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Union Sign National Team Player Alejandro Bedoya

The Philadelphia Union are in their seventh season, and have yet to win a playoff game. The team has actually only qualified for the playoffs […]

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N.J. Education Board: Students Must Pass PARCC Before Graduating

The New Jersey Board of Education (NJBOE) voted today to require that all public school students pass the PARCC Exam in order to receive their […]

Restaurants

Drink Spiked Root Beer Floats for America

Next up on the list of strange food-related holidays is National Root Beer Float Day. This Saturday, August 6th marks the official holiday. Better start […]

City Life

Want Khizr Khan to Run for Office? Donate Here.

Khizr Khan, a Muslim-American gold-star father, has done more than almost anyone this year to prevent Donald Trump from becoming the country’s first orange dictator. And some Americans are so impressed […]

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Is It Time To Start Thinking About Oktoberfest Already?

Oktoberfest has always been kind of a big deal in Philly–driven primarily by the large-scale block parties thrown by the crew behind Brauhaus Schmitz. This […]

City of Harrisburg / Donald Trump split photo
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Harrisburg Outraged After Trump Calls City a “War Zone”

Donald Trump has had a busy week. But even with all of that going on, he also appeared at a rally in Mechanicsburg, just eight […]

Restaurants

Han Dynasty Running a Trump Special

Han Chiang, the bombastic owner of Han Dynasty or Handy Nasty if you prefer, is preparing to “make Americanized Chinese food great again.” For a […]

City Life

Gold Star Mom from Philadelphia Explains Why Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand True Sacrifice

On Monday, Gold Star parents across the United States signed a letter to Donald Trump, condemning his comments on Gold Star mother Ghazala Khan, who […]

Philly Bike Map Courtesy of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission
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Here’s a Brand-New Map of All of Philly’s Bike Lanes

Navigating for bikers just got a little bit easier. For the first time since 2014, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission released a new map of […]

Zion Harvey, after throwing out the first pitch at an Orioles game
Be Well Philly

Amazing: Kid Who Received Double Hand Transplant at CHOP Throws Out First Pitch at Orioles Game

Tonight, Zion Harvey, the first child in the world to undergo a bilateral hand transplant, threw the first pitch.https://t.co/wuk5Qsr90Q — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) August 3, […]

Playground Beating Suspect via Philadelphia Police
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Police Seek Four Teenagers in Brutal Playground Beating

Police are seeking a group of four teenagers who they say forced an 11-year-old to strip before beating him near a playground in the Olney […]

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Clinton Campaign Sets Up Shop in Philly’s Only Republican Stronghold

Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced that it will open three new offices in the region on Wednesday night, including one in Northeast Philly, the only Republican […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Have You Seen This Precious Photo of Joe Biden Officiating His First Wedding?

It really doesn’t get any sweeter than this: Two longtime White House staffers tied the knot on Monday and their wedding was officiated by none […]

City Life

Watch: Umpire Bob Davidson Ejects Fan During Phillies Game

Tuesday was an unusual night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. No, not because the Phillies managed to score 13 runs, although that happened, too. What […]

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Pa. Attorney General Urges Comcast Customers to Come Forward Following $100 Million Lawsuit

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is reviewing Washington state’s recently-filed $100 million lawsuit against Philly-based cable giant Comcast and urging the state’s customers to come forward if they […]