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Report: FCC to Throw Big Wrench Into Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger
Federal Communications Commission staff members have recommended a procedural move that could seriously hurt the chances of Comcast’s $45.2 billion merger with Time Warner Cable, […]
Opening Soon: 1st Ward Sandwich in Pennsport
A new sandwich shop is coming to South Philly in early May. 1st Ward Sandwich is located at Morris and Front Street in Pennsport. Paul Frost is […]
Tell Us All About It: One of Philly’s Best 911 Dispatchers Speaks
911 operators in Philadelphia have a rough job. Anyone who calls these civil servants is either complaining about something or reporting a serious emergency (or making […]
The Candidate Conversations Series: Meet Lynne Abraham, Philly’s Most Viable Female Mayoral Candidate Ever
Today, at least 245 cities are led by female mayors. Philadelphia is not one of them. In fact, Philadelphia’s City Hall has never had a […]
The Parker Spruce Hotel Officially Sold, What’s Next?
It’s official, the Gayborhood’s Parker Spruce Hotel has been sold. A fire tore through the 9th floor back in October, forcing the building, including the […]
Army Reviewing Temple ROTC High Heels Controversy
We told you yesterday that the Temple University ROTC had come under massive criticism from right-wing blogs after cadets wore high heels with their camouflage […]
The Brief: Tony Williams Dodges a Bullet
1. Anthony Williams Scores an Endorsement from the Black Clergy, But Just Barely The Gist: State Sen. Anthony Williams will officially accept the endorsement from the Black Clergy of […]
SJU Criticized for Mayor Nutter Commencement Speech
A conservative Catholic organization is criticizing St. Joseph’s University, saying it is “scandalous” that SJU is featuring Mayor Michael Nutter as a graduation speaker this […]
Chris Christie Goes on Tonight Show
https://www.hulu.com/watch/782394#i1,p0,d1 Chris Christie went on the Tonight Show Wednesday night — unfortunately, there were no dance routines for him this time. Instead he kept it […]
Choose Your Honeymoon Destination From Trip Advisor’s Top 10 Islands of 2015
For the most part, when we post these drool-worthy roundups of picture-perfect honeymoon spots, we’re drooling right alongside you—many of the locations are on our bucket […]
Zahav and Vetri Throwing Collaboration Dinners
On Monday, May 11th at Zahav and Tuesday, May 12th at Vetri, the two restaurants are hosting collaborative dinners. The dinners will feature the cooking of chef Adam […]
This Weekend: Crawfish Boil And Live Jazz At Rex 1516
Crawfish boils are fun for everyone (except the crawfish, I guess). Head over to Rex 1516 anytime between Thursday April 23 and Saturday April 25 […]
Philly Hummer Owner Gets Blasted in Anonymous Note From Neighbor
Friends. A photo posted by Doug DeMuro (@dougdemuro) on Apr 21, 2015 at 2:53pm PDT Fair warning: If you own a hideous, environment-killing, yellow Hummer in […]
Better Runways, Automated People Mover Officially Coming to PHL Airport
It's official! The agreement has been signed between the @PhiladelphiaGov & @DelcoCouncil officials #signingceremony pic.twitter.com/V1vmOe61W4 — PHLAirport (@PHLAirport) April 22, 2015 Alright, just hold your […]
Camden Police Chief Wants Officers to Use Violence Less Often
The chief of Camden County Police has always had a mission of reducing violence in the community, but now he’s choosing a novel way to […]