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Losing Revel Bidder Asks for Second Chance

The dream of a “university for geniuses” isn’t dead yet. CBS Philly reports that Glenn Straub, the Florida developer who last week lost the bidding […]

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Property

Venice Island Is Reborn!

Tomorrow Mayor Nutter will once again stand at a podium in Philadelphia and talk about the city’s green-friendly, river-related growth as he unveils the new […]

City Life

Prosecutors Say This DHS Worker Stole More Than 11,000 SEPTA Tokens

This is Shamira Hawkins-Worthey. She’s worked for the city’s Department of Human Services for nearly eight years. And now she’s in trouble. Prosecutors announced Monday […]

City Life

Q&A: Rutgers Law Prof Who Says Pedophilia Is Not a Crime

Margo Kaplan is not very popular today. In the Monday edition of the New York Times, the Rutgers-Camden law professor, an NYU and Harvard graduate, […]

City Life

Want to Vote for Governor? Register Today

If you want to vote in November’s election, you must be registered by the end of the business day today. Applications from Pennsylvanians registering for […]

City Life

Ruling Delayed in Jersey Sports Betting Case

A federal judge was to have ruled today whether New Jersey casinos and racetracks can allow sports betting on their premises, but instead has postponed […]

Restaurants

And Finally, A Look Inside Aldine

Okay, so it’s still not much. But considering how long we’ve all been waiting for Aldine—George Sabatino‘s much-delayed, often sidetracked follow-up to the award-winning work […]

Restaurants

Square Pie Coming to 6th and Catharine

  Cochon’s Gene Giuffi is getting into the pizza game. He’s converting his former Blue Belly BBQ at 600 Catharine Street into a small pizza shop. Square […]

City Life

WATCH: John Oliver Criticizes Philly Forfeiture Practices

The latest John Oliver rant features the topic of civil forfeiture, the police practice of seizing property — cash, houses, cars, and more — that might […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Trump Actually Takes His Name Off Something

While Donald Trump may have a rather strong sense of self-esteem, he’s also a savvy businessman who’s well aware of which properties he owns and […]

City Life

Will This New “Sex App” Clear Up College Sexual Assaults?

In his eloquent paean last week to watching porn, Daily News scold Stu Bykofsky equated the practice to stopping by the watercooler to chat with […]

City Life

New Jersey Boy Dies of Enterovirus

Officials say a 4-year-old New Jersey boy who died in his sleep Sept. 25 was killed by enterovirus 68. The child had been kept out […]

City Life

UPDATE: Kane Promises Email Cooperation With Castille

[Update 9:30 a.m.] AP reports that Kane is making a stronger pledge of cooperation with Castille: Kane told Castille she will try to give him […]

City Life

FCC Gives Comcast Opponents More Time to Respond

Variety reports that the FCC is giving opponents of the Comcast-Time Warner merger more time than originally scheduled to reply to Comcast’s case for the […]

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City Life

Uniforms Shouldn’t Trigger SEPTA Strike

When I heard last week the reason SEPTA might shut down due to strike this winter — leaving tens of thousands of commuters stuck in […]