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Jim Kenney’s Long War with the Archdiocese

Democratic mayoral nominee Jim Kenney is a proud graduate of St. Joe’s Prep and La Salle. He was born and raised in a Irish Catholic […]

City Life

CBS3’s Kate Bilo Interrupts Big Brother With a Tornado Warning, Big Brother Viewers Get Mad

CBS3’s Kate Bilo did what TV meteorologists do on Thursday night: When the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for her viewing area, she […]

City Life

Mayor Nutter Confirms Security Fencing for Pope

Part of Philadelphia is going to get fenced in come September, when Pope Francis pays the city a visit as part of the 2015 World […]

City Life

Jasmyne Cannick Talks About That Philly Police Beating Video

On Wednesday, Jasmyne Cannick — a noted Los Angeles civil rights activist and media professional — posted a just-released video on her blog of Philly police officers allegedly […]

Property

Penn Study Finds Fixing Up Abandoned Buildings Makes Neighborhoods Safer

Forgive the sardonic tone, but really? I mean, it’s great we’ve got the proof now should someone be spectacularly dense enough to disagree, but – […]

City Life

Ben Franklin Bridge Lane Closures Expected Into August

The commute across the Ben Franklin will be more difficult this summer. This morning, only three lanes were open going into Philadelphia from Camden, and […]

Property

Clocktower Farm to Hold Estate “Sale of the Summer” Featuring Antique Cars

Remember Clocktower Farm, that magical farmhouse estate in West Chester that has an honest-to-goodness stone clocktower on its property? There’s an interesting estate sale happening at the […]

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Johnny Doc Won the Mayor’s Race, Says Former Candidate Nelson Diaz

Former Democratic mayoral candidate Nelson Diaz has a fascinating interview with Sabrina Vourvoulias at Al Dia. Read her story here. The most immediately newsworthy bits […]

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No One Will Be Gambling at Trump Plaza Again Until At Least 2025

Trump Plaza won’t operate again as a casino for at least another 10 years — if ever. Last month, we told you about a proposed deed […]

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Pennsylvania Court: State Workers Can Delete Emails

A Commonwealth Court panel ruled today that state workers may delete emails in their inboxes at their discretion. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, joined with other news […]

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Cat Acrobats Are Coming to Philadelphia

Do you like acrobatic stunts but can’t deal with watching humans fling themselves a hundred feet in the air? You’re in luck: The Acro-Cats are […]

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Point Breeze Pop-Up Closed by L&I, Confusion Reigns

The Point Breeze Pop-Up that brought a pop-up beer garden to a once vacant lot on Point Breeze Avenue was closed by Licenses and Inspections. The […]

Citified

The No-Bullshit Guide to a Litter-Free Block

Philadelphia’s reputation as one of the filthiest cities in the nation is old and well-deserved. City Hall should be doing more to fix the problem. […]

City Life

The City Shuts Down Point Breeze’s Pop-Up Beer Garden

[Updated at 6:15 p.m.] The War on Pop Up-Beer Gardens is back. On Wednesday, a beer garden located in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood closed after it received a cease-and-desist […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Kendall Jenner Closed the Chanel Show in This White Bridal Pantsuit

We’ve seen bridal jumpsuits and bridal bikinis and bridal shorts, and at his Chanel haute couture show this week, Mr. Karl Lagerfeld introduced us to his […]