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Here are Mugshots of the Gay-Bashing Suspects

Police have released mugshots of the three Bucks County residents charged in the September 11th Center City gay-bashing.

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Ya (Really) Gotta Try This Tasting Party

Fox 29’s Mike Jerrick and District Attorney R. Seth Williams are hosting the first-ever Ya Gotta Try This Tasting Party on October 2nd at Independence […]

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MIT Student From Chester County Found Dead in Residence Hall

MIT sophomore Phoebe Wang of Chesterbrook was found dead in a residence hall. Wang, scheduled to graduate in 2017, was an active member of her MacGregor […]

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Citizens Bank Park Is MLB’s Best Stadium for Getting a Home Run Ball

The Wall Street Journal did an analysis of 1,000 random home runs from the 2014 major league baseball season and crunched the numbers: How many […]

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The Chew’s Carla Hall Is Opening A Restaurant (With A Little Help From Drexel)

So first, the bad news. Famous TV person, Carla Hall, isn’t opening any of her Nashville-style hot chicken restaurants here (which is fine by me […]

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Wawa Is Selling Pizza Now

On Monday, Wawa rolled out a new menu item to its touch-screen menu ordering: Pizza. That’s right: You can now get pizza at your local […]

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Abe Fisher Wants You to be Happy

Abe Fisher is introducing a Happy Hour  with $7 plates, wines by the glass, and cocktails. Since Abe’s cheapest plates are $10 apiece and the bar serves […]

City Life

Ed Rendell Is Using Bedbugs to Fight Brooklyn’s DNC Bid

Well, we owe Ed Rendell an apology. When Rendell went public earlier this month with his opinion that Brooklyn had the advantage over Philly to […]

City Life

Gay-Bashing Suspect Tweeted Thanks to Police Chief Dad for Special Treatment

Update: Police have released mugshots of the Center City gay-bashing defendants. Original: As more details emerge about the arrests in the Center City gay-bashing case, we’re […]

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10 Reasons Comcast Says It Deserves Merger Approval

It’s serious for Comcast now. On Tuesday night, the company filed a 324-page report with the Federal Communications Commission, responding to critics — often in […]

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Di Bruno Bros Employs The Highest Number of Certified Cheese Pros In The Nation

There are only 406 Certified Cheese Professionals in the entire world. Nine of them are here in Philadelphia, working at Di Bruno Bros. And what […]

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Gunners Run Serves up Autumn Dishes

Chef Tim Bennett has changed up the menu to add a little seasonality to Gunners Run. Heavy on fall ingredients such as corn and apples (and thankfully […]

City Life

Penn Continuing Marijuana Ban Despite City Decriminalization

Despite the City of Philadelphia’s law decriminalizing marijuana possession expected to take effect next month, the University of Pennsylvania has no plans to change its […]

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Philly (Still) Has A Lot of Leaky Aging Gas Pipes

Philadelphia has a lot of old natural gas pipes running under the city, and a lot of them are leaky, according to a new newspaper […]

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VIDEO: Missing Dog Found in Oregon Returns to Philadelphia Area

Last week, we told you about Gidget, the dog from the Philadelphia suburbs that was found — about 3,000 miles away in a suburb of […]