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Philly Cops: We Caught 2 Bike Theft Suspects Stealing More Bicycles

Earlier this week, the Philadelphia police released footage of two bike thieves in a Rittenhouse Square garage. Yesterday, cops say they caught the suspects — […]

Restaurants

Monday: Le Buck-A-Shuck At Paris Bistro

Next Monday, October 13th,  head down to Paris Bistro (which critic Trey Popp just reviewed) for the restaurant’s first Monday night dinner service, which will […]

City Life

NHL Hiring Guy on Flyers Payroll to Decide Player Punishment

The NHL is hiring former Philadelphia Flyer Chris Pronger for a job in its Player Safety Department, ESPN reports. Pronger will be one of those […]

City Life

Person, Place, Thing: Dave Dormond

Person: Dave Dormond, 33, boatbuilder Place: Workshop at the Independence Seaport Museum, Tuesday afternoon Thing: Checking the hull Is she ready to launch? We’re about […]

City Life

The Feds Want to Put Joey Merlino Back In Prison Immediately

Philadelphia’s skinniest mobster Joey Merlino has been living in Boca Raton, Florida since his March 2011 release from federal prison, where he spent a decade […]

City

Prosecutor’s Misdeeds Mean Trio Won’t Be Retried for Murder

A judge ruled yesterday that three men once convicted of torturing and murdering another man won’t be retried for the crime. Common Pleas Judge Benjamin […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Museum of the American Revolution Breaks Ground

It’s expected to open sometime in late 2016, but construction of the Museum of the American Revolution will soon be underway. In fact, the Inquirer’s Stephan […]

City Life

We Want Answers: Sally Elk, CEO, Eastern State Penitentiary

For years now, you’ve witnessed the phenomenon of people paying money to be petrified by other people. How do you explain this strange desire? It’s […]

City Life

City Paper Is Looking Kinda Metro This Week

Hey, remember when Metro bought City Paper? You probably will when you see this week’s cover.

City

Philly Elections Chair in Hot Water for Not Voting for Last 5 Elections

Yesterday, City Paper reported a small, if hilarious piece of news: Anthony Clark, who heads the Philadelphia City Commissioners office, has not voted in the […]

City

The Newest Member of the Clintons Is a Philadelphia Eagles Fan

Last night, Hillary Clinton spoke at the National Constitution Center at a rally for Pennsylvania gubernatorial hopeful Tom Wolf. And we learned one very important […]

Restaurants

African Restaurants and Food in Philadelphia

There are no two ways about it: African food is tough on dilettantes. It’ll confront you with vegetables you’ve never heard of, meat that runs […]

City Life

Ebola Comment Creates Scare on Philly-Based Flight

A man on a Wednesday flight from Philadelphia to the Dominican Republic said he had the Ebola virus — apparently as a joke with unintended […]

City Life

Judicial Board Will Review McCaffery Emails

Pennsylvania’s Judicial Conduct Board will review whether State Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery violated ethics in the state’s expanding “racy email” scandal, the Inquirer reports. The […]

City Life

Mumia Makes Us Crazy

Let’s concede a few things about Mumia Abu-Jamal right off the top: He’s a bad man. A convicted, apparently unrepentant cop killer. A poseur surrounded […]