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Are State and Federal Exams Dragging Down Philly Schools?

With funding battles likely to rage in City Hall this week, City Council appears prepared to open another front in the battle over public education in […]

City Life

Kane Confirms Investigation Into Her Office

Attorney General Kathleen Kane testified before a grand jury on Monday, and publicly confirmed that her office is under investigation for a leak of grand […]

City Life

Philly Voice Poaches Kempski, Tevis From IGM

Jimmy Kempski, Philly.com’s popular Eagles blogger, is joining the staff of PhillyVoice.com, George Norcross’s forthcoming startup online news source. Kempski is not the only new […]

City Life

Alan Butkovitz Won’t Run for Mayor

The Daily News reports that Alan Butkovitz, the city controller, will not be running for mayor. Butkovitz hadn’t announced a campaign, but he’d long been […]

City Life

It’s OK, People: Whoopi Goldberg Says Bill Cosby Probably Didn’t Do It

Five women have now publicly accused 77-year-old American hero Bill Cosby of sexual assault, with Joan Tarshis coming forward over the weekend. But according to […]

Restaurants

PHOTO: Menu Testing At Bing Bing Dim Sum

The guys from Bing Bing Dim Sum (the upcoming restaurant from Ben Puchowitz and the Cheu Noodle Bar crew) have been doing some menu testing […]

Restaurants

Dinner At Isaiah’s: South Philly Barbacoa For The Night Owls

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Ben Miller and Cristina Martinez’s weekend taco operation South Philly Barbacoa, but one must wake up early […]

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Tractor-Trailer Crash Causing Major Delays

A jack-knifed tractor trailer on I-95 is causing major delays for commuters this afternoon. The crash happened on the on-ramp onto I-95 South from the […]

Restaurants

Gangster Vegan Organics: No, This Is Totally A Real Thing

I know, I was kind of waiting for the joke, too. Gangster Vegan? Really? But according to our compadres over at Be Well Philly, this […]

City

Report: Treasurer McCord Won’t Run for Senate

State treasurer Rob McCord won’t run for Pat Toomey’s U.S. Senate seat in 2016, PoliticsPA reported today. Toomey, Pennsylvania’s junior senator, won Arlen Specter’s old […]

Property

Will South Philly Beat Out Center City for a Casino?

Tomorrow the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board holds a special meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at which it publicly votes on who gets Philadelphia’s second […]

Restaurants

industree Group Takes on Philly

PHL industree is hosting its “Heart of the House” event on November 24th from 2:30 – 5 p.m. The event company got its start hosting […]

City

More Than 2 Million Expected to Come to Philly For Pope’s Visit

More than two million people are expected to visit Philadelphia for the Pope’s visit next September, Mayor Michael Nutter said. The Vatican confirmed early this […]

Restaurants

It’s Latkepalooza Time Again

Well, it’s almost time, anyway. This year’s event at the Gershman Y is set for Sunday, December 7, from 2-4pm. But tickets (which are $15 […]

City Life

WATCH: Teen Vandals Cause $30,000 in Damage to Venice Island Park

[UPDATE, 12:29 p.m.] Philadelphia Police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the November 8th vandalism of Manayunk’s Venice Island Park. According to police, an […]