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Lolita Launches Lunch

Beginning this Wednesday, August 27, Midtown Village’s Lolita will start serving lunch. Once lunch kicks off it will be offered Monday through Saturday, from noon to 3 […]

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Newspaper Employee Fired for “Chinky Winky” and “Dinky Doo” Asian Slurs

Just a few days after Philadelphia Public Record publisher Jimmy Tayoun Sr. (pictured) shrugged off the Asian slurs that appeared in last week’s edition of […]

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Ruderman Responds to Inquirer Takedown on Facebook

Wendy Ruderman, one-half of the Daily News‘ Pulitzer-winning duo whose work has come under scrutiny by the Philadelphia Inquirer, took to Facebook today to rebut […]

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Copter Crashes at Jersey Shore

#BREAKING: Helicopter Crash in Court House. Check http://t.co/hK7mslm16l for updates. pic.twitter.com/DAiSAd332i — Cape May County News (@HeraldNews) August 25, 2014 NBC10 is reporting that one […]

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The Relationship With Your Long-Term Shore Landlord Is … Special

The first time, we never dreamed it would last this long. Frankly, yours was just another duplex, one in a long line of joints we’d […]

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Phillies Owner Sally Buck Dies at 83

Sally Buck, who had been part of the Phillies ownership group since 1981, died on Saturday. She was 83.

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Watch Cecily Tynan, Commissioner Ramsey Take the Ice Bucket Challenge

Lots of local celebrities left to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. A few more dropped over the weekend. First: 6ABC’s Cecily Tynan:

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Here Are the Taney Dragons on Today, GMA

Ahead on @GMA: Mo'Ne Davis and the @TaneyBaseball team are here LIVE! @Ginger_Zee is excited! pic.twitter.com/7MXf1QErDv — Good Morning America (@GMA) August 25, 2014 Quite […]

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“Wannabe” Anarchists Taunt Police in West Philly

A pack of what some are calling “trust fund anarchists” crashed a peaceful Ferguson rally in Clark Park Saturday evening, then tried (and failed) to goad […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Flipping the Conventional Wisdom on Renters

Kellie Patrick Gates parses a hefty city planning commission survey at PlanPhilly this morning. Among the findings that might surprise you if you still subscribe to antiquated notions […]

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I-495 North Reopens After Summertime Closure

Commuters crossed I-495 northbound over the Christina River this morning, the first Monday commuters have been able to use the lanes since June.

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Karen Heller Says Goodbye at Inky

Karen Heller, the longtime Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, is leaving that job to become a features writer at the Washington Post. Heller made the announcement Sunday […]

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Cohen Says City Leaders Will Open Checkbooks for Pope, DNC

Wondering where Philly will get the money to pay for a visit from Pope Francis and to host the Democratic National Convention? David Cohen, vice president […]

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Taney Dragons to Get Parade, National Media Tour

Fans welcome home Taney Dragons. http://t.co/aCIDkBQDDV pic.twitter.com/7eBw5kIsFz — FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) August 25, 2014 No, the Taney Dragons did not win the Little League World […]

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3 Reasons the Case Against “Tainted Justice” Doesn’t Add Up

Something doesn’t add up. The Inquirer on Friday did something pretty unusual: It printed a takedown of the reporting behind the Daily News’ Pulitzer-winning “Tainted […]