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Bill Would Urge Pa. Pro Sports Teams to Adopt “Zero-Tolerance” Domestic Violence Policy

A state lawmaker from Clinton County is calling on Pennsylvania’s professional sports teams to take a tougher stance against domestic abuse. Democratic state Rep. Michael Hanna said he […]

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Celebrate Greek Easter at Opa

If you celebrate Greek Easter or are just looking for an excuse to Instagram that cool bread with colorful eggs nestled in it you can […]

Lynne Abraham Running For Mayor of Philadelphia
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The Brief: Lynne Abraham Really Is Staying in the Mayor’s Race

1. Lynne Abraham had a packed schedule of campaign events on Wednesday. The gist: After fainting on live television Tuesday night, the former district attorney got back to campaigning […]

City Life

Kane Fires Official Who Testified Against Her

Not sure how this helps Attorney General Kathleen Kane escape the scandals besetting her administration: She has fired James Barker, the official whose testimony reportedly […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Can Big Plans Really Save Atlantic City?

Man, it seems like every week we’re hearing about the latest game-changing plan for Atlantic City. First, it was Bart Blatstein, who recently settled his […]

City Life

NYT: Bridgegate Indictments Near

After more than a year of investigation, federal prosecutors in New Jersey are ready to bring indictments in the “Bridgegate” scandal, the New York Times […]

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City Ethics Board Faults Tony Williams for Major Campaign Finance Violations

After months of investigation, the Philadelphia Board of Ethics today released a carefully-worded settlement agreement with mayoral candidate Anthony Williams that requires his campaign to […]

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Juniper Commons Unveils New Spring Menu

Juniper Commons, Kevin Sbraga’s ’80s themed restaurant at the corner of Broad and South, has debuted its new menu for spring, and it boasts big changes. The overhaul […]

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Here Is Glenn Straub’s $500 Million Plan to Transform Atlantic City

Yes, it finally happened. Yesterday, a judge approved the sale of Revel to Florida developer Glenn Straub for $82 million. The failed casino cost $2.4 […]

Property

Renovations Planned for Crumbling 25th Street Viaduct in South Philly

You know that crumbling railroad  bridge that spans from roughly Washington Avenue to West Passyunk Avenue on 25th Street in South Philly? Well, as ominous […]

Restaurants

Ventuno Opens at 21st and Chestnut

Ventuno, the new Victor Fellus restaurant (Victors Bar and Mix Pizza) has just opened at 21st and Chestnut. As promised, the menu features quick salad, soup, and sandwich […]

City Life

Woman Steals Loaded Gun From Cantina dos Segundos

Do you recognize this woman? If so, tell her to return the loaded Ruger she stole from popular Northern Liberties Mexican restaurant Cantina dos Segundos […]

City Life

Union Just Benched $400K Goalkeeper

Last summer, the Philadelphia Union made a big deal for a goalkeeper: The team spent $400,000 in transfer fees to sign Raïs M’Bolhi, a goalie […]

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Another National Empanada Day Deal From Rosa Blanca

Yesterday we wrote about some exciting stuff happening for National Empanada Day–arguably the best day of the year. But wait, there’s more!

The Mountain from Game of Thrones
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Game of Thrones‘s The Mountain Coming to Philly Ren Faire

Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson — better known to fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones as The Mountain — will appear next month at the Philadelphia Renaissance […]