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Marijuana Activist Drops Out of Race for Pa. Attorney General
Marijuana activist N.A. Poe has extinguished his campaign for Pennsylvania Attorney General. Poe, the Libertarian candidate, announced his intention to withdraw from the race this […]
Diner Chain Comes to Pennsylvania
Someone’s bullish on diners. Despite the closing of Center City’s Midtown II and the near constant threat that Little Pete’s will be torn down or […]
City Wants Development With ‘Social Impact’ At 8th and Race
The surface parking lot on Race Street between 8th and 9th is one of the biggest empty spaces remaining in Center City, and the Philadelphia […]
SEPTA Adds More Trains, Adjusts Schedule
SEPTA has had a rough summer. After structural defects took a third of the regional rail fleet out of commission, SEPTA has been working to […]
Oppressive Philly Heat Wave Causes 3 Deaths This Weekend
Philadelphia’s fifth excessive heat wave of the summer claimed three lives this past weekend. A 59-year-old man from North Philadelphia died yesterday, a spokesman for the […]
D.A.’s Office: Tax Woes Won’t Impact New No. 2’s Hire
The D.A.’s Office announced a big hire last week: Veteran defense attorney Tariq El-Shabazz is being brought in to serve as deputy for investigations, and take over the […]
Joel Embiid Is Basketball’s Ultimate Wild Card
There’s a level of excitement for the start of the Philadelphia 76ers season that this city hasn’t seen in quite some time. Much of that […]
Sixers Roundup: Dario Saric Drawing Positive Reviews for Performance in Olympics
With the Olympics in full swing many have gotten their first extended look Dario Saric, providing a glimpse into what Sixers fans will see when […]
Toll Brothers: “We Want A Project That’s Appropriate” for Jewelers Row
Toll Brothers City Living, the company that plans to replace a row of commercial structures in the heart of Jewelers Row with a mixed-use residential/commercial […]
Kathleen Kane Opts to Not Testify in Perjury Trial
Kathleen Kane, the Pennsylvania attorney general currently standing trial for perjury, declined to testify in her own defense today. After calling zero witnesses, her defense rested. […]
Pennsylvania Auditor General on Trump: “What Is He Hiding?”
Eugene DePasquale has made a name for himself by releasing his expenses online — first when he was a state representative, and now as auditor […]
Here’s What Kenney’s Ethics Team Thinks About the Johnny Doc Raids
It was a week ago today — do you remember where you were? — when federal authorities made quite a show out of raiding numerous […]
Black Lives Matter Activists Put KKK Hood on Frank Rizzo Statue
On Friday morning, two Black Lives Matter activists stood on the steps of the Municipal Services Building across from City Hall, climbed a step ladder behind […]
Will Threat to Jewelers Row Finally Unite Preservationists?
On one hand, it looks like a losing battle for preservationists. The five buildings on Jewelers Row that a developer wants to tear down and […]