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Frank Fina of the Porngate Scandal Will Defend Indicted PSU Frat President
Former state prosecutor Frank Fina, a major character in the Porngate email scandal, will defend the indicted former president of the Pennsylvania State University fraternity embedded in […]
BLM Philly Wants to Bail Out Women For Mother’s Day
UPDATE: Organizers have now collected more than $18,000. This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Philly wants to give at least a dozen women – and […]
Police Investigating Report of Sexual Assault at Frankford High
UPDATE: Police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old male in what they allege was the attempted rape of a 14-year-old female student. […]
Is Taste in Phoenixville Going to Be a Game-Changer for Philly’s Vegans?
Yesterday, I got a fairly run-of-the-mill press release announcing the impending opening of a new restaurant. Taste, which is going into the former home of […]
Poll: More Than Half of Pa. Voters Want to Legalize Weed
More than half of Pennsylvania voters – 56 percent – want to legalize marijuana, according to a new survey from Franklin & Marshall College. According to […]
Jawdropper of the Week: Palatial Digs in Society Hill for $6.888M
We can’t think of any word more appropriate for this property than unreal. With five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three powder rooms, underground parking, an elevator, a […]
Resort-Style Living for the Active Senior Set Comes to King of Prussia
Club Med it ain’t, but Canvas Valley Forge comes awfully damn close — the only thing missing is the beach. The new 55-plus residential community […]
Behind the Line: Michael Solomonov Talks Wawa, Cod Sperm and Hummus Secrets
Last week, we debuted our new series Behind the Line with an interview with TV chef Michael Symon, who has a just-opened restaurant at the […]
It Took Toomey 19 Hours to Comment on Comey’s Firing
UPDATE [1:20 p.m.]: Toomey has released the following statement: On Comey firing, PA Sen. Pat Toomey says he has "doubted" Comey's ability to lead FBI […]
DA Seth Williams Indicted on Additional Corruption Charges
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was first indicted on 23 corruption charges in March – and just yesterday, prosecutors added additional fraud charges, bringing the […]
First-Time Find: Flexibility in East Kensington for $325K
This trendy little space in East Kensington has all the makings of a nice first home, all at a reasonable price. Enter inside to the […]
Who’s Building Philly: Ken Weinstein
An idea that has been gaining steam of late among developers and planners is “social impact development.” This relatively recent concept marries the market to […]
Internal Poll Shows City Controller Race Is Closer Than You Might Think
A poll conducted on behalf of Rebecca Rhynhart shows incumbent City Controller Alan Butkovitz ahead by three points.
White Supremacist Flyers Found on Temple’s Campus
Flyers promoting white nationalism have been discovered on Temple University’s campus – for the second time in the last two months. The flyers promoted the “skinhead” […]
South Jersey’s Mario Tobia Is America’s Top Blind Golfer
Imagine yourself standing on the uneven green of a meticulously manicured golf course, the soft turf giving slightly beneath each step of your spikes, the smell […]