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WATCH: Philadelphians Sled Down Art Museum Steps on Folding Table

Philly photographer Adam Wallacavage (the guy who lives in this amazing house) posted a couple of videos of people sledding down the Art Museum steps to Facebook, […]

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Does Michael Nutter’s Property Tax Stand a Chance?

It’s never easy for a mayor to sell a tax hike. So the fact that Mayor Michael Nutter is asking City Council to raise property taxes by 9 […]

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Pretty Much Every School in Philly Is Closed on Friday

We know lots of you are completely frazzled after a long snow day at home with your kids on Thursday, so we hope you have […]

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Officer Killed in North Philly Shooting

UPDATE, 8:15 p.m.: Mayor Nutter, Commissioner Ramsey, and D.A. Seth Williams finished a press conference at 13th and Ontario streets a short while ago (video […]

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Philly Deploys 374 Trucks to Deal With Storm

With the snow continuing to come down on the region, the Philadelphia Streets Department says that it has 374 trucks out plowing and salting the […]

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5 Things Michael Nutter Wants You to Know About His Property Tax Hike

Mayor Michael Nutter proposed a budget Thursday that would total $3.95 billion, expand the use of police body cameras, most likely eliminate the need for a tuition hike next […]

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Bald Eagle in Pennsylvania Is Covered in Snow

Recently, we told you about the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s bald eagle cam, which streams a live HD feed of a bald eagle nest in York […]

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Hall & Oates File Lawsuit Against Haulin’ Oats Granola

Get out your best song title puns, Hall & Oates have filed a lawsuit. “They won’t go for that,” the New York Post reports. “They […]

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Bloomingdale’s Is Officially Looking for Space in Center City

An email sent by MSC Retail yesterday notes that Bloomingdale’s is “actively looking” for anywhere between 120,000-square-feet and 150,000-square-feet of space for a “full line” […]

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Missing: Newtown Square Eighth Grader Cayman Naib

[UPDATE] New information about the search for Cayman Naib has come out via a Facebook community page launched to assist in the search. Among the details […]

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Are Drones the Next Big Trend in Wedding Photography?

Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen a ton of coverage about drones—also known as “unmanned aerial vehicles ” which are either controlled by someone […]

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What Your Evening Commute Will Look Like in Philadelphia

Perhaps you’re one of the lucky ones, and the only travel you’ve had to do today is to your refrigerator. But if you had to […]

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Fairmount Pig Crawl

On Saturday, March 21st, 14 Fairmount bars and restaurants are combining for a whole pig tour. Each spot is offering tastes of pork for $2 to […]

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WATCH: Is Chris Christie’s Political Bestie Abandoning Him?

As New Jersey Governor Chris Christie builds his team for a presidential run in 2016, he has already suffered the indignity of polls that show he would […]

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Spring Is Coming (Eventually): Waffle Day At American Swedish Museum

We know it doesn’t look much like Spring out there today, but here’s a little something to cheer you up–proof that winter is nearly over […]