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Chikara Has a Woman As Champion — What’s Next?

Last December Hallowicked had just defeated Eddie Kingston and Icarus to retain his Chikara Grand Championship. He was spent in the ring. The ref checked him […]

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The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend

After a well-deserved week off, all area farmer’s markets are back on schedule for tomorrow. That means that Rittenhouse, Fitler Square, Clark Park, Bryn Mawr, […]

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Philly Lawmakers Are Making Even More Money Than Before

Back in 2011, the Pew Philadelphia Research Initiative studied how Philadelphia’s City Council compared to other legislatures in 14 peer cities throughout the country. At the […]

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A Look at Michael Schulson’s Double Knot

Michael Schulson’s Double Knot is set to open Tuesday, February 2nd next to his Sampan on 13th Street. The two-floored space is a gorgeous coffee […]

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Cosby Lawyers Accuse Prosecutors of Playing “Gotcha” Game

When defense attorneys for comedian Bill Cosby filed their final motion yesterday before a key pretrial hearing set for Feb. 2, they also accused the prosecutors […]

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Nabisco Factory to Be Sold, Tower to Be Demolished

The interchange of Roosevelt Boulevard and Woodhaven Road in the Far Northeast isn’t much of an intersection. But it’s actually pretty interesting: At one corner […]

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South Kensington OKs Techadelphia Zoning Variance

Developer Sean Frankel’s request for a zoning variance for his proposed “Techadelphia” mixed-use live/work tech startup hub was approved this week by South Kensington residents […]

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Reports: Students Injured in New Jersey School Bus Crash

Emergency crews were called to respond to a school bus accident in Gloucester Township, N.J. shortly after 8 a.m. Friday morning. Medic units were on the scene, and CBS3 says […]

City Life

Morning Headlines: Pennsylvanians Have Had It With Governor Wolf, Legislature

Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know: A pox on all their houses in Harrisburg. It’s now calendar year 2016, and the state […]

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Can Black Voters Matter “Democratize” Philly Politics?

A year ago, businessman Sulaiman Rahman was feeling dissatisfied with Philadelphia’s political system. Most residents were staying away from the polls: Only 36 percent of […]

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Poor Philadelphians Are Leaving $100M in Tax Credits on the Table

Philadelphia is the poorest big city in the United States. There are about 395,000 people living below the poverty line here, including 126,000 children. The city’s poverty is brutal, […]

City Life

Lawsuit: Former Roots Bass Player Sues Questlove, Black Thought

Leonard “Hub” Hubbard joined The Roots in 1992, back when the Roots were just a really good local band and long before Questlove and friends […]

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At Least Nine Sonic Booms Shook New Jersey Today

This afternoon reports on social media started pouring in: People all over South Jersey had felt an earthquake — a series of earthquakes, even. Wildwood […]

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PHOTOS: Here’s Your First Look at Free People’s Spring Bridal Collection

Remember how we raved and raved and raved about Free People’s first-ever bridal collection, FP Ever After, when it debuted last May? (We loved it […]

City Life

Phillies Hire Ex-YouTube Analyst, 30, for Front Office Analytics Gig

Perhaps the Phillies can Rickroll their opponents to distract them next season. Okay, maybe not. But today the team announced it had hired 30-year-old Andy […]