News
Morning Headlines: Five Developments Set to Revive Tacony
Numerous projects are said to be game-changers for the city, but not just in the immediate areas surrounding Center City. According to the Tacony Community […]
Steve Morrison from WMMR’s Preston & Steve Battling Cancer
Steve Morrison, co-host of WMMR’s long-running Preston & Steve morning show, recently underwent surgery for prostate cancer at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. Morrison, who […]
Comcast Says It Will Offer Super-Fast “Gigabit” Service This Year
Comcast’s Internet service is about to get blazingly fast, Gizmodo reports: In an exciting if suspicious announcement today, Comcast, everybody’s least favorite company, just told […]
Pa. to Offer Better Treatment to Mentally Ill Inmates
Mentally ill Pennsylvania inmates will be put in special treatment units instead of isolated cells when they misbehave, under the terms of a lawsuit settlement […]
Was Don Tollefson a “Pied Piper” or Bad Businessman?
Ex-sportscaster Don Tollefson’s trial finally got under way Tuesday, with prosecutors painting him as a “Pied Piper” who cheated trusting sports fans out of money, […]
Pa. Ranks 39th in Female Legislators
PennLive reports that with just 45 female members in the 253-member General Assembly, Pennsylvania ranks 39th in the nation for its percentage of female legislators.
Christie Expected to Make Presidential Decision This Month
Jeb Bush’s semi-entry into the GOP race — he’s “exploring” a run but hasn’t officially declared — is apparently speeding up Chris Christie’s own timetable […]
Rex 1516 Goes Cult-y With Their Burger Of The Week
Chef Justin Swain took over burger-designing duties again this week. He slapped down some Swiss cheese, lettuce, truffle aioli and truffle fries on a burger, […]
Milton Street “Without Question” Will Be Running for Mayor
Milton Street, the former state senator, ex-inmate and convicted tax dodger, tells us he is “without question” running for mayor of Philadelphia. His formal announcement […]
Limited Tickets Remain to Philly Chef Conference
Drexel University’s second annual Philly Chef Conference takes place this Sunday and Monday. Monday’s chef-only sessions are already sold out but a limited number of […]
Natural Gas Price Plummets, But Fracking Tax Still a Wolf Priority
States that depend on energy resources to power their economies and budgets are tightening their belts as the prices of oil and natural gas fall, […]
VIDEO: This Boy’s Hilarious Dance Moves Are Why Having Kids at Your Wedding Can Be Very Entertaining
We first came across the story of young Harlan (which is somehow the most perfect name for him) and his hilarious dance moves while on break last […]
Game On: Trujillo Camp Knocks Abraham Over Citified Q&A
In her Citified Q&A published yesterday, Lynne Abraham had some tough words about Barack Obama. I’d asked Abraham about why she had decided to run now, […]
Here’s a Video of the Philadelphia Zoo’s New Lion Cubs In Their First Snow
Watch Mali, Kataba, Sabi and Msinga — aka the Philadelphia Zoo’s 6-month-old lion cubs — playing with their mom and dad in the cubs’ first […]
Best News We’ve Heard All Week: V Street Opening For Lunch
And this, in a week that has already had some pretty good news in it AND some great news about lunch in it. So that’s […]