City Profile
The fourth largest city in the United States. The population of the metro Philadelhia area is 5.7 million. Bounded by history, the Industrial Revolution and one of the busiest shipping ports in the World, Philadelphia, sometimes known as Philly, is a city of many faces. Often described as 'the place that loves you back', 'the great lady' or 'the spinster' of cities in America. Beneath the surface, though, Philadelphia is a thriving, dynamic metropolis with a very diverse population base, a strong economy and a thirst for high living.
Philadelphia's superb Historic District has Independence Hall, where the nation's liberty was ironed out, and the Liberty Bell, which made that liberty known. Its museums, more than a dozen including the excellent Franklin Institute, are world-class institutions that mix old and new in surprising ways
Comcast gets 30 days for explanation Philadelphia Business Journal 30 days to disclose how it has been managing Internet traffic, its plans for switching to a nondiscriminatory method of traffic management, and the details of the new traffic management system it...
Sixers Bring Back Ratliff NBC10 Sports ... center Theo Ratliff .Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a report Tuesday in the Philadelphia Daily News said the 35-year-old Ratliff has accepted a one-year deal for the league minimum of $1.4...
Man Shot In Northeast Philadelphia CBS 3 The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in...
Police Make Arrest In 1985 Killing Of 13-Year-Old Boy NBC10 Pottsville , was arrested Thursday, the 23rd anniversary of Reed's disappearance.The 43-year-old Geiger is charged with third-degree murder and related offenses.
Wachovia to sell $40M in land, construction loans Philadelphia Business Journal Landcap Partners , according to the Wall Street Journal. The problem loans were made to residential developers in states such as Arizona, California, Florida and Illinois, with the collateral...
Pa. Lieutenant Governor Being Treated For Cancer NBC10 Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll said she is being treated for cancer, but plans to resume a full work schedule and be presiding over the state Senate "gavel in hand" by September.The lifelong...
N.J. Father Reunited With Daughters In Georgia CBS 3 The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in...
United Way picks new CEO Philadelphia Business Journal United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania said Wednesday that its board of directors has selected Jill Michal to be its president and CEO, effective immediately. Michal has been serving as interim...
Dozens arrested in drug sweep - Philadelphia news Action News 6 2008 - -- Police conducted a day-long drug sweep in Southwest Philadelphia, acting on tips provided by neighbors who were fed up with the drug trade in...
U.S. home, apartment construction hits 17-year low Philadelphia Business Journal Home and apartment construction nationwide fell in July to its lowest level in more than 17 years. The U.S. Commerce Department said builders broke ground on 965,000 housing units on an annualized...
Skidding truck tears up road The Intelligencer The driver was at a stop sign when a loud noise sounded. The next second the motorist saw an overturned truck carrying a crane skidding through the intersection, just feet away. So say police of the...
Fire Sends 3-Year-Old To Hospital NBC10 If you think returning to a former employer is a step in the wrong direction, think again. You could be just what they need and they could be good for you too.
The widgets are coming from Comcast, Intel Philadelphia Business Journal ... have developed technology that allows television viewers to call up Internet-based applications and content to their sets. The Widget Channel framework allows viewers to access such Internet content...
Bar owner at wits end with township The Intelligencer David Adelsberger thought he was making some much-needed improvements to his West Rockhill restaurant when he added a patio and outdoor bar.Little did he know, those improvements would cost him more...
Phillies activate Pedro Feliz from 15-day DL Examiner My deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. She has officially passed away as per the doctors in her hospital. Update: Stephanie...
Toll hikes go into effect Sept. 14 Philadelphia Business Journal Patco fares will rise 10 percent and crossing the Benjamin Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross bridges will cost $1 more beginning Sept. 14, which is the first wave of increases...
Keystone Line railroad gets new Web site Philadelphia Business Journal Keystone Line , which runs between New York and Harrisburg by way of Philadelphia. The Web site, www.CatchTheKeystone.com, provides schedules, ticket information, station hours and train amenities...
Consumer-driven health plans growing in popularity Philadelphia Business Journal ... shows participation in consumer-driven health plans is becoming an increasingly popular health insurance option. Consumer-driven health plans typically have lower premiums but higher deductibles and...
Borough agrees to road bid The Intelligencer Chalfont will pay several thousand dollars more than expected for two left turn lanes at the intersection of Route 152 with Park and Sunset avenues. The borough awarded a bid Monday for $22,650 for a...
Workplace fatalies down in Pa., rise in N.J. Philadelphia Business Journal Workplace fatalities decreased in Pennsylvania and increased in New Jersey last year, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics on...
Peco sets stage for its first green building Philadelphia Business Journal ... on Wednesday launched the first phase of a five-year initiative to make itself more environmentally friendly by rolling out its first green building. The Philadelphia-based electric and gas utility...
Archdiocese seeks aid for special ed The Intelligencer Funding for special education programs are a problem for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, an administrator of the archdiocese said Wednesday at a state House Republican committee hearing in Upper...
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