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Cheaters Sometimes Win

Deflate-Gate has turned out to be a brilliant tactical development for the New England Patriots, who I predict will win this year’s Super Bowl. The […]

Citified

LIVE: Jim Kenney Quits Council to Announce Mayoral Bid

Starting at 9:30, follow along as the Citified team live-tweets Jim Kenney’s last City Council meeting.

City Life

In South Jersey, District Instructs Families How to Opt Out of Testing

Haddon Township School District isn’t necessarily against PARCC, the highly controversial standardized education assessment that has been adopted by dozens of states nation-wide. But district officials are telling […]

Sports

Sixers Win By 20 (!) For Ninth Victory

They said it couldn’t be done. In December, one sports book moved the over/under on the Sixers to 9.5. But it is only the end […]

Property

Morning Headlines: American Bible Society to Move Its HQ to Center City

Well, it looks like Pope Francis will receive an extra warm welcome when he makes his way to Philadelphia this September: The Inquirer’s Claudia Vargas […]

City Life

Comcast Bill Changes Customer Name to “A–hole”

Comcast prides itself on innovation, but figuring out new and exciting ways to insult customers probably isn’t what the company had in mind. Nonetheless: The […]

City Life

Penn State President Criticizes Freeh Report

Penn State’s president has criticized the Freeh Report that found broad university culpability in the Jerry Sandusky scandal, saying it was overly “prosecutorial” and arrived […]

City Life

Fire Kills Two, Injures Officer

Two dead in rowhouse fire in South Philly on Daly Street. @fox29philly pic.twitter.com/msTL9sog3Z — Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) January 29, 2015 Two people were killed and […]

Property

Philly 7th on List of Most Dangerous Cities in America to Own Property

One thing has been made abundantly clear over the first three-and-a-half weeks of 2015: Philly is on some impressive lists. However, we’re going to have […]

Restaurants

Rubb: Good Old Fashioned Barbecue in Manayunk

After much ado, Rubb, a beer, bourbon and barbecue joint in Manayunk finally opened. And now, Philadelphia Weekly’s Brian Freedman has visited the restaurant and is singing its praises.  Rubb […]

Restaurants

Center City Restaurant Week Getting An Extension

After yesterday’s kerfuffle, you’d think there wouldn’t be much that we and Marc Vetri would agree on. But you’d be wrong because this Restaurant Week […]

City Life

David Montgomery Out as Phillies President

The Phillies announced today that David Montgomery has returned to the team as chairman. Pat Gillick, who had been interim president in Montgomery’s absence, will […]

Property

Who Will Help Save This 19th-Century Home in Darby?

In what appears to be a case of survival of the fittest with a building preservation twist, one Darby resident has taken it upon himself […]

City Life

Police: Montco Woman Stole More Than $10,000 From Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts

Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman has announced the arrest of former local Girl Scouts leader Heather Lynn Belford, 30, of Collegeville, on charges […]

City Life

Meet “Little Pete,” the Man Who Could Lose His Diner for a Butt-Ugly Hotel

What did you think when you heard that developers want to put a fancy hotel on 17th Street where the original Little Pete’s is located? […]