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City Life

You Might Want to Avoid Parts of Ridge Avenue and Kelly Drive This Week

Hey, Philly drivers: watch out for traffic on Ridge Avenue and Kelly Drive this week. Starting Tuesday and lasting through Friday, lanes on both roads […]

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City Life

Wildwood Police Investigating Viral Video of Officer Punching Woman on Beach

This story has been updated. The Wildwood Police Department reassigned two officers to desk duty after they were captured on video punching a woman during […]

City Life

The Badass Days of Boring Bob Casey

In July of 2016, just as the Democratic National Convention was about to kick off in Philadelphia, a breakfast was held for the Pennsylvania delegates […]

City Life

Will the Soda Tax Be Jim Kenney’s Waterloo?

Two years ago, when Philadelphia passed its sweetened beverage tax, it was hailed as a game-changing triumph that sent shock waves across the country and […]

City Life

One of Us: Alex Holley

  I grew up in … Irving, Texas, near Dallas, but I am not a Cowboys fan. Before coming to Fox 29 in 2014, I […]

Things to Do

The 20 Biggest, Baddest and Best Concerts to See This Summer

1. Ms. Lauryn Hill Performing her seminal 1998 solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in its entirety, in honor of the album’s 20th anniversary. […]

City Life

Gov. Wolf Announces $180M “Resurface PA” Roadwork Initiative

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday announced a $180 million roadwork initiative to repair many of the state’s pesky potholes and other roadway flaws exacerbated […]

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City Life

Court: Transgender Students Can Use Any Bathroom at Berks County School

It took less than 20 minutes on Thursday for members of a federal appellate court to rule that transgender students at a Berks County school […]

Be Well Philly

You Can Get Free Mini Massages, Acupuncture, and Facials at BWP Boot Camp

It’s almost time for the best day of the year, a.k.a. Be Well Philly Boot Camp. While you’re going to get in some killer workouts and try some delicious […]

City Life

FBI, ATF Join Investigation of Mysterious Bucks County Explosions

Still perplexed by the origin of multiple unexplained late-night explosions in upper Bucks County over the past month or so, the Pennsylvania State Police has […]

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PUC Judge Shuts Down Sunoco Mariner East Pipeline (Again) Amid “Grave Risk”

A judge with the Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission has once again ordered a shutdown of Sunoco’s contentious Mariner East 1 pipeline, this time amid a […]

Restaurants

Chef Aaron Gottesman Is Out at Hearthside

Hearthside chef Aaron Gottesman is crossing back over the Delaware. He’s moving on from the Collingswood BYO he’s co-cheffed with owner Dominic Piperno since last fall. Gottesman has […]

City Life

Free Tolls Along the A.C. Expressway Friday for Some Lucky Shoregoers

Free Toll Friday is back for its fifth-straight Memorial Day Weekend thanks to the good folks over at Chickie’s and Pete’s. Between 5 and 6 […]

City Life

LGBTQ Event of the Week: Qunify‘s “Speakeasy”

This week’s LGBTQ event of the week is Qunify’s “Speakeasy”. Come watch a special live production that encourages audiences to “live in the world of Kyle […]

City Life

Eagles Players, Owner React to NFL’s New National Anthem Policy

Caving to public pressure, the NFL has instituted a new policy that makes standing for the National Anthem mandatory during pregame ceremonies, commissioner Roger Goodell […]