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Donald Trump buys Pine Hill golf course

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 12.24.2009 | Home

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The real estate tycoon has purchased Pine Hill Golf Club, which he plans to convert into a luxury private course called the Trump National Golf Cl...

Video: Decade-Long Drought for Equities?

MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 12.21.2009 | Home

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While tech has had a decade of ups and downs, performance of the broader market is more negative, with Harry Clark, Clark Capital Mgmt. and Michael Cr...

Fraud, Cancer, House Collapse: Adversity Inspires Philly Mom To Pay It Forward

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 12.20.2009 | Impact


This story is part of HuffPost Impact's 12 Days, 12 Cities, 12 Families series, highlighting Americans who have persevered to overcome incredible chal...

Organizers say Dad Vail Regatta will not go to Rumson

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 12.17.2009 | Home

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Matt Rourke/The Associated PressCompetitors race on the Schuylkill River during the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia in 2007.PHILADELPHIA -- Organ...

Mystery Couple Pays It Forward at Philly Diner

Posted 12.15.2009 | Impact


Last Saturday morning, employees at the Aramingo Diner in Philadelphia witnessed a scene straight out of a holiday movie. A young couple ate breakfast...

The Iverson Gap: Why Valuing Players Is Even Harder Than You Think

David Roher | Posted 12.14.2009 | Sports


David Roher

The truth is that the traditional currency of a player's value, the win, is fairly unimportant.

Philadelphia man set to plead guilty in multi-state probe of Pagans Motorcycle Club

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 12.12.2009 | Home


CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Philadelphia man indicted on federal racketeering charges along with 54 other members and associates of the Pagans Motorcyc...

More Hungry, Homeless Families In U.S. Cities

Posted 12.08.2009 | Impact


CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hunger is spreading while the number of homeless families is increasing as a result of the recession and other factors, according ...

Uninformed Buffoon Barely Comprehends Conversation About Taylor Swift

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 12.08.2009 | Home

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PHILADELPHIA—According to sources, local dullard Peter Merriam, 34, struggled pitifully Saturday evening to keep up with a simple......

Gold-Plated Bohlin

The Architect's Newspaper | archpaper | Posted 12.03.2009 | Home

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Peter Bohlin, principal of Philadelphia-based Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, wins 2010 AIA Gold Medal...

Joaquin Rivera Robbed While Dying In Emergency Room: UPDATE (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 12.03.2009 | New York


UPDATE: Authorities have released footage of the terrible robbery: ******** PHILADELPHIA (Associated Press) - A school counselor suffering an app...

Dad Vail Regatta officials say Rumson move isn't forever

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 12.03.2009 | Home

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PHILADELPHIA -- Organizers of the Dad Vail Regatta say they're open to the possibility of returning here in 2011. The regatta has been in the city...

Shared Memory Of Children's Television Show Leads To Sex

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 12.02.2009 | Home

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PHILADELPHIA—A shared memory of the Nickelodeon series You Can't Do That On Television resulted in the act of sexual intercourse......

FAO Schwarz - A Magical Place for the Holidays

City Guide. | City Guide | Posted 11.24.2009 | Home


More than 145 years ago, Frederick August Otto Schwarz, namesake of the world-famous retailer FAO Schwarz, and his three brothers from Westphalia, Ger...

Tom Coughlin Case: Herbert Alex Simpson Pleads Guilty To Threatening Giants Coach With Letters

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York


PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia say a man has pleaded guilty to sending letters to New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin in whic...

Philadelphia officials ponder replacement race after loss of Dad Vail Regatta to Rumson

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | Home

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PHILADELPHIA -- At a meeting between area officials and area university coaches, responding to news of the Dad Vail Regatta moving its race to Rum...

Philadelphia LIVE On Twitter: Local News, Sports, People

Posted 12.22.2009 | Home


Follow the latest in Philadelphia LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweete...

Allen Iverson was a perfect gentleman in Denver -- so what's your problem, Philadelphia, Detroit and Memphis?

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home


Allen Iverson stands as proof that Denver brings out the best in people. When he was in Philadelphia, he was clearly a brilliant talent, b...

Dad Vail Regatta relocates to Rumson

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home


RUMSON -- America's largest intercollegiate rowing competition, the Dad Vail Regatta, which has been held in Philadelphia since 1953, is moving it...

Lawsuit Challenges Plan To Shoot Valley Forge Deer

CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home

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Two animal advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to delay a plan to shoot hundreds of deer in Valley Forge National Historical Park, wes...

Tests at Philadelphia children's hospital show fall outbreak was severe cold virus, not swine flu

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home

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PHILADELPHIA -- Tests at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia say a large number of people who got sick in the area fell victim to an unusually sev...

Pa. man is latest Pagans Motorcycle Club member expected to plead in West Virginia case

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home


CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Pennsylvania man charged in a federal indictment targeting the Pagans Motorcycle Club today is due to enter a plea to a cha...

In America, Selfishness and Lack of Solidarity Know No Bounds

Dave Lindorff | Posted 11.11.2009 | Local


Dave Lindorff

As the strike by transit workers in Philadelphia enters its fifth day, it is clear why unions have such a tough time in the United States, where fewer than one in eight workers is covered by a union contract.

Bronx News Roundup, Nov. 11

Bronx News Network | Bronx News Network | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home


Just in time for Veteran's Day, the Jericho Project, a housing group, broke ground on a new building in Kingsbridge that will provide housing to low-i...

Ex-NFL player could become Republican candidate for N.J. congressional seat

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home

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Martin Griff/Times of TrentonPhiladelphia Eagles Jon Runyan on the sidelines in the second half of a preseason game against the Carolina Panthers ...