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Speculation Grows About Comcast Cell Phone Service

Can you hear me now? It’s been nearly a year since we told you that Comcast was eyeing a plan to offer cellular phone service, […]

Citified

The Brief: Who Will the Philly Teachers Union Support for Mayor?

The Democratic candidates for mayor of Philadelphia each tried to make their strongest case Wednesday that the city’s teachers union ought to endorse them. At a meeting held by the Philadelphia Federation […]

City Life

Here’s Eric Lindros’ $250K Libel Suit Against Ex-Ref

In a column in the Huffington Post last July, former NHL referee Paul Stewart wrote of his run-ins with Eric Lindros. Now, Lindros is suing […]

City Life

Four Shot, Three Killed Overnight

Four people were shot late Wednesday and early Thursday — three fatally — in an unusually violent night in Philadelphia. The victims were shot in […]

Restaurants

Tonight: Bravo’s “Best New Restaurant” Will Be Featuring A Familiar Face

Namely, mine. Yeah, that’s right. I got to go undercover as one of the “secret diners” on Bravo’s show, Best New Restaurant (which you may […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Here Are the Tips and Tricks You Need to Know When Selling Your Wedding Gown

Long gone are the days when a bride’s beautiful white dress got banished to the back of her closet following the Big Day: Married gals are […]

School District of Philadelphia
City Life

Conservative Group Sues PFT Over “Ghost Employees” on Philly Schools’ Payroll

A new conservative nonprofit sued the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) and school district in Common Pleas Court Wednesday over the district’s policy of keeping full-time union employees on […]

City Life

32 Arrested in Massive Montco-Colombia Drug Trafficking Bust

On Wednesday, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman and a host of other law enforcement officials announced the arrest of 32 suspects allegedly involved […]

City Life

Gosnell-Inspired Bill Targets Infanticide, Illegal Abortions

A bill that would lengthen the statute of limitations for crimes of the sort committed by “House of Horrors” abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has been […]

City

Bart Blatstein: I Never Made Threats About Pier Shops

Yesterday was supposed to be the big unveiling of Bart Blatstein’s plans for The Pier Shops at Caesars, the half-empty mall over the ocean in Atlantic […]

City Life

Video: Four Guys Attack 13-Year-Old in Fairmount for iPhone

Last Friday, a 13-year-old boy was walking by historic Eastern State Penitentiary on 22nd Street in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia when four teens attacked […]

Property

The Question of Pedestrian Safety During Construction

Today in extremely safe West Philly construction practices swaying in the wind over the sidewalk. pic.twitter.com/crIfy8SAaN — Amara Rockar (@arockar) November 25, 2014 With developments […]

Things to Do

Comics: Evildoers Must Now Fear Philadelphia’s Newest Superhero, The Black Hood

In his first incarnation in the 1940s, The Black Hood was at first a NYPD detective who was framed for a jewelry store robbery by […]

City Life

The Sixers Are Good at Math. The Phillies Aren’t.

We already know that the Sixers stink. We expect that the Phillies — barring a miracle — will do the same during their forthcoming season. […]

Restaurants

NOW OPEN: The Lanes at South Bowl

The long awaited South Bowl has softly opened on Oregon Avenue, just east of I-95. The 26-lane bowling alley from the team that brought us […]