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Could Ed Rendell Take Pat Toomey’s Senate Seat?
It’s tough for us to see Ed Rendell in the Senate. The man is a chief — not somebody who would risk getting his voice […]
Morning Headlines: Office High-Rise on South Broad For Sale; Are Condos in Its Future?
The Horace Trumbauer-designed high-rise at 230 South Broad is on the market, according to Natalie Kostelni at the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 22-story building, which […]
J.P. Miranda, Sister Plead to Corruption Charges
Former North Philly State Rep. J.P. Miranda and his sister, Michelle Wilson, pleaded guilty to corruption charges on Tuesday.
Penn Profs: Bring Back Mental Asylums
A group of bioethicists at the University of Pennsylvania have taken a bold stand in a paper published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association: They say […]
Comcast to Stream Super Bowl Online for Free
This is why big giant events like the Super Bowl mean so much to the networks that air them — and the companies that own […]
Jury Now Considering Tollefson Charges
A jury now has Don Tollefson’s fate in its hands. Final arguments in the former sportscaster’s trial were heard Tuesday, and the jury began deliberations […]
Christie Raises Cash, But Jersey GOP Is Poor
Chris Christie knows how to raise cash. But that’s turning out to be of little help to the New Jersey GOP, whose coffers have been […]
Six Burning Questions About Grand Jury Leaks
The scepter still hangs over Kathleen Kane’s head. It’s been a couple of weeks now since the Inquirer reported that a grand jury recommended the […]
Snow Will Make Wet, Slick Roads During Evening Commute
Post by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly. Snow should be arriving in time to make your evening commute tricky, forecasters say, with an expected […]
Jury Finds Former Ironworkers Boss Joseph Dougherty Guilty
A federal grand jury on Tuesday found Joseph Dougherty, the 73-year-old former leader of the Ironworkers Local 401, guilty of racketeering conspiracy, using fire to commit a felony, and […]
Wildfox Will Unveil Its First-Ever Bridal Lingerie Collection This Spring
If you’ve ever luxuriated—and we’re willing to bet you have—in one of popular retro-inspired knitwear brand Wildfox‘s kitschy-cute pieces (I basically spend the whole of December in […]
The Only List That Matters: Your Neighborhood As Girl Scout Cookies
What’s the one thing on this planet that you love even more than your amazing Philadelphia neighborhood? Girl Scout Cookies. Well, guess what? Monica Weymouth just […]
Williams Takes Advantage of Campaign Finance Loophole
Why is Philadelphia’s 2015 mayoral field so disappointing? Here’s one potential answer: Thanks to what some call a “loophole” in campaign finance law, incumbents such as state […]
Justin Bogle Named Corporate Executive Chef For Garces Group
So for those of you who’ve been wondering whatever happened to the guy who used to run the kitchen at Avance, now you know. The […]
Airline Review: I Flew Frontier to Miami for 30 Bucks
It was good news for Philadelphia travelers when Frontier Airlines announced in September it was returning to the Philadelphia market after a two-year absence. Not […]