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Bradley Cooper Mocks Giants Fans in Eagles Video

There's no #BrotherlyLove lost in this street fight. #FlyEaglesFlyhttps://t.co/svIzBSWNFf — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 9, 2014 Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field, the 4-1 Eagles […]

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Sakara Coming To Philly: Now You Can Eat Like A Victoria’s Secret Model

Have you heard of Sakara? If you’re a frequent reader of this blog–so full of pig heads, pork products, tacos, nachos and beer–then probably not. […]

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Increased Ridership Making SEPTA Regional Rail Packed

I rode a 7 a.m. train into town on Monday morning, and it was packed. Every part of it! I don’t often ride the regional […]

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N-Word Spray Painted on Door at Philadelphia High School

A vandal spray painted the n-word on the doors at John W. Hallahan High School sometime overnight. Though it has been removed from the school, […]

City Life

Has the League Figured Out Chip Kelly, Nick Foles?

The candidacies of Chip Kelly and Nick Foles for Man of the Year in Philadelphia took a bigger hit this week than the SRC. Indeed, grades […]

Restaurants

ChesCo Wing Fest: Because You Know You Love Chicken Wings

So we’re already having you people fight it out in the comments section over who has the best nachos in town (which, we hope, will […]

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Norman Mailer Mistress Sues Mailer Estate, Biographer for Libel

Carole Mallory has led quite the life. Though the 72-year-old woman now lives quietly in Norristown, Pennsylvania, her earlier years were nothing short of exciting. […]

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You Can Now Wear a Bridal Headpiece By Downton Abbey’s Tiara Designer

Well, in case you’re not sure you can/want to swing the $2,000 per day it costs to rent the actual headpiece that Lady Mary wore […]

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Survey: Penn, Princeton Grads Are Hard to Date

Alumni from the University of Pennsylvania are among the 10 least-dateable alums of any college in the United States, according to a survey. Matchmaking site […]

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Bloktoberfest Weekend: A Strategy Guide

Bloktoberfest, the enormous fall block party, is happening this Saturday. It’ll have Broad and South Streets packed with people, beer, food, beer and more food. […]

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Hawthornes Returning Bigger, Better, Warmer and Offering More than Ever

Hawthornes is coming back, and with a bang, people. After a fire above the Bella Vista bruncherie and beer store in February damaged the building, Hawthornes […]

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“Jewboy” Shows Up in Obituary in Inquirer and Daily News

When Wildwood’s John McGee died on October 5th, his loved ones contacted the local papers to memorialize the father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Apparently, McGee went […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Home Buyer Tries to Burn Down House Before Finalizing Deal

In news that sounds like something out of a movie (starring Jim Carrey perhaps?), an Allentown man in the final stages of buying a home […]

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Cops Looking For Rittenhouse Bicycle Thieves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkSwwPbIN0 Philadelphia police today released surveillance footage of two men who cops say stole four bicycles from a garage at the Rittenhouse Claridge (201 South […]

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Casinos: Valley Forge CEO Suspended, SugarHouse Fined for Underage Incidents

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board suspended Valley Forge Casino’s CEO 15 days for waving two 20-year-old women through a security guard ID checkpoint. Michael Bowman […]