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(File photo: Philadelphia firefighters and police respond at the scene of the building collapse on June 5th that killed six people. Credit: Jordan McLaughlin)

As City Council Probes Deadly Building Collapse, Official Says City Can’t Be Held Liable

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Study Says People May Not Be Putting Enough Away For Retirement

(File photo: a sign posted on a condemned property in the Gardens section of Mt. Holly, NJ.)

US Supreme Court Set To Hear Mt. Holly Redevelopment-Discrimination Case

(The SS United States, currently berthed on the Delaware River in South Philadelphia. File photo)

Conservators Hope Crowdsourcing Can Save Philadelphia’s S.S. United States

Some Companies Allow Employees To Buy And Sell Vacation Time From One Another

Do you take all of you vacation time? Maybe you want more? There’s a program offered by some companies where unwanted vacation days can be sold to co-workers.

2013/06/13

(Jeanne Chang, owner of Lil' Pop Shop stores and vending truck. Credit: Hadas Kuznits)

What’s Cooking on 1060: Familiar Food Treats Finding New Territories

A West Philly popsicle store opens a second branch near 4th and South, a NoLibs dessert emporium goes mobile, and another “Night Market” is about to pop up… where?

2013/06/13

EEOC Says Some Companies Exclude Job Applicants With Criminal Records Too Broadly

One lawsuit was filed in South Carolina against automaker BMW for firing 70 black employees based on background checks — some of whom had been there for years.

2013/06/12

Le Bec Fin, Philadelphia’s Beacon of Fine Dining, Will Close Its Doors For Good This Time

“Le Bec Fin was an institution in Philadelphia for many years, and Georges Perrier was certainly an icon,” said a woman passerby.

2013/06/12

Financial Company Ranks Majors Based On Student Loan Repayment

Tuition, room and board, books and possible graduate degrees add up pretty quickly and Bankrate.com is helping students find out the return on investment for their degree.

2013/06/12

(Bemi McClain, on the boardwalk in Wildwood. Credit: David Madden)

Wildwood Officials Set To Vote Tonight on Low-Riding Pants Law

City commissioners in Wildwood, NJ are poised to vote this evening on an ordinance that, in effect, sets a dress code for the boardwalk.

2013/06/12

(Entrepreneur John Lloyd. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

US Open Golf Tourney Creates Hometown Entrepreneurs Around Merion Course

“I might as well get in on the action,” says John Lloyd, sitting in a folding chair outside his Wynnewood Road house

2013/06/12

(The scene of the building collapse on June 5th that killed six people and injured 13. File photo)

Montco Firm Is Digitally Mapping Site of Fatal Center City Building Collapse

Attorneys are hoping to use that information to reconstruct the collapse by comparing it to how the building looked before and during demolition.

2013/06/11

(Newton Lake. Photo by R. Ratner/ Collingswood Patch, collingswood.patch.com, used with permission.)

Meeting Set To Inform Camden County Residents About Newton Lake Cleanup

Camden County freeholder Jeff Nash says Newton Lake needs to be cleared of algae because otherwise, the lake will slowly fill in.

2013/06/10

(Credit: Tim Jimenez, KYW Newsradio 1060)

City Council To Begin Regulatory Probe of Philadelphia Demolitions

Philadelphia City Council is launching its own probe of last week’s fatal center city building collapse, though its review will focus on the broad issues of regulations and licensing governing demolitions.

2013/06/10

(Schools superintendent William Hite, in April. File photo by Mike DeNardo)

Phila. School District Sends Out Thousands of Layoff Notices

In a letter to staff, schools superintendent William Hite describes the cut positions as “essential” even though at the moment there’s no extra money from the city or state, which are putting their budgets together over the next month.

2013/06/07

(Hospitality professionals get a charity meal and a request for help. Credit: Paul Kurtz)

Group Asks Area Hospitality Industry To Join Its Anti-Hunger Fight

Several hundred members of the area hospitality industry gathered at a South Philadelphia church to hear a recruiting pitch of sorts from an organization that helps some of the region’s most vulnerable people.

2013/06/07

(Armond Scavo takes aim at the Second Bank of the United States building, near 5th and Chestnut Streets. Credit: John McDevitt)

Accomplished Philadelphia Artist Turns Walking Tours Into Photography Lessons

Balance, pattern, the “rule of thirds,” and color contrast are some of the things that Armond Scavo will teach about photograph composition on one of his three-hour walking tours in places that include the historic district, Rittenhouse Square, or the Italian market neighborhood.

2013/06/07

(A member of the Kremp Florist design team puts the finishing touches on some of the 750 flower arrangements slated for delivery to the US Open. Photo provided)

Local Florist Gets Business Boost From U.S. Open Golf Tournament at Merion

Willow Grove-based Kremp Florist snagged the contract to create more than 700 arrangements that will adorn the hospitality tents and other locations at the storied golf club.

2013/06/07

(Cleanup continued the day after the building collapse that killed at least six people in center city Philadelphia. Credit: Jericka Duncan)

2nd Lawsuit Filed By Injured Victim of Center City Building Collapse

Just two days after the accident that killed six people, a shopper in the Salvation Army store has become the second person to file a lawsuit related to the building collapse.

2013/06/07