Suburbs

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PA Drivers: #1 at Hitting Deer

According to State Farm, Pennsylvania leads the nation in car-deer accidents, with 119,500 taking place over 12 months from 2011-2012.

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Urban Outfitters’ Crazy Lehigh University Project

Urban Outfitters co-founder Scott Belair, Lehigh U ’69, is giving his alma mater a $20 million grant (with more to come, apparently) to create a […]

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VIDEO: Scott Hartnell’s Hilarious Fake Fake Audi Ad

Flyer Scott Hartnell “stars” in a great spoof of a terrible local car ad featuring terrible local athletes.

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The Hooters Opened Ardmore Music Hall On Saturday Night

Nearly thirty years ago, the Hooters opened Live Aid, Philadelphia’s greatest concert event of all time. (Sorry, Made In America). And on Saturday night, the […]

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International Business Times Thinks Bucks County Sucks

International Business Times has a piece out arguing that Bucks County is the global epitome of suburban sprawl, homogeneity, and paved-over natural beauty. Here’s their […]

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Car-Jacking Epidemic Hits the Main Line*

*And by epidemic, I mean two car-jackings in a week! Hey, it’s all relative. This Tuesday, a woman was sitting inside her 2009 black Porsche […]

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Police Investigating Whether Alcohol Played Role in ‘Nova Student Death

18-year-old sophomore Villanova business student Kinara Patel, from North Jersey, was found dead in Sullivan Hall, a residence hall, on Thursday morning. Police have all […]

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Kate Gosselin Sues Jon Gosselin for Stealing Her Stuff, Trying to Ruin Her Life

The latest in the apparently still developing Jon and Kate Gosselin (minus eight) story. Kate has sued her ex-husband Jon, both of whom live in […]

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“Snakey” the Snake Found in Swarthmore. Now Please Kill It.

“Snakey” the 7-foot-long Boa Constrictor that escaped his home in Swarthmore nine days ago has been found. Very near to his home in Swarthmore. What […]

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ALL I-95 Lanes Being Shut Down After Bensalem Crash

Following a serious crash in Bensalem this morning, Pennsylvania State Police are shutting down all northbound lanes of I-95 at 12:10 p.m, starting at Academy […]

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Cancer-Faking Delran Woman Sentenced

Lori Stilley, the Delran woman who faked cancer for money, attention, and psychological issues we’ll probably never understand, was sentenced to 500 hours of community […]

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At Large: A 7-Foot Boa in Swarthmore

Swarthmore police have warned you, Swarthmorians: A seven-foot boa is on the loose after it escaped its home on the 300 block of Park Avenue. […]

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Three Philly Suburbs Among America’s Best Small Towns

NewsWorks reports: Two Pennsylvania and one New Jersey suburb have been named in the “America’s 50 Best Small Towns” list compiled by CNN Money roundup, […]

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The Second Powerball Ticket Belongs to a Group of New Jersey Garage Workers

A group of 16 workers in a Ocean County, N.J., garage have stepped forward as the owners of one of three winning tickets in Wednesday’s […]

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Meet Leigh Gallagher, Author of The End of the Suburbs

Your new book says the American Dream is in the middle of a major shift — various forces are making the suburbs unnecessary and undesirable. That’s […]