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It’s Time to Shun I-676 Again

Construction closures could bring headaches for some I-676 and I-76 commuters next week. 

Huntsman Hall - Wharton School
City

Wharton Prof: Trumpcare Could Mean Aromatherapy-Only Insurance

A Wharton School health and management professor says that insurance plans that cover only aromatherapy could be the result of one of the proposed healthcare […]

City Life

Here Are Photos of Joe Biden With a Golden Retriever Named Joe Biden

https://www.instagram.com/p/BR8bFV5h8ZI/?taken-by=bidenthegolden There are two Joe Bidens in this story. One is a puppy. The other used to be our vice president. The former recently accompanied […]

Restaurants

Next Big Thing: Res Ipsa Reviewed

“So, how was dinner?” I get this a lot. Obviously. Life that I live, things that I do, people I know, it’s the most common […]

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey
City

Casey: I’m Voting Against Gorsuch for Supreme Court

Sen. Bob Casey will not be voting for Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court, he announced today. “I don’t believe that Judge Gorsuch, and his […]

Great Barrier Reef / Fish Tank Guy
City

Who Paid to Get Us on National Geographic’s List of Best Spring Trips?

What do the Coral Sea, home of the Great Barrier Reef, and Philadelphia, home of the Fish Tank Guy on 5th Street, have in common? […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Cescaphe Will Offer a Special Large-Capacity Tented Wedding Option in 2018 at Water Works

Cescaphe announced around this time two years ago that they would be taking over the historic Water Works Restaurant & Lounge and turning it into […]

Philly D.A. race, District Attorney Race
City Life

Gold Star Father Khizr Khan Endorses Joe Khan in D.A. Race

You remember Khizr Khan – the Muslim American Gold Star father who was thrown into the national spotlight after his passionate anti-Donald Trump speech during the Democratic […]

City Life

Republicans Push to Challenge Write-In Win in 197th

A special election to fill a seat in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday took a surprising turn: voters in the 197th District in […]

Today’s New York Times
City

The New York Times Called Our Mayor “David Kenney”

It’s just a small error. But, geeze, what an error! The New York Times today wrote about the indictment of Seth Williams, and the article […]

City Life

Lower Merion Girls Attacked While Walking to Rita’s Water Ice in Philly

Monday was the first day of spring, and so, as has become an annual tradition, Rita’s locations all over were giving away free water ice. […]

City Life

Philly D.A. Seth Williams Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has pleaded not guilty to 23 corruption charges, including wire fraud, extortion, the use of interstate facilities to promote bribery and […]

boyertown
City Life

Student Sues Pa. School Over Transgender Bathroom Policy

A student has sued a Pennsylvania school district over a bathroom policy that allows transgender students to use the facility of their choice.

Property

Hard Hat Tour: Vue32, the Building

When we checked out the Vue32 project ten months ago, it was only barely rising from a hole in the ground. It’s progressed quite nicely since […]

Special Election Ballot
City Life

A Likely First: Write-In Candidate Wins Special Election in North Philly

In what very well may be a first for Philadelphia, a write-in candidate will claim victory in yesterday’s special election to fill a vacant seat in the state […]