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Pennsylvania students get early access to AI-assisted college aid requests
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Pennsylvania will join the first three states to use MyAidAwards, an AI-assisted financial aid planning program that lets students prepare recommended aid requests before applying to college.
Pennsylvania rolls out Healium across all six state veterans homes
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Pennsylvania’s Department of Military and Veterans Affairs has deployed Healium Clinical in every one of its six state veterans homes, bringing a VR biofeedback tool to residents in Erie, Pittsburgh, Duncansville, Philadelphia, Spring City and…
Alliance Excavating adds five-year guarantee to gravel driveway repairs
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Alliance Excavating & Stone Works is offering a five-year workmanship guarantee on qualifying gravel driveway repair projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Anthony's Way sets 2026 Ride for Kindness dates in Pennsylvania and North Carolina
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Anthony’s Way – The Road to Kindness will hold two October 2026 Ride for Kindness events during ADHD Awareness Month, with rides in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, North Carolina.
Dîner en Blanc DC draws nearly 4,000 to Pennsylvania Avenue
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Dîner en Blanc Washington DC held its 11th edition on Aug. 29, turning Pennsylvania Avenue between the U.S. Capitol and the White House into a white-clad picnic and performance space.
Philadelphia Fringe solo show gains real-world twist as bank enters receivership
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Don Allen’s autobiographical Philadelphia Fringe performance, built around a foreclosure and his use of AI to sort evidence, opens as the bank at the center of the story has been taken over by regulators.
Gavyn Bernhardt releases debut EP On the Air
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Philadelphia-area singer-songwriter Gavyn Bernhardt has released his debut EP, On the Air, on major streaming platforms and Bandcamp.
Direct Online Marketing’s Google Business Profile reaches 5 stars
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Direct Online Marketing says its Google Business Profile currently holds a 5-star rating, backed by reviews collected over nearly a decade of client work.
Philadelphia summit targets school violence prevention and youth radicalization
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National education, behavioral health, law enforcement and security leaders will gather in Philadelphia on Oct. 8 to focus on warning signs, behavioral threat assessment and emerging threats before violence occurs.
ARC Core makes Pennsylvania DOE reading materials list
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American Reading Company says ARC Core K-5 has been named to the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s list of recommended curriculum materials for evidence-based reading instruction.
Pennsylvania workplace fatalities jump 9.5% as construction deaths surge
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New federal data show Pennsylvania recorded 185 fatal work injuries in 2024, the highest total in at least seven years, with construction fatalities rising 60% year over year.
Thrive Buildings opens larger Philadelphia-area office in Conshohocken
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Thrive Buildings moved its Philadelphia-area office to a larger space in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, to support growth in leadership, sales and business functions.
Synchrocare opens Pennsylvania franchise territories for medical device distribution
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Synchrocare, LLC has launched franchise opportunities across Pennsylvania to expand medical device distribution to hospitals, surgical centers and clinics statewide.
Juici Patties to open 100th U.S. restaurant in Philadelphia
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Juici Patties will celebrate the grand opening of its 100th U.S. location on Aug. 29 in Philadelphia, adding a new Jamaican-patties restaurant and local jobs to Cheltenham Avenue.
Pennsylvania small businesses are paying for the AI data center boom
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A new report says Pennsylvania households and businesses are absorbing steep electricity costs from data center growth, with small businesses among the hardest hit. The study argues state policy can shift more of those grid-expansion costs onto…
Shapiro marks August as Appendix Cancer Awareness Month in Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro recognized August as Appendix Cancer Awareness Month as ACPMP expanded its Light Up Amber campaign and landmarks across the state turned amber.
New Trail Brewing to launch Shawnee State Park beer for Pennsylvania Healthy Lands Week
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New Trail Brewing will debut a limited-run Shawnee State Park hazy IPA on Aug. 22 in Schellsburg to support Pennsylvania Healthy Lands Week and the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation.
Silver & Silver promotes contingency-based personal injury representation in Philadelphia
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Silver & Silver says injured clients in Philadelphia can hire the firm without paying upfront attorney fees, with contingency billing tied to any recovery.
Black Cannabis Week sets Philadelphia forum on jobs, ownership and equity
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Black Cannabis Week 2026 will bring national leaders to Philadelphia Sept. 25-27 for a conference focused on Black entrepreneurship, workforce development, restorative justice and community wealth-building in cannabis.
Philadelphia hotels lean into mural tourism and family walking routes
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Philadelphia’s public art and walkable neighborhoods are drawing more family micro-tourism, with Center City murals and Rittenhouse Square emerging as a key itinerary.
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