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Construction Worker Falls in Delaware River, Dies

[Updated 2:30 p.m.] A construction worker died on the job Thursday night when he fell into the Delaware River off a pier in South Philadelphia, officials said. According […]

City Life

Police: Watch Out for Fraudster Claiming City Must Demolish Your House

A man posing as a city inspector has falsely informed residents in three separate locations that their properties were scheduled for demolition, police said Friday. The suspect, […]

Foobooz

Tale of the Tape: Federal Donuts Versus Shake Shack

With today’s announcement of the Chick’N Shack going national, we knew we’d have to put the Shake Shack fried chicken sandwich up against Federal Donuts’ […]

Foobooz

Marc Vetri Channels His Inner Real Housewife

Marc Vetri, whose eponymous restaurant is habitually nominated for best service by the James Beard Foundation, took to Twitter this morning to rip a customer […]

City Life

12 Things You Might Not Know Were Invented in Philly

You know Philly is a city of firsts, right? First capital of the United States, first department store, first taxi service, first national convention (in […]

City Life

Jimmy Butler’s Career Night Leads Bulls Over Sixers in OT

For the first 24 minutes of Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Chicago Bulls played like a team competing in their fourth game in […]

City Life

Morning Headlines: Eagles Choose Pederson, Eagles Nation Underwhelmed

Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know today: The Eagles will reportedly name Doug Pederson as their new head coach. An NFL source […]

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This Report May Make You Look at the SRC Differently

Gov. Tom Wolf wants to shut down the School Reform Commission and return Philadelphia’s public schools to local control. Former Mayor Michael Nutter is also on board with the […]

Foobooz

Philly Style Bagels’ Opening Day Menu

Anyone who knows Philly Style Bagels from their pop-ups at Pizzeria Beddia is already counting the days to the official opening of their permanent shop in […]

City Life

Ross on Recovering Officer: “The Fact He’s Here Is Amazing”

Sen. Bob Casey, Mayor Jim Kenney and Police Commissioner Richard Ross gave a joint press conference today to give an update on the condition of […]

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Here’s a Philly Man’s Lawsuit Against Empire Creator Lee Daniels

A Philly man is suing Lee Daniels, the creator of the Fox show Empire, saying Daniels took the idea for the show from him. Clayton […]

City Life

What Eagles Fans Were Saying About Andy Reid in 1999

Seventeen years ago this week, the Eagles hired a new coach. On January 11th, 1999, after four days of meetings, the Eagles hired former Green […]

Philadelphia Wedding

This Effective At-Home Workout is Perfect for Busy Brides-to-Be

We know how challenging it can be to commit to a solid workout routine while planning your wedding—between your regular work schedule and time spent scouting venues, meeting […]

Citified

Darrell Clarke’s Power Is Now Growing Beyond City Limits

City Council President Darrell Clarke’s growing political muscle is now manifesting itself on a wider stage: state politics. Today, he became one of the first officials […]

City Life

DNC Will House Student Interns at Temple This Summer!

If you’re young, hot and wonky, Temple’s main campus will be the place to be this July. The university has announced that Morgan Hall, the […]