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Young Women Wanted for Violent Robbery of Five Below

With most crimes, the suspect images released by police are usually of the Yeah, good luck making an identification variety. But not this one.

Citified

For the First Time, Philly’s Prison System Will Be Led By a Woman

Mayor Jim Kenney just named his new prison commissioner: Blanche Carney, a 21-year veteran of the Philadelphia Prison System. She will be the first woman to head the city’s prison system. […]

City Life

Behind the Tough Persona, Ed Snider Was Kind, Compassionate

You could get a crippling case of carpal tunnel syndrome trying to list all of Ed Snider‘s accomplishments. That’s what usually happens on a day […]

City Life

Woman Killed by SEPTA Train Was Penn Student

Around 7 a.m. this morning, a woman was pronounced dead at the 40th street SEPTA station after being struck by an oncoming train on the Market-Frankford […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Study: Marriage Increases Your Chances of Surviving Cancer

We can now add “helps your chances of beating cancer” to our lengthy list of reasons (see the links below for other benefits) why being […]

Restaurants

Hai Street Kitchen Is Expanding in Philly and Beyond

Expect to see more from Hai Street Kitchen & Co. in the near future: this spring, they are opening their third location at The Shops at Liberty Place at […]

City Life

Michael B. Jordan Wears Kobe Bryant’s Lower Merion High School Uniform in Hilarious New Apple TV Ad

A long, long time ago, NBA superstar Kobe Bryant rose to prominence at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa. After his senior year, Bryant rejected […]

Philadelphia Wedding

7 Tips For Traveling During the Name-Changing Process

If you’ve done even the slightest bit of research into what it takes to change your last name post-wedding, you know that it’s not the simplest […]

Restaurants

Tria Fitler Square Turns One and Is Now Officially a Tria Cafe

Tria’s Fitler Square location turns one today and Jonathan Myerow’s wine bar is celebrating with an all-evening long Luxury Hour featuring pours from some big […]

City Life

#WinItForEd: Social Media Reacts to the Death of Flyers Owner Ed Snider

Beloved Flyers chairman Ed Snider has died, his children announced this morning. As the Flyers gear up for the playoff run they clinched just days […]

City Life

Hillary Clinton Defends Bill’s Comments to Philly Protestors

Last Thursday, former president Bill Clinton was interrupted by protestors during his speech in Mt. Airy as he campaigned for his wife’s presidential run. Instead of […]

City Life

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.

City Life

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. […]

City Life

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 […]