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14 Of The Best Simpsons Food Quotes We Found While Drinking At The Office

It was the first thing Art said when he walked into the office this morning. “Hey, have you seen Frinkiac yet?”

City

Here’s How Much Snow Fell in the Philly Area Today

Well, as predicted, we did get some snow this morning — though it was on the low end of expectations for most areas. But it was still […]

City Life

Assessing SEPTA’s Suicide Prevention Pilot Program

Since 2011, there have been 66 deaths along SEPTA’s train, trolley and subway lines. Forty of those deaths have been ruled suicides. After a high of 10 suicides […]

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Pa. State Police Investigating Alleged Cheating by Cadets

Members of the Pennsylvania State Police’s current class of cadets could be in a lot of trouble. Yesterday state Police Commissioner Tyree Blocker confirmed what […]

City Life

One Dead After Tree Smashes Into Elderly Couple’s Delco Home

UPDATE, 2 p.m.: The person who died in the incident has been identified as 77-year-old Marjay Cooper. Her husband Alan Cooper, 79, was transported to Penn […]

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City Life

Art Museum Painting Removed from Facebook for “Suggestive Content”

The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s International Pop exhibition starts on February 24th. To promote it, an Art Museum staffer posted the image above — Belgian artist Evelyne […]

Property

Brandywine Realty Trust Unloads 58 Properties in Near $400 Million Deal

Brandywine Realty Trust has sold a large portfolio of properties to an affiliate of Och Ziff Capital Management Group LCC, according to a company release. […]

City Life

11 Things You Might Not Know About Philly’s 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic

The summer of 1793 was unusually dry and hot in Philadelphia. The city founded by William Penn — the largest in the nation, with some 50,000 […]

City Life

Morning Headlines: Attackers Back on Schuylkill Trail

Good morning, Philadelphia. The snow is beginning to fall and stick across the region. We’re not expected to get a lot — about an inch […]

City Life

The Real Deal: A Philly Bookie Speaks in Anonymous Interview

With the Super Bowl — the single biggest sporting event in the world — now upon us, there are vast amounts of money being wagered […]

Philadelphia Wedding

This Local Web Developer Proposed to Her Boyfriend with the Sweetest Speech Ever (Video)

We may not know a ton about the tech scene here in Philly, but we do know a good proposal when we see one—and this, dear […]

Foobooz

TV Party Tonight: Local Chef Aila Devowe On “Recipe For Deception” Tonight

“Recipe For Deception” is a new cooking competition show on Bravo. It debuted in January, and has already been drawing some big names (and not […]

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City Life

Tomorrow’s Morning Rush Hour Will Probably Be Snowy

Just after most of it was washed away, the snow is coming back. The snow won’t be anything like the storm we got in late […]

City Life

Police: Money Stolen From St. Martha Church Book Sale

Police say someone stole money from a book sale at a Northeast Philadelphia church, and they want to question a woman seen on surveillance footage. […]

Philadelphia Wedding

You Should Definitely Book This Boudoir Mini Session for Valentine’s Day Weekend

You know we’re big fans of boudoir photography around here (yep, even when the dudes (hilariously) do it!), so when we a) were introduced to […]