The former principal at Alain Locke Elementary School has been charged with “creating an environment ripe for cheating” on state assessments — the eighth Philly educator […]
Will Hammerstein, grandson of songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II (he of The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and King and I fame), wants to convert his grandfather’s home […]
Pedro Martinez was on the mound. There was a runner on second. The Mets were a hit away from tying the game. And Charlie Manuel […]
Okay, so there’s a big month coming up at COOK. We’re talking classes with Peter Serpico, Nick Macri, Justin Swain, Peter Scarola, a restaurant preview, […]
Everyone loves an interactive map. Behold, the Philadelphia Planning Commission (PCPC) as introduced a tool that will allow residents, visitors, and whoever else wants to […]
Remember the so-fun calligraphy brunch workshops we told you about last summer? Well after the first class, Sarah Stone, the amazing local graphic designer behind […]
This month, Kensington Quarters is opening its second-floor classroom space for weekly and monthly hands-on classes. Initial classes will focus on butchery and charcuterie, later […]
A customer of the Wawa at 5900 Bristol Pike in Bristol, Bucks County is about to be really stinking rich. Alright, pretty rich. OK, well […]
In a story late Monday night, the New York Times’ Michael Barbaro reported on a conversation “overheard” recently. In it, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie […]
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, 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’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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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.
