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(UPDATE) Trains Halted After Someone Is Hit at 8th and Market

[Update 1:15 p.m.] The South Jersey Times reports that this morning’s medical emergency-related PATCO delay was the result of a rider jumping in front of a […]

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No, Thanks, Really, I Don’t Want Another Dog

I wrote a story for the September issue of the magazine about some very nice dogs. I started working on the story back in February, […]

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Phillies’ Jonathan Papelbon Ejected After Blowing Save, Grabbing Crotch

Jonathan Papelbon gave up four runs in the top of the ninth inning, blowing his fourth save of the year in the Phillies’ 5-4 loss […]

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Pregnant Woman Shot and Killed

Horrifying news: Newborn baby dies after shooting death of pregnant mother, according to child's father: http://t.co/6xg9SE6dSB pic.twitter.com/76v7j7KUwh — NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) September 14, 2014 6ABC […]

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Cigarette Tax Tops Legislative Agenda

The Pennsylvania Legislature returns from its summer break today, ready to take up some unfinished business: A cigarette tax that Philly school officials say is […]

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Are Suburban Schools Immoral?

Quick question on the first day of kindergarten in Philly public schools: Is it actually immoral to take your kid and flee the city for […]

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Tony Auth, Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist, Has Died

Tony Auth, who for four decades satirized the city’s foibles as the editorial cartoonist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, has died of cancer at age 72.

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Greatest Hits and What You Missed: The LeSean McCoy Tipping Story, Avance Reopens, Gordon Ramsay To AC, La Colombe, Chipotle Strike

Okay, so obviously the big news of the week (whether you like it or not) was the LeSean McCoy/PYT/Charlie Sheen tipping kerfuffle–all of which is […]

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WATCH: Implosion of Germantown High-Rise

Boom:

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Ben & Jerry’s Is Now Open, Will Be Giving Away Ice Cream

This afternoon we spotted that the Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop at 1726 Sansom Street is now opened. The ice cream shop will be marking […]

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Corbett Issues Temporary Reprieve in Execution

Gov. Tom Corbett on Friday issued a stay of execution for convicted murder Hubert Michael — so that corrections officials will have enough time to […]

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Philly Teacher Resorts to Crowdfunding to Buy Students History Books

Mark Hoey is a longtime teacher in the School District of Philadelphia and currently the AP History teacher and Social Studies Department Chair at the […]

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This Weekend: Dancing On The Falls Bridge

On Saturday, celebrate the 4th annual Dance On The Falls Bridge in East Falls. Tickets are $50, but that includes a $5 voucher for any […]

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Cub Scouting: What’s the Future Hold for the Zoo’s Baby Lions?

The news cycle in Philadelphia this week, like the news cycle in Philadelphia most weeks, has sucked. AC casinos are shutting down, but not before […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending September 12th

The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?