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PECO gave neighbors $250 after deadly explosion
Plus: Why passport services are ending at some Pa. libraries Share with a friend Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And if the special someone in your life is more into horror movies and frightfests than candy and flowers, we’ve got a couple of ideas. For those hopeless romantic ghouls in the Philadelphia area,…
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Free services you didn’t know Pa. libraries offer
Plus: ICE buys a Berks County warehouse Share with a friend Just shy of three months after Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 budget was signed into law, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his 2026-27 budget proposal in Harrisburg on Tuesday—a $53.26 billion spending plan that includes a $100 million transfer for a new fund designed to handle disruptions from…
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Hungry in Pittsburgh? Try these local meal kit options
Plus: A community snow removal effort in NEPA Share with a friend Sometime between the first cup of coffee and the moment my wife heads off to work each morning, we discuss dinner—what we feel like eating, what we have on hand, what we need to get from the store, that sort of thing. When…
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Why Pa. hospitals are facing a shaky financial future
Plus: Key Pa. stops on the Underground Railroad Share with a friend Based on the snow, ice, and sub-zero wind chills we’ve been dealing with across Pennsylvania recently, and Washington Post meteorologist Ben Noll saying last week that “the eastern United States is forecast to be the coldest place, relative to average, on the planet…
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30 years later, Central Pa. dad recreates the igloo of his youth
Plus: Two Philly films added to National Film Registry Share with a friend Far too often, it seems, I’ve found myself opening the Feelgood Friday newsletter by saying something to the effect of ‘If ever there was a week when we could use some good news, this is one of them.’ Sadly, the sentiment holds…
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Pa. lawmaker says ‘good riddance’ to slavery exhibit
Plus: More snow ahead? Share with a friend What I learned this weekend: The dog my wife and I adopted in the spring (the one I solicited your help in naming), who had arrived in the area from South Carolina only months before, does not like the snow (unlike our other dog, who loves sprinting through…
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11 Pa. indoor flea markets to visit this winter
Plus: Lehigh Valley Public Media lays off nearly half of staff Share with a friend President Donald Trump hammered on grocery bills throughout his campaign against then-Vice President Kamala Harris, bemoaning the expense of everyday staples like eggs and milk. “We’ll get them down,” President Trump said of food prices during a campaign stop at…
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Where to donate household items in Pa.
Plus: State offers help to meet new SNAP requirements Share with a friend If you’re off today in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s a good time to reflect on something he said to an audience in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1957: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for…
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Will you watch outsiders try to go Amish?
Plus: Lancaster County man arrested for grave robbing Share with a friend One of the great things about being a hardcore baseball fan is that I know what I’m going to be watching most nights from April through October. Then, come November, the ‘What am I going to watch now?’ panic sets in. So far…
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New restaurants coming to Pa. in 2026
Plus: What’s your New Year’s resolution? Share with a friend And… we’re back. Welcome to 2026, Pennsylvania! Aside from being sick from just before Christmas until a couple of days ago, and one of our dogs breaking out of his crate, prying open the doors to our walk-in pantry, and eating many of our snacks…
