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Philly Won’t Turn Over Tax Deadbeats to Bill Collectors
You can relax, taxpayers: City Hall probably won’t be sending bill collectors after you anytime soon.
Incentives May Bring Another Company to Camden
Philadelphia Business Journal reports that New Jersey is prepared to offer $100 million to lure a new company — and 1,000 jobs — to Camden.
Taj Aims for December 12th Shutdown
After months of struggling to survive, the end may finally be near for the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. The casino had said it […]
SEPTA Loses Round in Anti-Islam Bus Ad Battle
SEPTA has lost an early round in its battle to keep an anti-Islam advertisement off of its buses. A federal judge last week ruled the […]
Here Is a Beaded Wedding Gown That Weighs Almost 400 Pounds
Well, we have seen wedding dresses with world-record-breaking trains and dresses made from toilet paper and beautiful, inexpensive, crocheted-on-the-bus dresses—but I believe this might be […]
Snooki Got Married This Past Weekend, Obviously There Was Bling
Sometime over a year ago, the MTV offices contacted the PW offices and asked for permission to show our current cover (at the time) on the […]
UPDATE: Bill Cosby Resigns From Temple Board of Trustees
[Update 4:20 p.m.] According to a statement released today by Temple University, Bill Cosby has resigned from the school’s board of trustees: Statement of William […]
Swarthmore’s “John Doe” Settles Assault Case With College
As the epidemic of campus rape continues to flare up — see fraternity, University of Virginia — so do lawsuits from male college students expelled for sexual assault. One […]
Ramsey to Co-Chair White House Task Force
@WhiteHouse announces creation of a Task Force on 21st Century Policingto be co-chaired by the PPD's own @PPDCommish pic.twitter.com/Y2F123hcBg — Philadelphia Police Department (@PhillyPolice) December […]
Architype: Off the Grid in Mount Airy
About six months ago, after 11 years in West Philadelphia, I decided to move. I’d been part of a wave of young white professionals who […]
V Street Launches Happy Hour
V Street, the vegan bar from Rich Landau and his wife Kate Jacoby is launching a seven-day-a-week happy hour starting today. The happy hour features […]
This Week: Red Owl Hosting Dad’s Hat Rye Whiskey Dinner
Red Owl Tavern is hosting a whiskey pairing dinner on December 3rd, partnering with local rye distiller Dad’s Hat. On the food side, there’s a 4-course prix […]
Palladino’s Is Now Accepting Reservations
Palladino’s, the new restaurant on East Passyunk from Luke Palladino, is getting into the Cyber Monday hub-bub by announcing that they are now accepting reservations. The […]
Nutter Joins Mayors Backing Obama on Immigration
Mayor Nutter has joined with mayors of two dozen other large American cities to offer President Obama support in his efforts to reduce deportations of […]
VIDEO: How to Make The Neighborhood You Want
We have another video from TEDxPhiladelphia (see the one we posted last week here), this one from Chris Bartlett, executive director of the William Way LGBT Community […]