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Mo’ne Davis Named a “Most Influential Teen”

Philly pitching sensation Mo’ne Davis can add another superlative to her stockpile of honors: She’s been named one of Time’s 25 Most Influential Teens of […]

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Engineers, SEPTA Reach Agreement

The union that represents SEPTA’s rail engineers says it has tentatively agreed to a five-year contract with the transit agency — averting a strike — […]

Restaurants

Sakara Life, Part 2: Now I, Too, Am Eating Like A Supermodel

Remember last week when we ever-so-lovingly discussed the impending launch of the Sakara meal delivery service in Philadelphia? These are the folks who claim to […]

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Philadelphia International Airport Says It’s Prepared for Ebola

If you’re sitting in a clean room at home, determined to keep Ebola out of your house, here’s a piece of good news: The Philadelphia […]

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Eagles Employee Says He Didn’t Cheer Cruz Injury

A Giant loss in Philly: http://t.co/olMDjpnFmD pic.twitter.com/WgcZMEKWEN — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 13, 2014 Mike Missanelli has apologized for his Tweet, but the […]

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Police Cars Crash in Center City

[Update 1:00 p.m.] A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department offered this brief account to media in a written statement: Today, Monday, October 13th at […]

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Comcast Will Build an Amusement Park in Beijing

We already knew that the amusement park business was an increasingly important part of Comcast’s bottom line. That’s confirmed in today’s announcement that Comcast subsidiary […]

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Dead Man’s Daughter Explains His “Jewboy” Obituary

Last week, we told you that the Inquirer and Daily News apologized for the obituary that appeared in their pages for John “Jewboy” McGee. A […]

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[UPDATED] The Real Deal: A SEPTA Bus Driver Speaks Anonymously

In our new feature, The Real Deal, we’re talking to people in Philadelphia who will only speak to us with a clear agreement of anonymity. […]

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Sweeney: No Tax Breaks for Taj

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says the Trump Taj Mahal won’t get tax breaks demanded by investor Carl Icahn to keep the troubled casino […]

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Builder Bart Blatstein Buying Bargain Basement Boardwalk Bazaar Beside Baccarat Bets

Did you get all of that headline? It’s simple: Bart Blatstein is purchasing The Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City for under $3 million, […]

Restaurants

This Week: It’s a PHeaSt

There’s a PHeaSt happening at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on October 17th. It’s the usual thing: taste foods from local chefs and growers. It’s happening […]

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NYT: Conservatives Leery of Christie

The New York Times reports this morning that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is still having trouble attracting the support of conservatives he’ll need to […]

Property

Morning Headlines: There’s a Construction Boom in University City

No doubt new projects sprouting around the city are contributing to Philadelphia’s growth spurt, but University City in particular has been seeing a substantial rise […]

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NBC Butchered Philadelphia’s Geography for Sunday Night Football

The Eagles’ 27-0 demolition of the New York Giants Sunday night wasn’t just the Eagles’ first blowout victory of the season. It was a blowout […]