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Brady Center Sues Gun Shop Over Officer’s Death

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence has filed a lawsuit against a gun shop it says irresponsibly sold the firearm used to kill a […]

City Life

Ursinus College President Is Dead

Ursinus College northwest of Philadelphia has announced that its president, Bobby Fong, has died of natural causes. No other information was immediately available.

City Life

Everybody Hates Dilworth Park [UPDATED]

UPDATE 9/9/2014: OK, OK. So not everybody hates Dilworth Park. ORIGINAL: Well, the redesign of City Hall’s Dilworth Plaza debuted last week as the $55 […]

City Life

Pennsylvania Woman Going to Jail Over Abortion Pills

In cheery news from the western part of our great state, a 36-year-old mom has been sentenced to a year to 18 months in prison […]

Property

Developer Needs Zoning Relief For Mixed-Use Project On 4th and Fairmount

Developer David Perlman wants to transform the site of the former Trans Atlantic Company warehouse and nearby buildings into residences, PlanPhilly’s Jared Brey reports. Last we […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Saffron Crashes the Dilworth Praise Party

The torrent of accolades for the city’s newest public (well, “public,” but more on that in a second) park continued through the weekend … right […]

City Life

Report: Jersey Pension Shortfall Due to Risky Christie Investments

Chris Christie might be great at yelling at teachers, but you might not want to take financial advice from him.

Restaurants

Cuba Libre Gets A New Chef (And TV Chef-testant)

Jennifer Salhoff has been having a busy season. First, she did a run on FOX’s extraordinarily shouty Hell’s Kitchen where, presumably, she got called all […]

City Life

A Philly Cop Weighs in on the Ray Rice Video

One of our favorite Philly cops is Detective Joe Murray, one of the bright shining gems of the Philly Twittersphere. He’s weighing in this morning […]

City Life

Deadline Looms: Nutter Must Decide on Weed

After a summer of waiting, we should find out this week whether Mayor Nutter will sign a City Council bill that decriminalizes possession of small […]

City Life

As Usual, Philly Starts School Year Under a Cloud

It’s the first day of public school in Philadelphia — more than 130,000 students are expected to attend — and as usual, things are starting out […]

City Life

Can Civility Return at Penn State?

Eric Barron is never going to get the civility he desires at Penn State. It was nice of him to reach out on Friday, admirable that […]

Restaurants

Bar Rescue Converts Lickety Split into Alleged Pizza and 2nd State

As we reported earlier, Jon Taffer of the Spike TV show “Bar Rescue” has been in Philadelphia filming new episodes. One of the spots he’s […]

Restaurants

Do Something Different for the Eagles Game

#454335406 / gettyimages.com Just about everyone seems to have their Sunday football traditions down pat but if you’re looking for something different, here are some change-up ideas […]

Restaurants

Greatest Hits And What You Missed: Stateside, Cheesesteaks, Eating Bugs, Bar Rescue and Donuts For David Lynch

And here we are again, with another week gone by. In case you were gone, trying to recapture one last hit of summer, here’s what […]