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News from March 2022

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Licensing: how many business licenses in Delaware County were issued in week ending March 26, 2022?

By Philly Leader | Mar 28, 2022

There were 56 business licenses issued in Delaware County in the week ending March 26, 2022, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

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For Joan Burger King '67 and Four of Her Closest Relatives, Chestnut Hill College is a True 'Family Affair'

By Press release submission | Mar 28, 2022

When Joan Burger arrived at Chestnut Hill College for her freshman year in 1963, she had no way of knowing that she was starting a scholar-athlete family dynasty.

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88 Bucks County business licenses were issued in week ending March 26, 2022

By Philly Leader | Mar 27, 2022

There were 88 business licenses issued in Bucks County in the week ending March 26, 2022, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

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How many business licenses were issued in Bucks County in week ending March 26, 2022?

By Philly Leader | Mar 27, 2022

There were 88 business licenses issued in Bucks County in the week ending March 26, 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

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Philly Leader area weekly mass times

By Philly Leader | Mar 26, 2022

The following parishes in the Philly Leader coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Top food preservation gifts for Philadelphia County friends trying to make meal last longer

By Philly Leader | Mar 25, 2022

Gift giving can be difficult, so Philly Leader has put together these gift guides with The Grommet to find everything you will need.

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Prof. Tobias Wolff explains the Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and a Texas directive on transgender children

By Press release submission | Mar 25, 2022

Wolff is the Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law and Deputy Dean for Equity and Inclusion at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

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For Joan Burger King '67 and Four of Her Closest Relatives, Chestnut Hill College is a True 'Family Affair'

By Press release submission | Mar 25, 2022

Joan Burger King (Class of 1967) went on to become the proud wife, sister and mother of four other family members who all graduated from and/or worked for the College, even further connecting their lives. Those included her sister, Judy (Class of 1975); Joan’s husband, Joseph, now deceased, who attended CHC on the GI Bill (Class of 1979); plus two of Joan and Joseph’s five children, Jodie King Smith (Class of 1994, M.S. in 2001) and Julie King Gorniak (Class of 1999).

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Attorney General Shapiro: 'Mr. Doroshin put people’s privacy at risk'

By George Willis | Mar 24, 2022

State Attorney General Josh Shapiro has taken action against Andre Doroshin, the director and CEO of Philly Fighting COVID Inc., for violating nonprofit corporation laws.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Philadelphia stagnates at 228 in week ending March 19

By Philly Leader | Mar 24, 2022

There were no new teachers in Philadelphia who signed the pledge in week ending March 19, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Prof. Dorothy Roberts traces the history of race and the regulation of Black women’s bodies in chapter for The 1619 Project

By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022

Roberts is an acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law, and is the founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science & Society in the Center for Africana Studies.

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Ellen L. Hanson and Richard E. Perlman commit $10M to create entrepreneurship through acquisition at the Wharton School

By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022

Their gift will establish Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) and support other programming at the Venture Lab.

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Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka on art and culture

By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022

Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka on art and culture

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Philadelphia County COVID-19 Update: 98.4% of infected residents alive as of March 22

By Philly Leader | Mar 23, 2022

Philadelphia County has seen 307,142 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.

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SEPTA's Richards: $9.8 million grant 'provides enhanced customer accessibility' through infrastructure, safety improvements

By Bob Martin | Mar 23, 2022

The state of Pennsylvania has been awarded $9.8 million to make infrastructure and safety improvements to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority by building new bus systems.

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Campus Rec: Zumba Group Fitness Session on April 2

By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022

Campus Rec: Zumba Group Fitness Session on April 2

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How many Philadelphia County business licenses were issued in week ending March 19, 2022?

By Philly Leader | Mar 22, 2022

There were 399 business licenses issued in Philadelphia County in the week ending March 19, 2022, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

Positive % change for Independence Realty Trust Inc. (IRT:NYQ) in Philadelphia in last year

By Philly Leader | Mar 22, 2022

Independence Realty Trust Inc. (IRT:NYQ) traded at $25.51 on March 21.

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Increasing number of Philadelphia County business licenses issued in week ending March 19, 2022

By Philly Leader | Mar 22, 2022

There were 399 business licenses issued in Philadelphia County in the week ending March 19, 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

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Jose Antonio Vargas: Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen on March 31

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022

Jose Antonio Vargas: Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen on March 31