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KYW’s Harry Donahue Retires Friday
Harry Donahue, the morning co-anchor at KYW Newsradio, is retiring after more than 40 years at the station.
Rittenhouse’s Food and Friends Market Burglarized — of $10 in Change
Police are looking for a man who broke into the Food and Friends Market at 20th and Spruce streets on Sunday morning. The burglar got […]
The Bykofsky Bigotry Debate Continues
And here we go with the latest round in the “Is Stu Bykofsky a Bigot” sweepstakes. The latest entrant: Erika Almiron, executive director of Juntos, […]
Hilariously, Penn Students Named Most Polite in Nation
If there’s one reputation Penn students have, it’s being impolite — especially to workers in the service industry. Penn kids reportedly tipped 40 cents at McGlinchey’s earlier […]
WATCH: Christie, Constituent Argue About Springsteen
Chris Christie will not abide your suggestion that he and Bruce Springsteen are anything less than buds.
20 Easy Predictions for the Coming Year
The Revel casino is closing down. Duh. Anyone could’ve seen that coming. And most of the people I know did. We saw the new casinos […]
Morning Headlines: Roof Collapses At For Pete’s Sake Pub Building
Nobody was hurt, but that was a close one! The building that houses For Pete’s Sake Pub in Queen Village partially collapsed yesterday around 3:30pm. […]
Jersey Lawmakers Support Increased Safety for Rail Cars Carrying Oil
Crude oil car dangling over river in Philadelphia after train derailment http://t.co/5OPetb9vh4 pic.twitter.com/HV0B1tQBdX — ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) January 21, 2014 Perhaps spurred by memories of last […]
Groups to Share $65,000 in Swim Club Settlement
Can’t believe it’s been five years already: You might remember the once-infamous story of The Valley Swim Club, which in 2009 canceled the swimming privileges […]
Philly Police Commissioner Advising Ferguson Officials
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey is also president of the Major Cities Chiefs Association — and it is in the latter role this week that […]
Ramsey Makes Right Call on Body Cameras. But …
Well-done, Commissioner Ramsey. No, that’s not patronizing or sarcastic. I’m genuinely excited that the commissioner has announced his support for outfitting Philadelphia Police officers with […]
UPDATED: Geno’s On TV For “Drunk History”
UPDATE: The viewing party at SPBG has been cancelled, but the show is still on tonight. So it looks like Comedy Central’s “Drunk History” series […]
Gah: A Guide to All the Stores Opening in Philly This Fall
Please, hie thee over to Shoppist for the entire list, from Uniqlo to Century 21, of stores that will open this fall — that we […]
The Fat Ham Launches Burger, Beer and Bourbon Deal
Starting this Friday, August 22nd, The Fat Ham is offering a late evening burger, beer and bourbon special. For $18 you can get a pimento […]
Showboat Gets OK to Close at End of the Month
New Jersey gambling regulators have given approval to the Showboat Atlantic City casino’s closing on August 31st at 4 p.m. The casino first opened in […]