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Spot Burger Looks to Put Down Roots
The highly praised Spot Burger cart by Josh Kim has launched a $75,000 GoFundMe campaign in order to raise money for a brick-and-mortar location for the cart […]
Cole Hamels Would Love to Be Traded, Says New Report and Common Sense
Longtime baseball scribe Bob Nightengale of USA Today has a new report saying Cole Hamels would like to be traded. “Yet, if his world could […]
Barbara Bowman: “Bill Cosby Raped Me”
It’s been a tough week for America’s hero, Bill Cosby. On Monday, a social media campaign he (or, more likely, his staff) launched backfired in […]
Lynne Abraham to Announce Mayoral Candidacy at Franklin Institute
We have known Lynne Abraham was running for Philadelphia mayor since an aide told the Inquirer she was running for mayor in September. But with […]
Drexel to Host Second Philly Chef Conference
Drexel University’s Center for Hospitality and Sports Management is hosting its second Philly Chef Conference. The two-day event takes place on Sunday and Monday, January […]
Morning Headlines: Casino Developer Faces NIMBY Opposition in South Philly
Earlier this week, Joel Mathis announced that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will soon bestow Philadelphia’s second casino license to one of the four […]
The Philadelphia Area Could Get Snow Tonight
It’s still fall, and it’s not yet Thanksgiving. But, according to the National Weather Service, we could get snow this evening. But don’t get too […]
Restaurant Review: Abe Fisher and Dizengoff
On the first evening of Rosh Hashanah this year, BuzzFeed posted a video called “The Jewish Food Taste Test.” In it, Gentiles sample iconic Ashkenazi […]
On Twitter, Curt Schilling Battles Philly Bloggers over Evolution
Last night on his Twitter account, former Phillies pitcher Curt Schilling (aka @gehrig38) got into it with some Philadelphia Phillies bloggers. They weren’t talking about […]
Penn Named Best University … Security
The University of Pennsylvania’s public safety division ranked first in its sector in the annual Security 500 rankings from Security magazine. It was the eighth […]
Roberts: Comcast Merger “Full Steam Ahead”
Any number of concerns in recent months might’ve derailed the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, but nothing has so far — not even President Obama’s newly […]
Report: Freeh, NCAA Worked Closely on Penn State Probe
Newly disclosed documents show that the NCAA and former FBI Director Louis Freeh worked closely together during Freeh’s probe of the Jerry Sandusky scandal at […]
Email Scandal Ensnares Dozens of AG Staffers
Harrisburg’s racy email scandal helped spark the retirement of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice and cost several other high-ranking state officials their jobs. It probably didn’t […]
State Poised to Strike Casino Firearms Ban
The State of Pennsylvania appears ready to strike down its longstanding casino firearms ban. Casinos would still be able to bar guns from their premises, […]
Have You Seen Dilworth Park’s New Rink Yet?
If you have yet to pass by City Hall, rest assured Rothman Ice Rink is now there. Here’s the proof: #DilworthPark #IceRink almost ready on […]