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Daryl Metcalfe Calls Kathleen Kane a Woman!

When I was 8, I had a habit of chewing gum at school, even though it wasn’t allowed. My preferred brand was Bubble-Yum, which was […]

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Two Children Injured in Falls From Pennsylvania Ski Lifts

There were two near tragedies on opposite ends of Pennsylvania on Saturday involving children and ski lifts. At the Liberty Mountain ski resort in Adams County, […]

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Highs and Lows of The Bachelor, Week 2

As we enter week two of season 19 of The Bachelor, the more I think the show really is a fantastic compliment to Game of […]

City Life

Reports: Feds Seek Fattah Emails

Several outlets are reporting that federal investigators want to look at seven years’ worth of Chaka Fattah’s email. Law360: An anonymous U.S. congressman — believed […]

City Life

Opposition to Comcast Merger Still Grows

The Federal Communications Commission may be in the home stretch of reviewing Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable, but formal opposition to the deal […]

Restaurants

Cake Boss Is Coming To Philly

Buddy Valstro, otherwise known as the Cake Boss, of the TLC series of the same name, has finally officially settled on a Philadelphia location. Work […]

Citified

Kathleen Kane’s Morally Flexible New Crisis Manager

Joel Mathis made a strong case yesterday that Attorney General Kathleen Kane is being treated unfairly. That’s clearly Kane’s point of view, and she’s hired none other than Lanny […]

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Ex-Pro Wrestling Champ Mick Foley to Compete in Wing Bowl

Just when you thought Philadelphia’s annual pageant of the grotesque couldn’t get any weirder comes this news: Former world pro wrestling champion Mick Foley will […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Conversion Plans for Home of Oscar Hammerstein II on Pause

According to the Inquirer’s Chris Palmer, Will Hammerstein remains undeterred despite last night’s zoning board hearing that did little to advance his plans to convert […]

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State Wants Leaky Philly Gas Pipes Fixed Faster

In the wake of the collapse of the sale of Philadelphia Gas Works to a private bidder, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is pressuring the […]

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Proposal: Test Pa. Legislature for Drugs

State Rep. John Lawrence of Chester County is proposing that all of his colleagues in the Pennsylvania General Assembly be tested for drug use. “I […]

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NCAA Could Restore Paterno’s Wins

Penn State and NCAA are in talks to reconsider the sanctions imposed after the Jerry Sandusky scandal, according to multiple reports — a reversal that […]

City Life

Inky Reporters Subpoenaed by Grand Jury

Looks like we’re about to see how deep the rabbit hole goes. We noted last week that when the Inquirer reported that a grand jury […]

Citified

Q&A: Darrell Clarke Talks About His Decision to Not Run for Mayor

Council President Darrell Clarke finally made official today what many political insiders have predicted all along: He will not be running for mayor. Instead, he’ll seek reelection in City Council. […]

City Life

Darrell Clarke Will Not Run For Mayor

UPDATE [4:30 p.m.] : We asked Councilman James Kenney, a possible mayoral candidate, if Council President Darrell Clarke’s announcement this afternoon makes it any more likely that he’ll get into the race. […]