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Team That Beat Taney Stripped of Little League Title

Maybe the Taney Dragons deserve another parade. Jackie Robinson West, the Chicago team that beat the Dragons and end the Philly team’s magical run to […]

Citified

The Brief: Who’s Even More Popular Than Mayor Nutter?

Michael Nutter is so, so popular. We know because he commissioned (and his political committee paid for) a new poll proving it. His approval rating […]

City Life

10 Years On, FBI Task Force Takes Up Imbo-Petrone Case

A new FBI “cold case” task force is looking at the case of Richard Petrone Jr. and Danielle Imbo; the pair vanished during a date […]

City Life

Jon Stewart Is Leaving the Daily Show at the Right Time

For his own sanity — and, perhaps, for ours — Jon Stewart couldn’t have picked a better time to announce he’ll be stepping away from […]

Restaurants

Regis Jansen Back At Rex 1516 To Do A Burger Special

Rex 1516 is rolling out its Citywide Special of the week, and this time it’s got some history. Opening chef Regis Jansen (who’s back in […]

City Life

Woman Raped Midday at Center City SEPTA Station [UPDATED]

UPDATE 2/11 11:45 a.m.: Arrested. ORIGINAL: The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for the man seen above as the suspect in a rape and aggravated assault […]

Property

It’s Official: The Entire “King of Jeans” Sign is Down — But Could It Come Back?

A photo posted by Leslie Burnette (@lesselb) on Feb 10, 2015 at 8:25am PST Well isn’t that an image to have in mind in the […]

Restaurants

The Return Of Cheezbooz: Cheesy Events at Fork and Di Bruno Bros.

If you subscribe to the “there is no such thing as too much cheese,” philosophy of life like we do here at Cheezbooz, then mark […]

City Life

Sixers Finally Introduce New Mascot, Franklin the Dog

It looked like he was going to miss. Franklin, the new Sixers mascot, had shown off his dance moves, and now he was preparing for his […]

City Life

Nutter: Congressional Republicans “Are Almost Acting Like ISIS”

If Congress doesn’t act by February 27th, funding for the Department of Homeland Security will run out. Mayor Nutter says that would undermine the national security […]

Philadelphia Wedding

This Year’s Winner of PHS & Philadelphia Wedding’s Greatest Groom Contest Is…

Now in its third year, our Greatest Groom contest continues to be such an exciting part of our jobs, and we’re thrilled to once again be […]

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City Life

Family Dogs Kill Rabid Raccoons in New Jersey

Camden County has put out two alerts regarding rabid raccoons in the past two days, serving as a cautionary tale for those who are drawn […]

Restaurants

Now We’ve Got The Menu For The Han Dynasty / Victory Beer Dinner

As we previously mentioned, Han Dynasty and Victory beer are pairing up to host a dinner at Han Dynasty’s University City location on Tuesday, February […]

Citified

Piling on Anthony Williams

Until today, Philadelphia’s mayoral race seemed to be missing something: good old-fashioned mudslinging. That all changed when former City Councilman Jim Kenney and former Judge Nelson Diaz issued press […]

City Life

March Madness Preview: Villanova Is a Title Contender; Can Temple Reach Tourney, Too?

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Villanova is a national title contender this year. Right: Villanova does not have the best recent NCAA tournament […]