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Fire Extinguished at Wanamaker Building

[Update 12:04 a.m.] NBC 10 reports the fire was extinguished quickly, with no injuries: The fire occurred in a ninth floor office and was under […]

City Life

Obama Announcement Could Threaten Comcast-Time Warner Merger

Shares of both Comcast and Time Warner Cable fell on Monday following President Obama’s announcement that he favored the reclassification of broadband internet service as […]

City Life

Lockheed Gets $107 Million to Locate in Camden

New Jersey’s Economic Development Authority is giving Lockheed Martin $107 million in tax breaks to locate in Camden — moving 3,500 250 employees from the […]

Restaurants

Mark Sanchez Eats at Pat’s and Geno’s After Win

Last night the Eagles dominated the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football. And in what might be a record, ESPN went to the well worn […]

City Life

The President Is Wrong on Net Neutrality: The Internet Needs Fast Lanes and Slow Lanes

You’re staying at a hotel. You get online. When you log in, you’re given a choice: You can use the free Internet service that the […]

City Life

The Tragedy of Thomasine Tynes

As told in the media these last few months, the story of Thomasine Tynes — the former Traffic Court judge — is sordid indeed. She […]

City Life

Stop Spitting on the Sidewalk, You Disgusting Pig

The other day after work, I was waiting for the garage attendant to bring down my car. I was standing alongside a well-dressed, dapper-looking man […]

Property

Veterans Day Headlines: 1,400+ Philly Vets Without Homes

Next City has a piece this morning that’s required reading on this Veterans Day, particularly for those in the Philadelphia area, where more than 1,400 […]

Restaurants

The Pickled Heron Is Serving “Everything but the Oink”

Sure, bacon’s good, but have you ever tried the rest of the pig? Well now’s your chance. The Pickled Heron is hosting an “Everything but the […]

City Life

Bolaris: Winter Is on the Way

Over at Philly.com, John Bolaris is forecasting the arrival of winter air this week, followed by a winter storm next week.

City Life

No, Ed Rendell Doesn’t Want to Be Your Next Mayor*

Over at NewsWorks, Dave Davies speculates on the possibility of an Ed Rendell run for mayor in 2015 — then immediately disabuses us of the […]

State Capitol in Harrisburg
City Life

GOP May Try Gerrymandering the Presidency

There are precious few people in America who love the Electoral College, with the probable exception of George W. Bush. Because most states are winner-take-all, […]

PGW sign
City Life

UIL Says It’s Not Done Pursuing PGW

At this point, UIL Holdings — the Connecticut company that wants so badly to buy and privatize Philadelphia Gas Works — resembles the old guy […]

City Life

Report: Ex-Traffic Judge Will Plead to Accepting Bracelet

Thomasine Tynes, the former Traffic Court judge who became the first — and so far only — person charged with a crime stemming from Attorney […]

City

Man Drives Corvette into Delaware River in Northeast Philly

Update: Police have pulled a red Corvette from the Delaware River in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia. NOW: A Corvette has just been removed […]