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CIA Was Right: Waterboarding Works

To read Larry Mendte’s criticism of torture, as depicted in the new Senate report, click here. To say the killing of Osama bin Laden created […]

City Life

Torture Report Sickens Me

Read Chris Freind’s defense of “enhanced interrogations” here.  I am sickened by the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s extensive use of torture during […]

Restaurants

Palladino’s To Open Thursday on East Passyunk

Chef Luke Palladino has made a name for himself at the Jersey shore and he is now opening on Passyunk Avenue in Philadelphia. The former […]

City

UPDATE: Suspect Barricaded After 5 Killed in 3 Shootings in Montco

Update, 11:17 a.m.: Towamencin Township Police Chief Tim Dickinson updated reporters late this morning. He said police from Souderton and neighboring agencies are involved in […]

City Life

Missing in Manayunk

The search for Shane Montgomery, missing since Thanksgiving eve after a night out at Kildare’s in Manayunk, has been the subject of periodic news stories […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Historical Designation For Legendary Blue Horizon Put on Hold

There were a few long-standing Philadelphia buildings that were victorious in their efforts to earn a historical designation from the city last Friday, but the […]

City

Cowboys Fan Chris Christie Watches Game from Jerry Jones’ Box

Last night was pretty much a total loss for the Philadelphia Eagles. The team fell into a 21-0 hole in the first half but rallied […]

City

Christine Flowers Defends U.S. Citizenship in New York Times

A week ago, the New York Times published an op-ed by Jonathan Tepper titled “Why I’m Giving Up My Passport.” The economist, who insists he […]

City

Hunters Killed 267 Bears in 6 Days in New Jersey

Hunters killed 267 bears over six days in New Jersey, the state’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reported. The number of bears killed — at […]

City

Police Kill Man in Northeast Philadelphia After Traffic Stop

Philadelphia Police say an officer shot and killed an armed man Monday in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia. The incident began when police pulled […]

City Life

Four Big Things That Happened at the Pennsylvania Society Weekend

This weekend was the annual gathering of the Pennsylvania Society, where the cream of the state’s elite (and a few reporters) whisk themselves off to […]

City Life

Cosby Gives Interview to New York Post

Bill Cosby, facing a barrage of sexual assault allegations, spoke briefly over the weekend with the New York Post‘s Page Six. He told the paper that […]

City

State Rep. Spent $600 in Pa. Money to Promote His Acting Gig

It cost James Roebuck $600 to get into the Daily News gossip column. That wasn’t the state representative’s intention, but it was the end result. […]

City Life

Is Kobe Bryant the Worst Person in the World?

So there was this little recap in the Daily News last week of a happy-sounding practice of the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant, the pride […]

City Life

Just Who’s Responsible for These Die-Ins?

Gosh, those folks from POWER are a huge pain in Philadelphia’s butt.