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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with These Food and Drink Specials
As if there aren’t enough things going on this week for the Craft Brewers Conference, we can’t forget about Cinco de Mayo—so we pulled together a list […]
Jerry Sandusky Appears in Pa. Court to Appeal Conviction
Update, 4 p.m.: Jerry Sandusky attended Monday’s hearing wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, according to ABC News. As he entered the courthouse, Sandusky reportedly told reporters […]
Almost All of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Now Has a 70 MPH Speed Limit
Gather ’round, children, for this tale of yore: Time was, the maximum speed for Pennsylvanians was 55 miles per hour. You’d head out in a […]
WATCH: 100-Year-Old Woman Sets 100m Dash Record in Philly
There are many great events at the Penn Relays, but one of the most fun is the mixed masters 100-meter dash. On Saturday, the 80-and-up […]
Social Justice Activists Clash With Kenney Over Stop-and-Frisk
Some media outlets described Friday’s town hall on stop-and-frisk as “raucous” or “chaos.” But that’s only a half-truth. Sure, there were emotional eruptions by the audience, defiant answers […]
Atlantic City Makes Bond Payments, Avoids Default (For Now)
Atlantic City made a $1.8 million bond payment this morning, but Mayor Don Guardian could not guarantee at this point the city would make its […]
The Red-Hot Phillies Are Five(!) Games Over .500
In late December, ESPN’s Buster Olney wrote that baseball had a tanking problem. He singled out the Phillies, Braves and Brewers as three teams that […]
Field Guide: Spring’s Best Food and Drink Festivals in Philadelphia
It’s officially May in Philadelphia, and that means we’re about to embark on a month with a summer’s worth of festivals crammed into the three […]
Kathryn Knott, Dad, Bucks County Sued for $5 Million for “Retaliation” Over Anonymous Internet Comments
Bucks County’s Kathryn Knott will likely soon see the light of day after a judge sentenced her in February to five to 10 months in jail for […]
Kenney Calls on Businesses to Give Ex-Cons a Second Chance
Today, Mayor Jim Kenney issued a call to Philadelphia-based businesses to take the “Fair Chance Business Pledge,” a White House initiative to “eliminate unnecessary hiring barriers for […]
The Eagles Screwed Sam Bradford
Sam Bradford is a crybaby. Sam Bradford is a weakling who is afraid of competition. Sam Bradford doesn’t have the resume to dare pull off […]
10 Things You Might Not Know Are at the Franklin Institute
All this week, the city has been celebrating its long love affair with science via the Philadelphia Science Festival, organized by the Franklin Institute. The […]
WATCH: Eagles Fans Already Booing QB Carson Wentz
The Eagles selected Carson Wentz with the second overall pick in the NFL Draft last night, and Birds 24/7 has exhaustive analysis. (We even sent […]
The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend
Get ready, because this weekend is a big one! This Sunday, May 1, welcomes the return of regular hours to the Chestnut Hill and Bryn […]