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16-Year-Old Charged as Adult in Deadly Spring Garden Carjacking

A teenager who was arrested in Thursday’s fatal carjacking attempt in Spring Garden will be charged as an adult. Marvin Roberts, 16, and his brother, 21-year-old Maurice […]

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City Life

Here Are the New SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules

SEPTA has (once again) adjusted its Regional Rail schedules. Changes, which went into effect on Sunday, are part of a system-wide effort to improve schedule […]

City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Beginning of the End for Beach Spreading

City Life

LOVE Park Will Reopen in November

It’s been more than a year and a half since Philly’s most famous park closed for renovations – and several months since we were first told […]

Restaurants

Remember El Wingador? He’s Kickstarting a Philly Chicken Restaurant

However you feel about competitive eating, being a five-time champion of WIP’s “Wing Bowl” is something worth bragging about. And Bill “El Wingador” Simmons has […]

City Life

Father Shot, Killed in Front of 2-Year-Old Daughter in Spring Garden

Police say a father was shot and killed on Thursday night in front of his 2-year-old daughter in Spring Garden. Gerard Grandzol, 38, was shot around 8 […]

City Life

Philly Teacher Says She’s the Victim of Reverse Discrimination

A British-born teacher is suing the School District of Philadelphia and a black principal she formerly worked under, alleging that she suffered “vindictive reverse race […]

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City Life

Detective: DiNardo, Kratz Got Cheesesteaks in Philly After Bucks County Murders

Details of the alleged murders of four Bucks County men this summer keep getting grimmer and grimmer. In a preliminary hearing on Thursday, a detective claimed that Sean […]

Business

Dear Amazon: Here Are 25+ Really Good Reasons for You to Come to Philly

Amazon has outgrown Seattle, and the behemoth is on a newfound quest to find a home for its second North American headquarters. The new HQ, […]

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City Life

As NJ Lifeguard Season Winds Down, Watch Those Irma Riptides

Forecasters warn that Hurricane Irma will bring dangerous riptides to the Jersey Shore this weekend. The category 5 storm devastated the Caribbean islands on its way to Puerto […]

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City Life

Judge: Broad Street Median Parking Is Here to Stay – for Now

It’s the end of the line for the lawsuit filed in July by self-proclaimed urbanists who sought to end median parking on Broad Street. On Wednesday, […]

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City Life

Here’s How Pa. Republicans Could Royally Screw Up Your SEPTA Commute

State Republicans introduced a budget proposal last week that SEPTA officials say would be detrimental for commuters. The plan unveiled by Pa. House Republicans on Tuesday would […]

City Life

Philly Police Suspend Cop Who Killed David Jones

After answering to Internal Affairs on Thursday for his role in the shooting death of a 30-year-old dirt bike rider in North Philadelphia earlier this […]

Property

Jawdropper of the Week: A Modern Marvel on Washington Square for $2.85M

Washington Square sits at the southwest corner of the Most Historic Square Mile in America and is itself filled with history: originally used as a […]

City Life

Philly Woman Gets 8 Years in Prison For Trying to Join ISIS

A 33-year-old mother of two from North Philly has been sentenced to eight years in prison for communicating with and supporting Islamic State fighters online. […]