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Chris Christie Forsakes Bruce Springsteen

Et tu, Bruce? Chris Christie is a Bruce Springsteen fan. This has been one of the more charming parts of the Jersey governor’s prickly personality […]

Property

Headlines: Planning Commission Greenlights North 5th Street Projects

Two large residential projects on North 5th Street received the blessing of the Planning Commission this week, reports Jared Brey of PlanPhilly. U.S. Construction is developing […]

City Life

Report: Court Could Remove Kane From Office

Attorney General Kathleen Kane has vowed to stay in her job even if — as is expected — she is indicted on charges she leaked […]

City Life

Katie McGinty Resigns as Tom Wolf’s Chief of Staff

Katie McGinty has made up her mind. According to Governor Tom Wolf‘s spokesperson, Jeffrey Sheridan, McGinty has resigned today as the governor’s chief of staff. Effective as of close […]

City Life

Feds: Philly Postal Worker Had Over 20,000 Pieces of Mail in His Car and Garage

If you live in the Tacony neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia and you’re missing some mail, the United States Department of Justice might have the answer. […]

Citified

Jim Kenney Would Hire a New Boss for L&I

No matter what the outcome of the mayoral race this fall, it looks like Philadelphia will be getting a new Licenses & Inspections chief in 2016. At about […]

City Life

Suit: Former Rouge Chef Says He Was Called the N-Word During Employment

Rouge on Rittenhouse Square is one of the more storied restaurants in Philadelphia. Originally opened by the also storied restaurateur Neil Stein, it remains the […]

Property

The Latest Word on Market Street West

Could Market Street West really be waking up? We said it last week, and now the Inquirer’s latest article on the the Murano, the 43-story condo tower at […]

Restaurants

David Ansill’s Doubling Up

David Ansill has quite the story (much of which we’ve chronicled): back in Philadelphia after his repose in Jamaica, he’s brought great food and drink to […]

Restaurants

So How About Some (More) Lobster?

Yes, we’ve may have mentioned lobster a few times in the recent past. But it is really out of the goodness of our hearts that we’re […]

City Life

DRPA: No Plans to Close Ben Franklin Bridge for Pope

Who needs a giant fence when you’ve got two big rivers to keep people out? That seems to be the idea behind new reports that […]

City Life

Lawmaker Who Wants a Stripper Registry Tells His Story

State Rep. Matt Baker, a Republican who represents the county home to the “Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania,” wants to do something that is awfully Big Government. […]

City Life

Andrea Constand Attorney on Cosby Case: “The Horse Galloped From the Barn”

Recently, the New York Times got its hands on a copy of a 2005 deposition that accused rapist Bill Cosby gave at the Rittenhouse Hotel, […]

City Life

On Eve of Philly Visit, Pope’s Poll Numbers Decline

Pope Francis’s polling numbers among Americans are at their lowest since he became pontiff two years ago — but what that mostly means is that […]

City Life

(UPDATE) Man Wanted for Killing Pregnant Woman Dies in Shootout With Police

[Update 1 pm] Reports say the suspect who died in today’s shootout with a SWAT team was Devon Guisherd, seen above, wanted since September on […]