schools, will serve as the transit organization’s “primary outreach” to students, according to a press release from YAC. Five of the 14 current members are Penn students, and the ... - Jennings wins at Delaware (Lancaster Online)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 04:20:08 am
Millersville's Priscilla Jennings (Solanco) took home first-place honors at the Delaware Invitational Saturday, handily beating a field largely comprised of Division I runners.Jennings' time of 17:51 was 35 seconds better than the second-place finisher and over a minute in front of third pla... - From Death’s Door to Earning the Keys to the World (New York Times)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:52:10 am
The pop-jazz singer-songwriter Melody Gardot had just arrived from Europe, where she is a big star. - Trucks find niche on other Philly campuses (The Temple News)
posted on September 29, 2009 at 04:29:06 am
While we tend to think of lunch trucks as a Temple thing, other city campuses boast some popular mobile restaurants to serve the needs of students. - PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Philadelphia Jazz at the Kimmel Center in October: Lizz Wright and Danilo Perez Trio Pay Tribute to ... (All About Jazz)
posted on September 25, 2009 at 05:13:20 pm
Philadelphia has a long history as a vibrant and pulsating jazz community. This October, the Kimmel Center turns the spotlight on Philadelphia-born jazz luminaries who continue to evolve America’s indigenous art form. Philly’s own bass virtuoso {{Christian McBride = 9209}} celebrates the 20th anniversary of his musical work in a performance with Grammy® Award-winning pianist {{Bruce ... - MCCC's Community Day to focus on the environment (The Reporter)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 04:30:15 pm
Promoting a safe and healthy environment is the focus of this year's Community Day at Montgomery County Community College. The 16th annual celebration is held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3 in the quad at the College's Central Campus, 340 DeKalb Pike in Whitpain. - CSIU chief gets $70K raise (The Daily Item)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 03:15:19 am
The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit's 16-member board on Thursday gave a four-year contract extension that will grant executive director Robert Witten a $14,000 raise in the first year. - Zenobia D. Cox | Claims clerk, 71 (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
posted on August 8, 2009 at 09:30:00 am
Zenobia Davis Cox, 71, of Germantown, a former insurance claims clerk who helped children from troubled homes in her neighborhood, died of complications from pancreatic cancer July 29 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. - Dr. Foot’s Specialty? Philadelphia Basketball (New York Times)
posted on August 7, 2009 at 11:03:07 am
For 30 years, Dave Scheiner, a k a Dr. Foot, has been at the center of numerous city leagues, making basketball his bond with people from different backgrounds. - Extra, Extra (Phillyist)
posted on August 5, 2009 at 08:44:17 pm
Remember, kids, dope is for dopes. And Eagles' defensive end Juqua Parker is apparently a dope . The Pennsylvania House has approved Philadelphia's proposal to raise the city's sales tax from 7% to 8% . The proposal will now move to the state Senate, where lawmakers say they will not approve the increase until a final state budget is in place. A Camden man has been charged with murdering his ... - GRAD Program Helps Bridge Gap from Junior High to HS (KYW News Radio 1060)
posted on August 3, 2009 at 05:46:33 pm
Bridging the gap between junior high and high school -- that's the goal of the Project GRAD Summer Bridge program which started on Monday at Sayre High School in West Philadelphia. - Education briefs (The Intelligencer)
posted on August 2, 2009 at 07:56:50 am
College transfer made easy - Federal money to help Philly students with college prep (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
posted on July 16, 2009 at 04:01:00 pm
About 4,600 Philadelphia sixth and seventh graders will begin a six-year college preparatory program this fall, thanks to federal funds announced today. - A Million Stories (Philadelphia City Paper)
posted on July 1, 2009 at 09:29:52 pm
[ a million stories ] Stimulus, Please The city of Philadelphia, along with the Media Mobilizing Project (MMP) and Wireless Philadelphia, held a meeting last week to discuss a federal "broadband stimulus" grant that they will apply for this summer. The grant, part of the president's stimulus package, provides $4.7 billion nationwide to improve technological access. Allan Frank, Philadelphia's ... - Stimulus paying for training in Phila. (BizJournals)
posted on July 1, 2009 at 07:03:18 pm
The award of $2.92 million in federal stimulus funds to organizations to provide work force training programs in Philadelphia was announced Wednesday. - South Jersey Face: Gilberto Gonzalez (Courier-Post)
posted on June 28, 2009 at 09:27:23 pm
In his bumpy stroll down memory lane, Philadelphia author and artist Gilberto Gonzalez focuses on the youthful relationships he forged in North Philadelphia in his new book, "Three Rings." - MCCC raising tuition $3 a credit (The Intelligencer)
posted on June 26, 2009 at 08:07:45 am
Montgomery County Community College students will have to dig deeper into their pockets this fall to pay for their education. - Man charged with slayings at Father's Day gathering (Philadelphia Daily News)
posted on June 23, 2009 at 08:30:00 am
Moments after shooting Renee Farrow in the head and back during a Father's Day family celebration in Overbrook, Marvin "Brown" Nesmith ran downstairs after Rafeea Parker, Farrow's son told the Daily News yesterday. - Interview: Brian Seymour, musician and art historian (Shanghaiist)
posted on June 22, 2009 at 06:20:22 am
He graced our Happy Hour two weeks ago and liked it so much he's returned. Yes, Brian Seymour is performing during the Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Cotton's on Tuesday. What we´re about to hear remains a mystery, since Brian chooses his songs according to the ambience in the room. In an interview with Shanghaiist he shares some of his thoughts around his music, his interest in art, and in what ways ... - Annette John-Hall: The real life of an African American father (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
posted on June 19, 2009 at 10:30:00 am
Annette John-Hall: Ronnie Brown doesn't want you to get the wrong idea. He is grateful but is puzzled by all the fuss. - Pulling an all-nighter (South Philly Review)
posted on June 18, 2009 at 04:31:43 pm
The area’s biggest celebration of the longest day of the year is June 20, making it the ideal time for the Kimmel Center’s Summer Solstice Celebration. - Marching to a different tune (South Philly Review)
posted on June 18, 2009 at 04:31:23 pm
Parents made their voices heard after they received news part of Jenks Elementary's staff would be shuffled to other schools. Parents at A.S. Jenks Elementary School were irate with proposed changes to their children’s school staff, so they organized a June 8 rally outside the building. - Surprising second thoughts on the effectiveness of coitus interruptus (PhysOrg)
posted on June 16, 2009 at 07:08:07 pm
It is well-known that withdrawal doesn't really work. At least, that's the consensus from sex educators and locker-room sages.