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Korean Bribes Helped Build Convention Center, Feds Say
Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced it had seized $500,000 from former South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan. Obviously, there is a Philadelphia connection: The money […]
Federal Donuts Creates David Lynch Inspired Donuts
The work of filmmaker and artist David Lynch is being shown at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Lynch, who is known for films like […]
PHOTOS: Dilworth Park Grand Opening
Dilworth Park officially opened today with an 11 a.m. ribbon-cutting, and Philly Mag will be providing coverage throughout the day. We’ll be updating this post with more photos as the […]
How Did Someone Not Invent This Genius, Completely Flat Engagement Ring Box Before Now?
Obviously, when my friends get engaged, the first thing I want is to hear the story from the very beginning. (Well, and to see the […]
Pennsylvania Senate Library Has ‘50 Shades of Grey’ Audiobook
A report from WHTM-TV, an ABC affiliate serving the Susquehanna Valley, recently reported on the Pennsylvania Senate Library. The library, which moved to its current […]
Behold the Pork Roll Egg Roll
Chef Chris Ritter posted the above photo on Twitter this a.m. He’s serving up a pork roll, egg and cheese egg roll at the Grubhouse […]
2 Students in Fatal Crash Weren’t Wearing Seat Belts
Family and friends in Bucks County are still mourning the deaths of three Council Rock South students who died in a car crash in the […]
Lawsuit Filed in Philly Court Has New Abuse Allegations Against Jerry Sandusky
Jerry Sandusky, Penn State and the second mile charity are facing yet another lawsuit (below) stemming from the child sex abuse scandal. Late last month, […]
Morning Headlines: Changes For Carl Dranoff’s Proposed One Riverside Project
Months after getting an urban-friendly redesign, Carl Dranoff’s One Riverside project is getting another change: 88 condos, prices varying in the range of $700,000 to […]
Trump Taj Could Be Next in Bankruptcy
Another Atlantic City casino could be in trouble. The New York Post reports: The Trump Taj Mahal, the 24-year-old boardwalk casino, has recently broken some of […]
Racy Emails Prompted Discrimination Complaint
It’s starting to sound like the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office was a bit of a frat house when Tom Corbett was in charge. The Pittsburgh […]
Fattah Denies Illegal Conduct
Chaka Fattah says he did nothing wrong. The Philadelphia congressman gave The Inquirer a statement of innocence, apparently in lieu of an interview, on Wednesday.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Will Now Allow Weddings In the Perelman Building & Rodin Museum!
Something that Philadelphia brides have been clamoring for for a very long time is, at last, a reality, and we are so happy to tell […]
Check Out Abe Fisher for Restaurant Week
Sometimes the options on a Restaurant Week menu can be disappointing. But that’s not the case at the brand new Abe Fisher. Like at Zahav […]
Have We Entered the Era of Crowdsourced Hate-Funding?
Lynching rose to prominence in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most notably in the Deep South during the dawn of […]