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  • Mayor Nutter, along with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia Youth Network, and WorkReady, have begun a campaign to lobby companies to fund at least 2,000 summer jobs this year. Nutter is set to start calling businesses today to pitch them the idea of hiring students for summer jobs, and says the city will increase the number of city government summer jobs by 100 this year.

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 4, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • The Inquirer is getting excited about the Philadelphia Flower Show, which will have a preview opening for selected guests tomorrow, and then open to the general public on Sunday.

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    By Jim Genzano in on February 29, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • On November 14th, Penn Praxis will unveil its vision for the Delaware River waterfront, which is based on discussions with residents and representatives of commercial and government interests. But details about the plan have already come out, and although it has many supporters, it also has a small but vocal band of critics in the development community.

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    By Jim Genzano in on October 24, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • Everybody's favorite nanny-beating Villanova heiress, Susan Tabas Tepper, completed her 30 days of court-ordered psychiatric treatment and so yesterday was able to get a sentence of 15 months probation and a $600 fine for the latest incident in which she attacked an employee.

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 18, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • Despite their close relationship, Richard A. Sprague will be allowed to represent Senator Fumo in his upcoming trial for federal fraud and obstruction of justice, a judge ruled yesterday.

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    By Jim Genzano in on August 30, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • Our fair neighboring state of NJ is getting close to banning sex offenders from using the internet. Woah. We're not sure how to feel about that.

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    By Jim Genzano in on May 22, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • A famous and well-loved music store and instrument repair shop is closing its doors at the end of this month. The owners of Gustafson Music have decided that they need to leave behind Philly's tax burdens and head to Adelaide, Australia. We hear Ben Folds lives down there now, too; maybe they can help him tune his piano?

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 19, 2007 8:00 AM

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  • Two Philly Dems, State Reps. Dwight Evans and James R. Roebuck Jr., are proposing a $14 million initiative to get teachers into urban and rural districts in PA and keep them there.

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    By Jim Genzano in on February 7, 2007 8:00 AM

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  • The recent death of President Gerald Ford has Philly.com and Philadelphia Will Do thinking back on Mr. Ford's local connections.

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    By Jim Genzano in on December 28, 2006 8:00 AM

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