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City Life

Trump “Impeachment March” Coming to Philly

Philly activists are organizing a march to demand the impeachment of President Donald Trump. According to a Facebook event page, an “Impeachment March” from the National […]

City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Phillies Got Streaky

Restaurants

Where To Eat This Weekend: When Fried Chicken Is All That Matters

You made it to Friday, and this weekend looks like it’s going to be a hot one. So you should be prepared with some plans […]

Property

Funding Secured for Penn’s Landing Makeover

At a noontime news conference at Penn’s Landing, Gov. Tom Wolf, Mayor Jim Kenney, and Janet Haas of the William Penn Foundation announced that together […]

City Life

Police: Repo Man Shoots, Kills Armed Man During Tow Attempt

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Philadelphia police say a repossession driver shot and killed an armed man during an argument that occurred […]

City Life

Researchers Are Growing Pa.’s First Legal Hemp in 80 Years

The state just got a little greener. For the first time in 80 years, hemp was planted (legally) on Pennsylvania soil last week – in Lehigh […]

City Life

City Council Moves to Create Committee on Gun Violence

City Council members want to create a task force to fight gun violence in Philadelphia. Council President Darrell L. Clarke, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and Councilman […]

Property

What $500K Will Buy You in Point Breeze

If “love is a battlefield,” as Pat Benatar once sang, then there’s a lot of love flowing through Point Breeze, the South Philly neighborhood that […]

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City Life

PPD Investigating Cop’s Fatal Shooting of Dirt Biker

The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a cop-involved shooting of an unidentified armed man in North Philadelphia Thursday. Police told reporters that the shooting occurred around […]

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City Life

Who Dumped These Baby Raccoons in a Trash Bag in South Philly?

The Pennsylvania SPCA wants to know who left two baby raccoons to die in a trash bag in South Philly. Luckily for the raccoons, a passerby […]

Restaurants

Peter McAndrews Talks Closing Modo Mio, Horse Meat, and Why Parc Ain’t So Great

Behind the Line is our new weekly interview series with the people who make up Philly’s dynamic restaurant and bar scene. For last week’s interview […]

City Life

PPD: Jewelry Thieves Stole $30K in Gems From South Philly Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=200&v=GBnbp_jlNL8 Philadelphia police are searching for three suspects who they say stole $30k in jewelry from a South Philadelphia home. The thieves, two men and […]

City Life

Pa. Sen. Scott Wagner Thanks John Oliver for Roasting Him on National TV

Remember when Republican Pa. Sen. Scott Wagner suggested that heat from human bodies causes climate change? Or that maybe global warming happens because the earth […]

Restaurants

Of Ramps and Riblets: Mistral Reviewed

The only thing worse than a hotel restaurant is a mall restaurant. And the only thing worse than a mall restaurant is no restaurant at […]

Restaurants

Where to Eat Fried Cheese Curds in Philly Right Now

I sometimes wish I’d been born in Wisconsin. Not for the funny accents or the cows or the hats with the furry ear flaps (they […]