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Pop-Up Dinner At Grubhouse
Grubhouse, typically a breakfast and lunch spot, is hosting a pop-up dinner tomorrow night (Wednesday June 17). There will be the always underrated, breakfast for […]
Penn Study: Trying Kids as Adults Can Reduce Recidivism
A number of academic studies have found that prosecuting juveniles as adults increases the likelihood that they’ll end up back in the criminal justice system, with recidivism going up […]
Kimmo Timonen Wins Stanley Cup, Retires
Kimmo Timonen leaves the National Hockey League a Stanley Cup champion — finally — after 16 seasons. The former Flyers defenseman won the Cup last night […]
Philly Judge Calls B.S. on UberX … 14 Times
Ever since UberX debuted in Philadelphia proper in October of last year, the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which has authority over all taxis and limousines in […]
Donald Trump (Really!) Running for President
After years, even decades, of flirting with the idea, Donald Trump — TV star, casino magnate, real estate developer, celebrity — has officially announced a […]
Watch John Legend Moonlight as a Wedding Singer at a California Couple’s Lavish Reception
John Legend is trading in concert venues for wedding venues, or so it seems from his latest gig: The crooner—who has offered up his wedding singer […]
Scott Schroeder Opening Hungry Pigeon in Queen Village
In a project that has managed to stay rather quiet since being presented at a neighborhood meeting last year, the cat (or bird) is finally […]
“All Clear” Given After Navy Yard Evacuation
Update: Philadelphia Police Department says it investigated Navy Yard after evacuation, found no credible threat. All clear given — Ram Ramgopal (@RamCNN) June 16, 2015 […]
Look Who’s Coming to Dinner at Aldine
Aldine chef George Sabatino received this heritage breed, Mulefoot pig from Alafia River Heritage Farms in Florida. The farm is owned by his wife and […]
What’s Going on at the Other Gigantic Lot at Broad and Washington?
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: there is a proposal to develop an enormous lot on the corner of Broad and Washington into a […]
Guild Hall Brewing Co. Is Bringing Some Beer Hall Awesomeness to Jenkintown
Downtown Jenkintown (say that ten times fast) is set to have a brewery of its very own as of June 19th. Guild Hall Brewing Co. will open […]
It’s Not too Late to Rescue Sharswood From PHA Eminent Domain Plan
“Plan, or be planned for.” This was the mantra community activists in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood adopted in their efforts to regain control of the neighborhood’s […]
Karl-Anthony Towns: The Big Man the Sixers Probably Want — and Likely Can’t Get
As we lead up to June 25th’s NBA draft, we’ll begin to take a look at some of the prospects that could be available to […]
Autism and Vaccines, Earthquakes and Malaysian Mountain Spirits
It isn’t often that I laugh out loud while reading the staid New York Times, but I did last Thursday as I perused a story […]
Republican Jumps Into AG’s Race
The first official challenger to Attorney General Kathleen Kane has emerged. State Senator John Rafferty is expected to announce his candidacy this week. The Republican […]