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Could Comcast Buy Netflix?

Does Comcast have its eye on Netflix? Hard to believe, considering how the companies have feuded in the last year. Netflix has accused Comcast of […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Prior to Apartments, Sigma Sound Studios to Get Historical Marker

It will be a difficult task to cram all of the musical history of Sigma Sounds Studio into one blue placard, but the Pennsylvania Historical […]

City Life

Christie’s Presidential Climb Gets Steeper

Chris Christie’s not-quite-formal presidential campaign is finding its pathway to winning election just a little steeper every day. The latest bad news comes from the […]

City Life

Court to Hear Kane’s Challenge to Grand Jury

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week will hear Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s challenge to a grand jury that has recommended she face charges on leaking […]

Citified

The Brief: Why Aren’t the Mayoral Candidates on TV?

By March 9, 2007, Philadelphians were already growing tired of seeing Tom Knox’s mug on television. They’d heard about Dwight Evans, and his metaphorical table, […]

City Life

Vigil Held After Missing Teen Found Dead

A vigil was held Sunday night after Cayman Naib, the Newtown Square eighth-grader who had been missing since Wednesday, was found dead not far from […]

City Life

50 Years After Bloody Sunday, a Push for Racial Fairness in Sentencing

I caught up with State Sen. Vincent Hughes on Sunday afternoon by phone — he had spent the weekend in Selma, Alabama, joining the 50th […]

City Life

Missing Newtown Square Eighth-Grader Found Dead

Cayman Naib, the eighth-grade boy who went missing from his Newtown Square home on Wednesday evening, has been found dead. The news was reported on […]

2009 water main break
City Life

Philadelphia: We’re Not Alone in Water Main Breaks

Scan the headlines over the past few months and you see variations on the same headline constantly. December 10th: Day Care Evacuated After Water Main […]

City Life

Does My Keurig Make Me a Bad Person?

Today’s question: Can you own a Keurig coffee maker and still be a good person? I’m asking for a friend.

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Juniper Commons

At Juniper Commons, where old newspaper headlines paper two walls in a triumph of microfilm and selective memory, there’s electricity in the air. E. GERMANY OPENS […]

October 20, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy (25) yells at Dallas Cowboys fans before the game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Pittenger-USA TODAY Sports
City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week

We were resigned to the Sixers. Hey, it’s a long-term plan, right? And we’d sort of come around on the Phillies. (Maybe Ryan Howard can […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Watch: A Local Couple Is Featured in the Viral “Love Has No Labels” PSA

We were already planning on posting the “Love Has No Labels” PSA this afternoon, just because it’s awesome—the video features embracing couples standing behind an […]

Restaurants

The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend

After a doozy of a snow day and piles of slush still lingering, the weekend ahead–with projected high temperatures above freezing and a sunshine-heavy forecast–is […]

Restaurants

Now Open: Station Tap House In Doylestown

Station Tap House in Doylestown is opening tonight at 5 pm. The new pub and restaurant replaces The Freight House at 194 West Ashland Street. […]