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What Is Your Excuse for the Cop Who Killed Eric Garner?
“Negroes — Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day — They change their mind.” —Langston Hughes Black people are angry. I don’t mean this […]
Shane Montgomery’s Parents Plead for Information About Son
The parents of Shane Montgomery — missing since Thanksgiving Eve — appeared on the Today show this morning to plead that anyone with information about Shane’s disappearance come forward. […]
WATCH: Burglars Steal PCs, Trash South Philly Market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc_OgN7VIK0 A burglar thought he and his partners were safe from being captured on surveillance when he disconnected the camera. But another one captured the […]
Marsala: Pantone’s 2015 Color of the Year!
When Pantone, the Official Keeper of All Things Color, announced last year that the 2014 Color of the Year was going to be Radiant Orchid, […]
Two More Women Accuse Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault
Two additional women have publicly accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault. At a news conference held by lawyer Gloria Allred in Los Angeles, three women — […]
Where We’re Eating: Cafe Ynez
A Mexican restaurant in your neighborhood is a way of knowing you’ve arrived. An attractive BYOB serving breakfast nachos and carne asada salads and offering […]
Holiday Beer Dinner at Lolita
Lolita Restaurant knows that on a Sunday and/or Monday – especially one approaching the holiday – beer is always a good idea, as is saving […]
Kenyatta Johnson Hits Pause on Rezoning Bill That Would Replace Little Pete’s with Hotel
Last month, the Planning Commission voted to recommend a bill that would rezone the site of Little Pete’s (and the parking garage above it) to […]
Traffic Court Judge Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison
Robert Mulgrew, a former Philadelphia Traffic Court judge, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison yesterday for lying to investigators. Mulgrew — who was […]
Morning Headlines: Millennials Drove East Market and the Gallery Renovation
As per a report by the Center City District and the Central Philadelphia Development Corp., the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Natalie Kostelni writes that the retail […]
Michael Smerconish Novel Optioned for TV Show
Michael Smerconish’s debut novel Talk has been optioned for a television show. The hour-long drama is expected to debut sometime before the 2016 election. “Like […]
New York Times Snarls Morning Philadelphia Traffic
A tractor trailer with “The New York Times” emblazoned on the side overturned on a Schuylkill Expressway off-ramp this morning. The truck overturned around 5:40 […]
Stop Mega Comcast Coalition Forms to, Uh, Stop Comcast
Opposition to the proposed Comcast-Time Warner merger has been in no short supply. But that dissent seems to be coalescing a bit with the formation yesterday […]
Sixers Actually Win Game
Your browser does not support iframes. The Philadelphia 76ers have hurt their chances at the No. 1 overall draft pick for the first time this […]
Protests Erupt at Philadelphia City Hall Tree Lighting
As tenor Justin Gonzalez finished singing his rendition of “Oh Holy Night” from the stage overlooking the massive unfriendly audience at City Hall, he held the final […]