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In Philly, the struggle to make high school work pits sentiment vs. data

By Benjamin Herold March 5, 2013

Most of Philadelphia's neighborhood high schools have turned into half-empty "dropout factories." Public school choice allows many parents to vote with their feet, sending students to c... More »
Fashion incubator nurtures Philadelphia talent for second year

By NewsWorks Staff March 2, 2013

Philadelphia is not typically seen as a hotbed of high fashion design, but Macy's Center City has been trying to change that with itsFashion Incubator initiative, now in its second year. More »
Stretching 'First Fridays' out for whole weekend in Old City

By Peter Crimmins March 1, 2013

The inaugural First Friday Weekend offers a nod to the concurrent opening of the Philadelphia Flower Show with a scavenger hunt for flowers. Visitors who find flower-related objects in certain shops a... More »
Early Flower Show reactions: Bold, British and mostly 'brilliant' [video]

By Kimberly Paynter March 1, 2013

Members of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society were invited to a special preview of the Philadelphia Flower Show at the Convention Center and were treated to exhibits straight out of British cultur... More »
Toddlers take the wheel: harnessing toy cars for mobility

By Carolyn Beeler February 28, 2013

A gym in Newark, Del., is a brightly-colored study in motion as pre-school aged kids chase each other across gymnastics mats, bounce giant rubber balls, and crumble playfully to the floor in heaps. T... More »
Clearing debris-clogged marshlands ongoing issue along New Jersey's coast

By Sandy Levine for NewsWorks February 27, 2013

A steady rain Saturday made the volunteers' grunt work in the mucky waters even more laborious: removing tons of debris—by hand—that had been swept into a marsh in Ocean County by Superstorm Sand... More »
Dispensing wisdom with style, barber presides in Camden 'oasis'

By Kevin McCorry February 26, 2013

Russell Farmer's barbershop sits on a rundown block in the Lanning Square neighborhood of Camden. On the outside, the facade is bleak— bars on the windows, graffiti on the walls, a police car idl... More »
A view of the sequester from Independence Mall

By Emma Jacobs February 25, 2013

There may be no better place in the Delaware Valley to view the effects of the sequester than from Independence Mall. Sandwiched between federal office buildings and the centerpiece of 50-some acres ... More »
Imhotep wins fourth Public League title with thrilling 67-66 victory over Vaux [Video]

By Brian Hickey February 25, 2013

Heading into the fourth quarter of Sunday's Public League championship basketball game at the Liacouras Center, the Imhotep Charter High School Panthers held an 11-point lead over Roberts Vaux Hi... More »
Workers rush to repair Jersey Shore marina damaged by Superstorm Sandy

By Sandy Levine for NewsWorks February 25, 2013

As Jimmy Ryan scanned the waters recently of his now empty 136-slip marina, with all five piers still needing repair, he felt the clock ticking. In less than two months the mid-April to October boatin... More »

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