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Phillies Select Mickey Moniak with First Overall Pick in Draft
Who’s the first pick in the draft and he was taken by Philly? M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-N-I-A-K. Er, yes. The Phillies took La Costa Canyon High School […]
Will Philly’s Soda Tax Make Coca-Cola the Next Philip Morris?
In 1973, Arizona became the first state in America to restrict smoking in some public places. Four years later, Berkeley, Calif., became the first city in the […]
Council Demanding Answers on Use of Soda Tax Funds
Mayor Jim Kenney’s push to pass a soda tax in Philadelphia, which could culminate next week with a City Council vote on a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax […]
Craftsman Row Has A New Dinner Menu
Craftsman Row Saloon has been going through some changes lately. Lot’s of changes, actually. First, there’s just the fact that it exists (in the former […]
Copa America Centenario Arrives in Philadelphia
The Copa America Centenario begins tonight in Philadelphia with Uruguay and Venezuela facing off at Lincoln Financial Field. This is the first of three matches […]
Ground Broken for K&T Trail Along the Delaware River
Marking another passage from abandoned railway to new community pathway, city and state officials broke ground on the first phase of the K&T Trail this afternoon at […]
Card Counter Says State Trooper Roughed Him Up at Valley Forge Casino
Valley Forge Casino finds itself at the wrong end of a lawsuit filed by a Main Line man who claims that casino security, including one […]
Meet the Philly Student Magazine That Just Got Credentialed to Cover the DNC
If this freaky electoral season has given us anything to be certain about, it is that diversity and inclusion are still quite an issue in […]
Food Underground’s Newest “Pop-up” Sandwich
Food Underground is back with their newest “pop-up”sandwich creation: the Sabih. We’ve given Food Underground props for their Friz Wit cheesesteak that debuted last fall at the Garage. They’re […]
When Your Boss Is Also a Registered Sex Offender
Once a promising young cadet in the police academy, Conshohocken’s Francis “Frank” Laurenzi is now a convicted sex offender. In 2014, at the age of […]
Bernie Bros to Occupy Local Campgrounds for DNC
Hotels across the Delaware Valley will host about 6,000 delegates and supporters during the Democratic National Convention this July. But some Bernie supporters are looking to […]
Italian BYOB Coming to Main Street in Manayunk
Craig Wilson and his fiancee Jacqueline Au who are behind the curiously punctuated Maya.J are preparing to open their second restaurant in Manayunk. Gigi Italian […]
Of Course Someone Threw a Beer Bottle at Ryan Howard
I was sitting on the banks of the Schuylkill River with my boyfriend, Brad, and our friend Conor last year, outside of the Art Museum, […]
Police Say This Guy Threw a Rock Through the D.A.’s Window
Police are looking for a man who threw a rock at the District Attorney’s office early Wednesday morning. The man fled after throwing the rock as […]
Philly’s First Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Will Be Protected by Parked Cars
It’s about time. A two-way protected bike lane is coming to the city by August, according to the Streets Department. The lane will also work to open up additional parking. […]