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Dear NFL: Take Your Stupid-Ass Draft and Shove It

For months now, I’ve been listening to city VIPs and the kind of guys who spend their free time playing fantasy football go on and […]

Property

Seth Williams’s Home Goes on the Market for $450K

You may recall that the attorney for embattled Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams asked to fire his client because he was worried he wouldn’t get paid. […]

City Life

Penn State’s Giant Crucified Frog: Edgy Art or “Anti-Christian Hate Speech”?

We’re pretty sure that no one has ever written a story before about the art program at Penn State’s Abington campus, but when there’s a […]

Restaurants

Chef Joey Baldino Responds to Our Review of Palizzi Social Club

On Tuesday, I published my three-star review of Palizzi Social Club, the members-only and rules-bound South Philly joint which chef Joey Baldino (of Zeppoli in […]

City Life

Labor Unions Endorse Jack O’Neill for Philly DA

Eight labor unions have endorsed Jack O’Neill in the race for district attorney of Philadelphia. O’Neill, a 35-year-old Democrat, joined the race last month at the […]

Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Modern History in Midtown Village for $1.975M

When you hear the phrase “penthouse unit,” you know you’re in for a treat – and this unit located on the top floor of Midtown […]

City Life

Pa. Senate Committee Votes to Cut Planned Parenthood Funding

A Pennsylvania Senate Committee has voted in favor of a bill that would cut funding to Planned Parenthood in the state. The Finance Committee, which […]

City Life

Philly Cop Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

A Philadelphia police officer was arrested on child pornography charges yesterday. Officials said Emmanuel Folly, a 25-year-old officer assigned to the 18th District, surrendered himself to police […]

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City Life

Penn Selects Wendell Pritchett As Provost

The University of Pennsylvania has selected law professor and urban policy and race relations scholar Wendell Pritchett as its 30th provost. Pritchett, a longtime Penn faculty member, served […]

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City Life

Philly GOP Elects Mike Meehan as Chairman

Several days after former Philly GOP Chairman Joe DeFelice stepped down (likely to pursue a position in President Donald Trump’s administration), the party has elected […]

City Life

Trump’s Coming to Pa. to Celebrate His First 100 Days in Office

Like it or not, President Donald Trump will come to Pennsylvania to celebrate his first 100 days in office. The president will hold a rally in Harrisburg […]

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Property

Usual Suspects Top 2017 U.S. News Best High Schools List

The single best high school in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania remains the Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory School in Philadelphia. But in this year’s edition of […]

City Life

NA Poe Pot Party Building Is a “Death Trap,” Says City

Gideon Rettich is a master woodworker in Philadelphia, but he’s not going to be able to get into his studio for a while. You see, […]

City Life

NA Poe Hires Chuck Peruto, Who Says Poe Was “Face, Not Brains” of Pot Party

Well, the case surrounding NA Poe‘s raided pot party just got a little more interesting. Poe, whose real name is Richard Tamaccio, has retained Chuck […]

Property

First-Time Find: Traditionally Modern in Brewerytown for $300K

Modern, modern, modern – there’s no better word we could use to describe this week’s first-time find. Don’t let its traditional exterior and detailing fool you: […]