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The Best Social Media Pics From the Taney Dragons Parade

As scheduled, the Taney Dragons got their parade Wednesday for representing Philly so well in the Little League World Series: WATCH: Live streaming video of […]

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Former Aide to Chaka Fattah Admits Role in Diverting Campaign Funds

Here’s what we know: Gregory Naylor, the former chief of staff to Congressman Chaka Fattah, today in federal court admitted diverting federal campaign funds to […]

City Life

Will Penn State Keep Player Names on Football Jerseys?

Under the late, lamented Joe Paterno, the players for Penn State football never had their names on the back of their jerseys. JoePa was old-school […]

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Your Kids Can Shoot an Uzi Right Here in Pennsylvania

Tragic news came out of Arizona this week that a 9-year-old child accidentally killed a shooting instructor with an Uzi at the Bullets and Burgers […]

Philadelphia Wedding

So. Are Corporate-Sponsored Weddings Going to Become the Next Thing?

Welp, we’ve talked here about couples crowdfunding weddings recently—and now this week we have been introduced to a couple who is determined to not pay […]

Restaurants

Spruce Street Pier Extended Through September

The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has extended Spruce Street Harbor Park through September 28th. The riverfront park was originally scheduled to close on August 31st. […]

City Life

Brigitte Daniel’s Got a Plan to Get Young Women of Color Into Technology

Like the Trayvon Martin story before it, what happened in Ferguson two weeks ago has had a continued news presence in part because of social […]

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Society Hill Society

In the annals of faint praise, neighborhood restaurant is a peculiar epithet. People usually apply it to the places that make them feel most welcome. […]

City Life

Taney Dragons Parade Is This Afternoon

Don’t forget: The city’s parade to celebrate the Taney Dragons appearance in the Little League World Series starts at 2 p.m. today.

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Butkovitz: Philly Schools Should Open Up Long-Hidden Works of Art

City Controller Alan Butkovitz just issued a press release calling on the Philadelphia School District to stop bogarting all its great art. He said more […]

Restaurants

Tony Luke’s Opening in Allentown

Tony Luke’s, which has locations from Baltimore to Bahrain is heading to the Lehigh Valley. The storefront will open at 806 W. Hamilton Street in Allentown […]

City Life

76ers Now Trading for Players They Plan to Cut

Remember when everybody got cranky because the Sixers traded for Andrew Bynum, and he ended up never playing a game due to knee injuries? The Sixers […]

City Life

Corbett: Women Want Liquor Law Reform So They Can Speed Up Dinner Prep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0CHCIBkG4 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett would no doubt like to shore up his female support before the election. One way he could do it: Pointing […]

City Life

In Interview, Kathleen Kane Defends Her Work

A couple of months removed from intense criticism over A) her choice to abandon a sting operation that had caught several Philly Democrats taking money […]

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Fishtown Food Distribution Center Robbed Overnight

Police say two men posing as cops robbed a Fishtown food distribution center early Wednesday morning.