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8 great cheesesteak places you won’t find in Philly
You don’t have to be in Philly — or even in the greater Philadelphia area — to find a great cheesesteak in Pennsylvania.
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A love letter to the working class, from Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
It started in the back seat of my family’s Jeep Cherokee, the one with the broken AC and vinyl seats that stuck to my thighs in the late summer heat. After school we would wait, all the doors flung open, for my dad to get off work. My mother reading in the front seat, her…
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From student to teacher: How Pennsylvania’s stipend program helped one woman achieve her dream
“Without a student teacher stipend, I don’t know how I would have been able to gas up my car, put food on the table for my kids, and get the classroom experience I needed to complete my certification.”
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Most coaches use schools like Robert Morris as a launching pad. For Andy Toole, it’s become home
A full decade-and-a-half since he was promoted to replace Mike Rice at the age of 29, Andy Toole will lead Robert Morris to the NCAA Tournament for a third time in 10 years when the 15th-seeded Horizon League champions face No. 2 seed Alabama in the first round in Cleveland on Friday. MOON TOWNSHIP —…
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‘Anybody can play’: Reading Roller Derby team stresses community, inclusivity
The Reading Roller Derby team, which has its first game of the season on Sunday, is one of 19 Pennsylvania teams competing in The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association.
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Scott Perry isn’t holding town halls. His constituents did one anyway, aiming ire at Trump, Musk
Hundreds of Scott Perry’s constituents packed a Perry-less town hall to vent their frustrations with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Perry hasn’t held an in-person town hall since 2019.
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9 interesting facts about the PA-born pretzel paradise, Auntie Anne’s
Be careful reading these facts about Pennsylvania-born Auntie Anne’s, the biggest soft pretzel company in the world, because you might just find yourself on the way to the mall to satisfy a soft pretzel craving.
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Majority control of Pennsylvania House hinges on special election in steel region near Pittsburgh
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s special election next week will determine whether Democrats or Republicans will control the state House, a glimpse of voter sentiment in the swing state that helped return President Donald Trump to the White House.
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10 Pennsylvania restaurants with breathtaking views
Whether you’re on a waterfront or overlooking a mountain landscape or city skyline, these Pennsylvania restaurants serve up stunning scenery alongside excellent food.
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ICE unlawfully detains five Bhutanese immigrants in Harrisburg who have legal status
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement unlawfully detained five Bhutanese immigrants who have permanent legal status in Harrisburg on Monday. The Bhutanese community fled government persecution in the 1980s and have been granted refugee status under the Bush and Obama administrations.
