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More Than 2,000 Wharton Affiliates Want Trump to Stop Name-Dropping Their School
More than 2,000 students and affiliates of Penn’s Wharton school have signed an open letter to Donald Trump. Why? They want him to quit name-dropping their alma-mater. “We, […]
Here’s the New SEPTA Interim Weekday Schedule
A new SEPTA interim weekday schedule went into effect this morning in hope of easing travel for Regional Rail commuters this week. SEPTA released the schedule last […]
Wolf: Pennsylvania Budget Will Become Law Without My Signature
Governor Tom Wolf announced on Sunday night that an appropriations bill approved by the state House and Senate would become law without his signature. Late […]
In Philly, Clinton Decries “Senseless” Killings in Dallas, Louisiana, Minnesota
Hillary Clinton stood before a crowd gathered to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Friday evening and addressed a week of stunning violence […]
Boston Marathon Dad Mike Rossi Shows Up In Court, Says He’s Not Mike Rossi
Less than two weeks after he was arrested at the Kenny Chesney concert at Lincoln Financial Field, Mike Rossi turned up in Courtroom 404 of […]
SEPTA: Don’t Expect to See Silverliner Vs Back Before Labor Day
While SEPTA is working to get additional service for Regional Rail riders in place, it’s also working to get the sidelined Silverliner V railcars back […]
Two More Beer Gardens For You To Visit This Weekend
Seriously, I know that people like drinking outside and that, for years, we had to fight just to see one or two beer gardens open […]
After Dallas, Kenney Asks Philadelphians to “Be Willing to Hear One Another”
Mayor Jim Kenney released a statement Friday asking the citizens of Philadelphia to “listen and be willing to hear one another” after a violent and tense week in which […]
Diamond Reynolds’ Video: The Most Excruciating Black Pain I’ve Seen on Tape
In 1999, the release of The Blair Witch Project was a huge, culture-shifting phenomenon because of its stylistic approach to storytelling via pseudo-“found media” footage. The film succeeded largely […]
Every Time the Pope Moves the Church Forward, Chaput Drags It Backward
Last week, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput released “Pastoral Guidelines for Implementing Amoris Laetitia,” regarding Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation issued in April. That profound and complex 263-page document affirmed “a renewed […]
Philly’s Eddie Alvarez Wins UFC Lightweight Title
The underground king is now squarely in the mainstream. Philadelphia native Eddie Alvarez won the UFC Lightweight Championship last night with a first-round stoppage of […]
Philly Police Will Travel in Pairs Following Dallas Shooting
Philly Police Commissioner Ross says his self will again go back to 2 officers in all cars after Dallas @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/UnTM4f9wKR — Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) […]
First Look: Ai Ramen
When’s the last time you were in a food court? Riding the escalator up through the Shops at Liberty Place felt, for me at least, […]
What We Know About the Dallas Police Shootings
Questions still outnumber iron-clad answers the morning after a group of snipers unleashed a devastating surprise assault on Dallas police officers, killing at least five and wounding seven […]
About Last Night: Chestnuts Roasting by an Open Stove*
On May, 4th the Open Stove contestants at Cook guessed that we would torture them with a Cinco de Mayo themed competition. But instead we gave […]