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Survey: Today’s College Freshmen Are Leftist, Altruistic, Money-Hungry and Very Likely to Protest
If it seems like every time you look, those crazy kids at Penn and Princeton and Swarthmore and Temple are protesting something … they […]
Wind Chill Will Be “Dangerous to People and Pets” This Weekend
The National Weather Service is projecting temperatures in the single digits at sunrise on Sunday. Philadelphia, Burlington and Camden Counties are operating under a Code Blue as […]
The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend
Do you guys know what the forecast is going to be for tomorrow? I’ll tell you. The high is 19° and the low is a […]
PennDOT Is Eliminating License Plate Registration Stickers
Say goodbye to license plate registration stickers. Well, if you’re in Pennsylvania. PennDOT announced earlier this week it was eliminating registration stickers at the end […]
More Pizza News: Pizza For People Who Love Cheesesteaks
There’s two pieces of news here, variously involving pizzas, cheesesteaks, hot dogs, and combinations thereof. But both stories are connected by one man: Frank Olivieri […]
We Call B.S. on the Cell Phone Incident at B2 Cafe
UPDATE: We got a copy of the video showing the woman who comes into the cafe and threatens the barista with a bottle of spray […]
Introducing the Bruno at Kermit’s Bake Shoppe
Chef Brian Lofink got inspired while walking through Di Bruno Bros. recently. And with all that cheese and other wonderful products, that’s not surprising. So […]
A Snake Was Discovered at a University City Regional Rail Station
The Snakes on a Plane jokes would be too easy. They’d also be inaccurate, because this slithery serpent wasn’t even spotted on a train, but instead was found inside a […]
Updates From Bar Bombon
Bar Bombon now offers Brunch | Photo courtesy At Media I had no particular love for Bar Bombon when I reviewed it a couple months […]
Harry Reid: There Could Be a Brokered Convention in Philly This Summer
The Democratic National Convention will be in Philly this summer. The city will have some nice new things for the attendees, but so far the […]
Weckerly’s and Birchrun Hills Farms Offering Cheesy Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ice cream and cheese: both are tasty, but have you had them together? If not, now’s your chance— Best of Philly winning Weckerly’s Ice Cream and […]
Spotted in Queen Village: Home Planned for Long Vacant Lot on Front Street
The zoning committee of the Queen Village Neighbors Association (QVNA) will hear a request to turn a long vacant (and often overgrown) lot near Front […]
13 Things You Might Not Know About the Pine Barrens
Today is National New Jersey Day, which is a pretty peculiar thing for a day to be. We thought about celebrating by driving around a […]
Morning Headlines: Underground Transformer Fire Knocked Out Power in Center City
Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know: An underground transformer fire plunged parts of Rittenhouse into darkness. What city officials called an underground transformer explosion […]
Bridge Inspections to Cause Slowdowns on Philly Roads Starting Next Week
If you’re driving during the middle of the day in and around Philadelphia between February 16th and February 25th, be prepared to slow down at […]