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Former Philly Black Panther Serving Life Sentence Wins $99K Settlement
Just as the New Black Panther Party is enjoying a newfound surge in publicity, a former member of the old Black Panther Party is enjoying […]
Hard Hat Tour: East Market’s First Building
MOM is getting ready to welcome her neighbors to East Market come this fall. That’s MOM as in “MOM’s Organic Market,” the first tenant signed for […]
PennDOT Launches Website for DNC Travel
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has launched a website that will help residents and visitors navigate the city when the Democratic National Convention and its projected […]
Philly Bars Can Stay Open Much, Much Later Than Usual During the DNC — but There’s a Catch
This story has been updated to clarify the application process for a permit to extend alcohol service. Your late nights could now go a little later […]
Former Philly Mag Pinup Pup to Cover DNC With SEPTA’s K-9 Unit
When last we reported on Quest back in the September 2014 issue of Philly Mag, the German shepherd was a 10-week-old pup on his first day […]
Ben Franklin Bridge Will Glow Blue to Honor Police Killed in Dallas
Ben Franklin Bridge Blue @PhillyPolice @PPDSteveClark @PPDJoeSullivan @PPDEricGripp @PPDJohnStanford #PrayforDallas pic.twitter.com/PSryI88wUM — Edward M. Fidler (@PPDCrimeScene) July 14, 2016 The Ben Franklin Bridge will glow […]
Man Temporarily Asked to Stop Selling Anti-Police Brutality Shirts at Cherry Hill Mall
A man selling anti-police brutality T-shirts at the Cherry Hill Mall was temporarily asked by mall representatives Tuesday to refrain from selling the shirts. Amir Miller sold […]
Meet the New Class of Latinx Political Leadership
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times for wonkish Latinx folks like me. With the Democratic National Convention just two […]
City to Seek Development Proposals for Historic Germantown YWCA
The Germantown YWCA, a hulking, historic shell of a building on Germantown Avenue near Vernon Park, could be headed for a new life. The Philadelphia […]
Wolf to Sign Revenue Bills With Tax Increases on Cigarettes, Downloads
Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to sign revenue bills passed last night by the Pennsylvania legislature that include additional tobacco taxes and apply the state sales […]
A Pennsylvania Representative Just Introduced a “Blue Lives Matter” Bill
Pennsylvania Representative Frank Burns, a Cambria County Democrat, has introduced a “Blue Lives Matter” bill that would prompt crimes committed against law enforcement and corrections officers to […]
Former Temple Provost Fires Back Over Allegations of Mismanagement, Harassment
A day after Temple University’s Board of Trustees announced its intention to fire President Neil Theobald, former provost Hai-Lung Dai, who was abruptly removed from […]
Families With Children Continue to Leave Philly, Pew Study Finds
More Philly families with school-age children are leaving the city than moving into it still, according to a new Pew Philadelphia Research Initiative analysis of migration […]
Three Nights Of James Beard Preview Dinners At Marigold
On July 26, the team from Marigold Kitchen is headed to New York City to cook a dinner at the James Beard House–one of those […]
Luke Palladino Sued by Landlord, Closes Palladino’s on Passyunk “for Renovations”
I haven’t had a chance to eat at Palladino’s on Passyunk yet, and it sounds like I may have missed my opportunity.