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Police: Woman Sexually Assaulted at Hotel in Rittenhouse

The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that’s alleged to have occurred inside a Rittenhouse hotel on Saturday morning around 1 a.m.

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Woman Struck and Killed by SEPTA Train Near 40th Street Station This Morning

Update: The woman killed in this morning’s SEPTA incident has been identified as a junior at Penn’s Wharton school and a graduate of Central High. […]

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Ed Snider, Flyers Chairman, Has Died

The children of Ed Snider announced this morning that Snider, the chairman of Comcast-Spectacor and founder and longtime face of the Philadelphia Flyers franchise, has died […]

Property

Work Begins on 45-Unit Development in South Kensington

While the Techadelphia project is working its way through the permitting pipeline, the partnership of Sean Frankel’s Frankel Management Company and Sean Schellinger’s Streamline Solutions […]

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Sixers Announce Bryan Colangelo as President of Basketball Operations

Sixers held a press conference today to introduce Bryan Colangelo as the team’s new president of basketball operations. Bryan Colangelo is the son of Jerry […]

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Sam Hinkie Dared To Be Great For Sixers

  “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” Robert F. Kennedy, 1966 The above quote by Robert F. Kennedy, delivered at […]

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Facebook Flame Wars, Legal Action, and “Death Threats”: Dancin’ on Air’s Family Feud Boils Over

Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the debut of the once nationally popular, Philly-set teen dance show Dance Party USA. The show was a […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Sam Hinkie’s 13-Page Resignation Letter

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Should the Sixers Woo Villanova’s Jay Wright?

Indulge me this post as I find a way to weave the resignation of Sam Hinkie as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers with the […]

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Emotional Allen Iverson Reflects on Hall of Fame Career

Allen Iverson strolled to the podium last night wearing a red Reebok t-shirt, blue ‘phila’ jacket, Philadelphia 76ers hat, an ear-to-ear grin that could only […]

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Police Stunned By Investigation Into Cop Who Apparently Died by Suicide

The apparent suicide earlier this week of Lt. Vincent Testa has left his colleagues in the Philadelphia Police Department with questions — so many questions. […]

Restaurants

Jezabel Careaga’s Argentinian Café Gets a Name Change

At the corner of 26th and Pine Streets lies chef Jezabel Careaga‘s Argentine-influenced café, newly-named Jezabel’s. Formerly known as Gavin’s Café, Jezabel’s will continue to serve […]

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What It Was Like at ’Nova’s Parade

Philadelphia parades are unique. You probably know this. There’s the Mummers, full of feathers and questionable costume choices. There’s the Thanksgiving parade, which features a […]

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Our Favorite Social Media From the Villanova Parade

Today was Villanova’s championship parade in Center City. Here are our favorite social media posts from the event: This is for you Nova Nation pic.twitter.com/hhJ7ZwmQWA […]

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The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend

You think you’re sick of this cold weather? In Adams County the peaches, nectarines, plums, and cherry trees are all in bloom. Fruit growers are […]