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Here’s What the Phillies Would Look Like if They Were Beatles
Lost in the hub-bub over Chase Utley’s return to Philadelphia was this: It was also Beatles night! On August 16th, 1966, the Beatles played JFK […]
Seriously, What the Hell Happened With Kathleen Kane?
Kathleen Kane will officially be Pennsylvania’s former state attorney general by the end of today, bringing her bizarre tenure to a merciful end. But I can’t help but think about […]
First-Time Find: No Hassles in NoLibs
“I’m a new soul, I came to this strange world…” French-Indie singer Yael Naim drones in her biggest 2008 hit single. Feeling like you can […]
UberEATS is Finally Here in Philly
Beginning Wednesday, Philadelphians can indulge in some of the best meals the city has to offer, delivered right to their doorsteps, via the new food-delivery […]
Christie Says He’ll Vote to Expand Casinos to Northern New Jersey
New Jersey governor Chris Christie said he plans to cast his ballot in favor of expanding casinos outside of Atlantic City and into parts of northern […]
This Portrait of Seth Williams Is a Superb Symbol of Philly’s Self-Important Pols
Roof repairs: $45,000. Vacation travel from Vegas to Virginia and beyond: $20,800. Tickets to Phillies and Sixers games: $2,930. A portrait of District Attorney Seth […]
Clinton Super PAC to Pause TV Ads in Pennsylvania for a Few Weeks
Hillary Clinton is doing well in Pennsylvania. So well, apparently, that a pro-Clinton super PAC has decided to stop airing television ads in the state from […]
Did Phillies Fans Cheer Too Much for Chase Utley?
It wouldn’t be a sporting event in Philadelphia without a fan controversy. This one was different, though. Instead of an incident involving a boorish fan […]
Is Snap Kitchen Opening a Fishtown Outpost?
This morning, after succumbing to the call of La Colombe en route to the El, I walked by 1325 Frankford Avenue, a Fishtown storefront that […]
Former Philly Police Commissioner John Timoney Dies
Former Philadelphia police commissioner John Timoney, 68, died of lung cancer yesterday. Timoney served as Philly’s police commissioner between 1998 and 2001, under Mayor Ed Rendell.
Discouraged From Swimming in Dumpsters, Philly Embraces Pickup Truck Pools
Last month, Philly got resourceful. When temperatures skyrocketed, residents on Cedar Street lined a dumpster with tarps and filled it with fire hydrant water to create their own […]
Once a Bernie Backer, Philly Rapper Freeway Now Supports Hillary
It was just four months ago when Freeway posed with Bernie Sanders and encouraged Philadelphians to vote for the Vermont senator in Pennsylvania’s presidential primary. […]
City Controller: Nutter Aide Used Nonprofit Like a “Slush Fund”
City Controller Alan Butkovitz alleged during a press conference Tuesday that a top aide to former Mayor Michael Nutter used a nonprofit “as if it were […]
Philly’s Deviant Political Culture, Explained
Because this is 2016 and I’m a journalist, I was on Twitter when I first saw the news that FBI agents were raiding Johnny Doc’s […]
What Simone Manuel’s Gold Medal Comments Say About Race in America
The #blacklivesmatter movement has been no stranger to controversy. In its short existence it has garnered a reputation for being anti-American, a race-baiting organization, and, […]