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Fattah in Hot Seat After Aide’s Guilty Plea
Chaka Fattah isn’t talking. (Though he is tweeting.) The feds aren’t either. But the media and the congressman’s political rivals are closing in. His longtime […]
Last Weekend for Budino Pops
Bad News: This is the last week for Budino pops at Verde (108 S 13th Street). Good News: Marcie Turney is going to be selling them all […]
The City Should Throw a Parade for Children at the End of Every August
I was writing and doing laundry, and it was hot out anyway. So instead of walking the four and a half blocks from my place […]
Comcast’s Customer Service Will Be Remixed With a Dance Beat
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Comcast’s customer service. Now, however, it’s going to get a dance mix. BGR reports that open-Internet advocacy […]
Philadelphia Owns List of Outrageous Foods
The web site CityPASS has created an infographic of the fifteen most outrageous foods in America. And in what must be a point of pride, […]
Lauren Conrad Just Launched a Collection of Super Pretty Bridesmaid Dresses
Lauren Conrad, to me, is like the modern day Superwoman—she literally does it all. From being a television personality and entrepreneur (she’s the co-founder of […]
Egg Truck Crash Creates — Ahem — Scrambled Mess on Schuylkill Expressway
A big rig carrying a load of eggs tipped over on the Schuylkill Expressway this morning, creating a scrambled mess of mechanical parts and yolk […]
Hot Diggity Serving Up Mini-Corn Dogs for Labor Day
Shake Shack isn’t the only place combining Labor Day and corn dogs. Philadelphia’s own Hot Diggity is offering five mini-corn-dogs for $5 this weekend. Get there […]
Jury Duty Is Hell
“It’s my third frigging time,” the man says to the court clerk; his bald head was turning red. “My neighbor hasn’t been called once, not […]
Temple University Football to Honor Lewis Katz
Amidst the joy of a new season, we still feel the absence of a friend. Miss you, Lew. #TempleMade pic.twitter.com/JkEdo4dF4V — Temple University (@TempleUniv) August […]
Brides: Here’s How to Win a Tour of the New York Flower Market With Barbara King of Valley Forge Flowers
As lush, vibrant, and beautiful as the New York City Flower Market appears to be, it’s pretty obvious that it’s not the type of place […]
Delco Team Wins the Babe Ruth World Series
Champs! The Delco Daily Times reports: Broomall-Newtown capitalized on 11 walks, seven errors, three wild pitches and one hit batter to win the Babe Ruth […]
Woman Killed After Hit by Three Vehicles
The Inquirer reports a woman died on North Broad Street this morning after being struck by three vehicles — two of which fled the scene.
Cue the Complaining: A Heat Wave is Coming to Philadelphia
It has been a very mild summer here in Philadelphia, but if AccuWeather’s predictions for next week are correct, you may not want to break […]
Corbett Expands Medicaid to 300,000 People
Pennsylvania will expand Medicaid to more than 300,000 people under the auspices of Obamacare, the state announced Thursday.