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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Instacart Adds More Reading Terminal Vendors
Instacart, which we were just sending good vibes out to yesterday about how they allow us to shop local merchants from the comfort of home, […]
Councilman Jones: Nutter’s Property Tax Hike Proposal a “Heavy Lift”
Before Mayor Michael Nutter even gave his final budget address Thursday, there were signs his plan to raise property taxes was on life support. Nutter is going […]
Snow Day! Here’s What’s #OpenInPHL
You may have had a snow day or two this winter but this is the first that has a legitimate snowfall to go with it. […]