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Throwback Thursday: Starr’s Cafe
Way before there was a Stephen Starr and his twenty-one or so Philadelphia restaurants, there was a Starr’s Cafe. This 1917 photo of Margaret Street and […]
Pilots Warned About Design of Jet in Lewis Katz Crash
Gulfstream has warned pilots about a safety device that does not work as expected on its Gulfstream IV jets. The jet’s design is supposed to […]
Summer Luau at Morgan’s Pier
If you’re not wearing white, or black or sweatpants tonight, perhaps you want to break out your Hawaiian shirt? Morgan’s Pier is offering a luau with […]
Mo’ne Davis Set a TV Ratings Record Last Night
Although the Taney Dragons lost last night in the Little League World Series, the TV ratings were still high. Taney’s game against Mountain Ridge of […]
Are Good Phillies Teams Good for Newspapers?
Our pal Randy LoBasso has an interesting cover story this week at Philadelphia Weekly, suggesting that when the Philadelphia Phillies play poorly — as they […]
Where Is the Outrage Over James Foley’s Beheading?
There have been two weeks of outrage over the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The details of the shooting are still fuzzy, but […]
Another Bad Comcast Story. Or Is It?
Another day, another awful Comcast customer service story. Or is it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE BGR reports on the plight of Douglas A. Dixon, who posted a YouTube […]
Defense in Building Collapse May Call on Mayor to Testify
Michael Nutter may have to take the stand in a murder case, if defense lawyers have their way. Philadelphia’s mayor is one of more than […]
WATCH: Teen Sets Off Explosion in North Philly Takeout
Philadelphia police are looking for a teenage boy who set off a massive explosion at the Oriental Kitchen Take-Out on N. 18th Street in Francisville. […]
Double Amputee Shoplifts $315 in Meat, Flees on SEPTA
Lower Southampton police are looking for a man who they say took $300 worth of meat from the Giant Supermarket on Bustleton Pike in Feasterville. […]
Iceland Volcano Could Threaten Penn State Football Opener
Scientists are reporting thousands of small earthquakes in the area around Iceland’s Bárðarbunga volcano, leading to fears of a possible eruption. Those who travel to […]
State Commission Seeks Fair School Funding
The Inquirer reports that the 15-member Basic Education Funding Commission, a bipartisan group designed to recommend a fair funding formula for the state’s public schools […]
City Hall Ends Effort to Collect Lap Dance Tax
The strip clubs of Philadelphia are once again safe from the tax man. For now. CBS Philly reports the Nutter administration has given up its […]
Doctors Want State Investigation Into Fracking Claims
ThinkProgress reports that doctors from around the state are urging an investigation into reports that the Pennsylvania Department of Health has a policy “never to […]
Taney Falls at Little League World Series; Plays Again Thursday
Mo’ne Davis struck out six but the Taney Dragons fell to a team from Las Vegas, 8-1, in the third round of the Little League […]