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Sixers End Season With 115-105 Loss to Bulls

There was only one way for the Sixers to end the season that would truly be emblematic of their struggles all year: build a big […]

City Life

Court on Cosby Deposition: Toothpaste Is Out of the Tube

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is hoping a court will reseal deposition documents from a 2005 sexual assault lawsuit which were made public last year. Cosby’s request was […]

City Life

This 7-Year-Old Villanova Fan’s Letter to Jay Wright Is Impossibly Cute

Kris Jenkins‘ dramatic, last-second buzzer beater to clinch the title last Monday ignited members of  ‘Nova Nation all over the country. But it wasn’t just students and […]

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Feds: Liberian War Criminal Mohammed Jabbateh Arrested in Philadelphia

The United States Attorney in Philadelphia on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against 49-year-old East Lansdowne resident Mohammed Jabbateh, claiming that he was a Liberian war […]

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Bridging a Generation Gap on Abortion Rights

If you want to get Joan Heider going, bring up H.B. 1948, the oh-so-appropriately numbered anti-abortion bill that’s gliding through the state legislature like a […]

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Sneak Preview: Here’s What You’ll Be Eating And Drinking At This Year’s “Flavors Of The Avenue”

Okay, so here’s the deal: Flavors Of The Avenue–the big East Passyunk food festival that more or less kicks off the food festival season in […]

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Please, Don’t Let a Pittsburgh Place Win This Cheesesteak Poll

Let’s be fair: There is no reason a cheesesteak made in Pittsburgh can’t be good. The Groove Cheesesteak Company — which apparently used to be […]

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Pop-Up Beer Garden Coming to Rail Park

This summer, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society plans to open two pop-up beer gardens, a return to 15th and South streets plus a new park at the foot […]

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Le Virtu Adopted A Sheep (And She’s Really Cute)

Yup—Le Virtu has a new member of their family—a sheep named Antonella. Antonella lives on an affiliated farm  in Anversa Degli Abrizzi, Italy named La Porta dei […]

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City Life

Sources: New Wawa Is Coming to 19th and Market

A new Wawa is coming to Center City. On Monday, Wawa announced it would reveal the renderings and location of a new Center City Wawa […]

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Sources: New Wawa Is Coming to 19th and Market

A new Wawa is coming to Center City. On Monday, Wawa announced it would reveal the renderings and location of a new Center City Wawa […]

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City Life

Sources: Scandal-Plagued Former Philly Cop in Custody

Anthony Magsam, an ex-Philadelphia police officer who was entangled in a controversial scandal that made headlines five years ago, was brought into police custody early […]

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Paul McCartney to Play Citizens Bank Park This Summer

Last night at the Phillies game, the team kept playing Paul McCartney songs. “Back in the USSR,” “Band on the Run”, “Day Tripper”, “Drive My […]

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This Season’s Food and Drink Lineup at Spruce Street Harbor Park

Spruce Street Harbor Park is opening earlier than ever this year, Friday, May 6th. The Delaware Riverfront destination is also expanding its summer restaurant collaborations, adding Chickie’s and […]

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9 Bold Ideas From Philly’s Plan to Cut the Prison Population

Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration announced today that it has won a $3.5 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation to implement a bold plan to reduce […]