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District Attorney: Philly Police Officer Intimidated Brother’s Ex-Wife
A former Philadelphia police officer has been arrested and charged with intimidating the ex-wife of his brother, prosecutors said today. They described three incidents in […]
SEPTA Expected to Lease Reading Viaduct Spur to Rail Park Project, Sale to City to Follow
Can you believe this is really happening? Unlike other potentially transformative neighborhood projects that either get stuck in some funding lurch, bureaucratic nonsense hole, or […]
Pa. House Votes to Downsize … Itself
The Pennsylvania House passed two bills Tuesday that would shrink the size of the General Assembly — reducing House seats from 203 to 153, and reducing […]
Juniper Commons’ Greg Garbacz Showing Off His Wings Skill
For Sidecar’s monthly “Wing Thing” collaboration, Brian Lofink and company have invited Greg Garbacz from Juniper Commons to come up with a wing. Garbacz has developed a […]
Tony Williams Would Fire Chuck Ramsey and Mayor Nutter Thinks That’s Stupid
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter rushed to defend Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey’s honor after two mayoral candidates said they would fire him during a televised debate Tuesday.
Drexel’s New-Look Quad Will Feature Campus Green, Renovated Korman Center
Any university worth its salt has a centralized location where everyone gathers. At Penn, it’s College Green. Temple has Beury Beach at the Bell Tower. Drexel […]
New Nelson Diaz Ad Piles on Jim Kenney
Another ad bashing mayoral frontrunner Jim Kenney is on the tube. Former city solicitor Nelson Diaz unveiled his first campaign advertisement Wednesday, which takes Kenney to task on police accountability and attacks state Sen. […]
Philly Restaurant Thief Janeen Thomas Arrested After Vedge Meal Tuesday Night [UPDATED]
UPDATE 5/7/2015 12:30 p.m.: The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has announced that Thomas has been charged with theft of services for the Tuesday night incident […]
Happy 10th Anniversary to Rittenhouse Di Bruno Location
Di Bruno Bros. is celebrating its tenth anniversary at 1730 Chestnut Street. They’re hosting several events today through 2 p.m. that include live product demonstrations and samples […]
SEPTA, City Eliminate Trolley Track Dangers for Cyclists at 18 Intersections
Just in time for Indego’s rollout, bicycling in Philadelphia has gotten a bit safer. Last year, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Katie Monroe was […]
Pine Street Pizza Has Closed
After 30+ years in business, Pine Street Pizza at 12th and Pine has closed. The pizza shop has spanned a time from when 12th and […]
Police: This Man Kidnapped Woman, Sexually Assaulted Her in Minivan
The Philadelphia Police Department has released this sketch of a man they say kidnapped a 22-year-old woman at gunpoint early on Friday morning and then […]
12-Story AQ Rittenhouse to Open Next Week With Jefferson Outpost, Charter School
Roughly 13 months after the project broke ground, AQ Rittenhouse will officially cut the ribbon and open its doors on Wednesday, May 13. The project […]
Florida Governor’s Trip to Poach Philly Jobs Cost $40,000
From the schadenfreude files…. Remember when Florida Gov. Rick Scott came to Philadelphia to poach our jobs? Turns out A) the trip was kind of […]
The Brief: Tony Williams Misses Opportunity to Attack Jim Kenney at the Final Debate
1. The Last Televised Mayoral Debate Was a Snooze The gist: After a mostly dull campaign, the mayoral candidates finally seemed poised to go to war at Tuesday’s debate airing on […]