Philadelphia Hotel Rates and Occupancy Levels Surging Upward
Preliminary numbers for 2014 show the center city occupancy rate was at 76 percent.
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Preliminary numbers for 2014 show the center city occupancy rate was at 76 percent.
A full year in the making, "Healthy PA" is unlikely to survive far beyond its first month. Governor-elect Tom Wolf has said he intends to replace it with a straight Medicaid expansion.
"We're good at serving on boards and at doing pro bono work," says Al Dandridge, "but maybe not so much at rolling up our sleeves and actually getting down and helping people in our community."
Some folks are getting right on those New Year's resolutions to get fit this year. But how long will their resolve last?
At Spring Mountain Ski Area, in Montgomery County, they started making snow in late November, but December brought rain and warmer temperatures.
Here are some of the highs and lows.
For the New Year, why not try a restaurant that specializes in meatballs? Or José Garces' new venture at the former Bookbinder's, in Society Hill?
Most of Atlantic City's casinos heralded the new year by announcing entertainment acts that would perform as the clock struck midnight. But one is advertising the fact that it has survived 2014.
"I'm sad now, but I don't have a choice," says Won Song, who has run Superior Shoe Repair, in the 100 block of South 15th Street, behind the Union League, for 32 years.
When most people hear "tax increase," their blood pressure goes up. But maybe not this time.
With the arrival of the new year comes a bump in New Jersey's minimum wage. But not a big one.
Prices in Pennsylvania are expected to go up on New Year's Day when the state's gas tax increases.
It's called Veganuary: going vegan for January.
Despite the city's economic woes, according to TravelMag.com Atlantic City is one of the most expensive places in the country to getaway for New Year's Eve.
Posted listings show WMGM picking up the "Soul of the South" TV network and a slew of infomercials to fill the time.
