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Is This Chaka Fattah’s Last Stand?

The crowd of several hundred was waiting, eagerly, for Bill Clinton to speak at a Mt. Airy playground. Later in the day, the Clinton appearance […]

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Everything You Need to Know About the Philly Ballot Questions You’ll See Tuesday

Philadelphians will have a lot on their minds when they step into their voting booths on Tuesday: Do I vote for Hillary or Bernie? Trump, Cruz or […]

City Life

Why This Princeton Football Team Won’t Be Suiting Up Next Season

Back in 2010, Stephen Bednar, a former Princeton sprint football player (class of 1960), ignited a firestorm by penning a letter to the editor of the […]

City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Eagles Made a Deal

City Life

The Chinese Lantern Festival at Franklin Square Is All Kinds of Wrong

If you’re thinking of heading out to Franklin Square tonight for the debut of the much-ballyhooed Chinese Lantern Festival, I’ve got one word for you: […]

City Life

Bryan Colangelo Doesn’t Expect Much Change In Front Office

When Bryan Colangelo was hired to be president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, the future of Sam Hinkie’s staff was brought into question. […]

Citified

Kenney Wants to Slash Funding For Philly’s Film Office By 50 Percent

This is not exactly a great time for the Greater Philadelphia Film Office. The flow of major film projects in the region has slowed to […]

City Life

11 Things You Might Not Know About the Parker Sister Kidnappings

On Wednesday, when it was announced that Harriet Tubman will be featured on the new $20 bill, “Who is Harriet Tubman?” led all search-engine traffic. We’re […]

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The Dirt: Prince Edition

iStockphoto.com | julichka Tomorrow morning you can skip The Morning Papers and Breakfast Can Wait because you’ve got to drive your Little Red Corvette down […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Amazon Just Added Cool New Features to Its Wedding Registry

For the couple who wants to register for a little bit of everything, Amazon is a pretty fantastic option—you can buy almost anything your heart […]

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The 18th Annual Manayunk BBQ, Bourbon & Blues Craft Beer Fest is This Weekend

Saturday afternoon, Manayunk Brewery is hosting their 18th annual Manayunk BBQ, Bourbon & Blues Craft Beer Fest. From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., not only can you […]

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More Brunch News: Herban Quality Eats Is Having a Pop-Up Brunch With Mychal Kendricks Of The Eagles

Yesterday, we told you about the new brunch program at SouthGate. And now there’s this: On Saturday, April 23rd, Herban Quality Eats is having an exclusive pop-up […]

City Life

Wilmington Teen Dies After Fight In School Bathroom

Amy Joyner, a 16-year-old sophomore at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Del., died Thursday morning at her school just before classes began for the day, […]

City Life

Prince’s Death Finally Made Me Understand Celebrity Mourning

When Robin Williams took his own life on August 11th, 2014, you would have thought that it was Mother Teresa who had died. Thanks in […]

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Bernie Sanders Takes A Coffee Break In Limerick

Bernie Sanders had a busy day yesterday. He came out against Mayor Kenney’s soda tax as a regressive burden on poor people. He rallied the […]