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You May Not Have Seen The Last Of The Budino Donut
On Friday, Marcie Turney, Valerie Safran and their crew sold 450 salted caramel budino donuts in 30 minutes (or actually, probably a little less) across […]
SouthGate, a Korean Pub Is Coming to 18th and Lombard
The former Tangier at 18th and Lombard is being reborn as SouthGate, a Korean-inspired pub. Peter Hwang, his wife Mindy and Peter’s father are behind […]
Phillies on Pace to Draw Fewest Fans Since They Played at The Vet
It was the top of the first inning. The Marlins had a man on with two outs. Mike Morse fouled off a pitch; there were […]
Groundbreaking New Political Data Site Launches in Philly
There’s a brand-new player in the mayor’s race. It could be a gamechanger — not for any candidate in particular, but for all the political nerds who […]
Cheap Parking in Philly? There’s an App for That
Picture this. You’re driving around Center City looking for a parking space. Forget about finding a free one, that’s just not going to happen. So […]
Artist Sets Up “Selfie Zones” in Philadelphia
A photo posted by Kid Hazo (@kidhazo) on Apr 21, 2015 at 7:05am PDT Philadelphia street artist Kid Hazo — he of the giant PPA […]
Headlines: Developers to the State, You Know What’s Cool? A Billion Dollars
We just love highlighting all the big-time developments in this city. Hell, we devoted almost an entire issue to the “New Boom” back in March. […]
WATCH: Philly Police Turned a Sizzler Commercial Into a Recruiting Video
So, this is the strangest thing you’ll probably ever see on the Philadelphia Police YouTube page:
The Brief: Watch the Most Compelling Ad of the Campaign
1. Doug Oliver Has a Compelling, Kind-of-Controversial, Television Ad The Gist: Doug Oliver, who’s running a shoestring mayoral campaign, has scraped up enough cash for a […]
Comcast Could Be Eyeing Third Tower in Center City
Construction has just begun on Comcast’s second skyline-piercing building in Center City, but company officials may already be thinking ahead to the third. The Inquirer […]
Why Didn’t Lynne Abraham Prosecute a Cop Who Shot a 20-Year-Old in the Back?
Before Michael Brown and Eric Garner were household names, an off-duty police sergeant shot Lawrence Allen in the back in Philadelphia on Nov. 17, 2008. […]
Temple ROTC Criticized for High Heels
It used to be the insult was: “Your mama wears Army boots.” Now, apparently, it’s changed to: “Your Army cadets wear high heels.” And it’s […]
Can Philly Have Nice Things? Indego May Be the Ultimate Test
I met my dad in Chicago last fall for a weekend of great meals, baseball-watching and long walk-and-talks. It was during one of the latter […]
School Funding Crusaders to Appeal Suit to State Supreme Court
A Commonwealth Court ruling overturning a challenge to Pennsylvania’s method of funding schools will be appealed to the state’s Supreme Court, education activists said Tuesday […]
Seniors Cleverly Made 11,000 SEPTA Key Trips in March
For most of us, the highly-anticipated SEPTA Key system won’t be up and running until sometime “later in 2015.” Only then will we never again be […]