UPDATE: According to multiple reports, the Health Department has indicated that the person did not, in fact, test positive for measles. ORIGINAL: If you were […]
A pregnant woman was attacked and robbed while walking in South Philadelphia, police said. Cops say a man got out of a grey SUV and […]
This past year appears to have been a kind one for commercial real estate investors in Center City. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Natalie […]
Gas prices plummeted in 2014, but they’ve already gone up in Pennsylvania in the new year. That’s due to a rise in the gas tax […]
The new year brought a new, higher minimum wage to New Jersey: It went up 13 cents, to $8.38, under a new law that automatically […]
New laws inspired by the Jerry Sandusky case went into effect with the new year, creating new mandates for the reporting of suspected child abuse.
The new year brought the new (supposedly improved) Mummers parade. The Fralinger String Band, seen above, captured first place for its futuristic performance. All the […]
Philly has already recorded its first birth and first homicide of 2015. 6ABC reports: “Temple University Hospital welcomed Philadelphia’s first baby of the New Year. […]
Parents love to tell their kids that there are no losers, only winners. Of course, all of the right-thinking people of the world know that […]
If he’s running for president in 2016, Chris Christie will have to play catch-up. Jeb Bush’s “exploration” of entering the presidential campaign has put him […]
Justice Thomas Saylor will take over as chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Jan 6, replacing Ronald Castille, who has hit the mandatory […]
Police shot and killed a man in Drexel Hill Tuesday night after he tried to run over officers with his car — and after he’d […]
So you guys know about the McRib, right? It’s some kind of mutant, boneless pork sandwich that McDonald’s releases on the world every now and […]
Last year, I named my top 10 Philadelphia tweets of 2013. In 2014, I planned to keep track of my favorite tweets week by week. […]
It’s not always easy to figure out what the most important journalism is when it appears. Sometimes, it takes months or even years to see […]
