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Milkboy South Street Is Opening Next Week
The original Chestnut Street Milkboy location has been up and running for a long time, but now the partners are announcing that their new location, […]
Three Years of Route 202 Construction Have Reached an End
Chester County drivers are in for a pleasant surprise next week. The widening of a 2.5 mile section of Route 202 in East Whiteland Township, a project […]
Here’s What Philly Cops Thought of the DNC Protests
We’ll do better this time. Promise. City officials did everything but tattoo that message across their foreheads when the Democratic National Convention rolled into town […]
SEPTA Shows Off Quiet New Electric Bus to Public
While it was busy getting the crowds to and from the Democratic National Convention, SEPTA took time out on Thursday (July 28th) to show the […]
Here Are Some Good Out-of-Town Reporter Tweets About Philly
I’ve had some fun this week writing about journalists complaining about being stuck in the car line, and other journalists getting mocked on Twitter by […]
Old-Fashioned Clambakes at Congress Hall
As much as we are in denial, the last few weeks of summer are approaching quickly. If you’re spending them down the shore, I am […]
Hillary Clinton Just Gave the Biggest Speech of Her Life. And She Nailed It.
I’m going to say something radical: Hillary Clinton just delivered a powerful speech. As she broke one of America’s highest glass ceilings Thursday night, the energy […]
Chelsea Clinton Humanizes Hillary at DNC
The role Chelsea Clinton needed to play on the last night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia was decided — oddly enough — in Cleveland. When Ivanka Trump […]
Tom Wolf Bored the Hell Out of People at the DNC
It can’t be easy to speak at a big political convention, right? I ask because Governor Tom Wolf was tasked with spending a couple of minutes behind the […]
Mother of Slain Philly Police Officer Gets Standing Ovation at DNC
The mother of slain Philadelphia police officer Moses Walker Jr., received a standing ovation before speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night. “For […]
Why Did SEPTA Kick Protesters Off the Subway During the DNC?
A curious thing happened Tuesday afternoon. I was on my way to the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center, traveling southbound on the Broad Street Line, when […]
Sanders Supporters Plan “Citizens Arrest” of Clinton Tonight
Update, 11:30 p.m.: Hillary Clinton was not arrested while accepting the Democratic presidential nomination tonight in South Philadelphia. Protesters did hold a “public trial” of […]
Out-of-Town Journalists Can’t Stop Complaining About Philly
Journalists are saying mean things about Philadelphia. Now a Philadelphia publication is writing about it. Stop the presses! To recap: On Monday, journalists apparently realized […]
Nutter Spoke at the DNC and Somehow Didn’t Perform “Rapper’s Delight”
Former Mayor Michael Nutter just addressed the crowd at the Democratic National Convention and, shockingly, managed not to break into “Rapper’s Delight” like he always […]
Study: Your Husband’s Job is a Major Factor in How Likely You Are to Get Divorced
If you couldn’t already tell, this happens to be the week of interesting marriage-related studies—earlier we filled you in on the latest advice for maintaining […]