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Okafor Dominates in Sixers’ 114-89 Rout of Blazers

Rarely have the Sixers fired on all cylinders during the first half of their 2015-16 season, especially during their record-setting 1-30 start. Things started to turn […]

City Life

Sixers vs Blazers: Slowing Down Damian Lillard Key For Sixers

The Sixers finish off their six game homestand tonight at the Wells Fargo Center, where they’ll take on the surprising Portland Trailblazers. After losing LaMarcus […]

City Life

At Penn, Joe Biden Spells Out How Cancer “Moonshot” Will Work

Joe Biden called it a moonshot, but the vice president says he’s realistic about the fight against cancer. He doesn’t want people to think the […]

Restaurants

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

This time a year ago we were experiencing a polar vortex. Things today are positively balmy by comparison. Still, even though it isn’t nearly as […]

City Life

Missanelli: Pederson Is the Fallback Choice of a Bungled Search

I didn’t get my wish from last week, when I suggested the Eagles should impart the “domino effect” in hiring their next football coach. I […]

Philadelphia Wedding

This Local Groom Surprised His Grandma at the Hospital and Her Reaction Will Definitely Make You Cry

When a colleague passed along this Buzzfeed story about a bride and groom who surprised his grandmother by making a visit to her hospital room on […]

Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City
City

Appeals Court: Trump Taj Mahal Can Strip Union Benefits

A federal appeals court has ruled that Trump Entertainment — the parent company of the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City — can strip pension […]

Schuylkill Expressway I-76 road
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PennDOT Will Start Opening Shoulder Lane to Traffic on I-76

The Schuylkill Expressway is probably the most hated road in Philadelphia. Everyone who’s driven on it hates it. Our own Sandy Hingston chronicled the 10 […]

Restaurants

SpOt Burgers Opens Sunday in Brewerytown

SpOt Burgers is opening its brick-and-mortar storefront in Brewerytown this Sunday, January 17th. Joshua Kim is bringing his accolade winning food cart indoors to 2821 […]

City Life

Former Camp Counselor Charged With Child Pornography

Twenty-five-year-old Andrew Nutinsky of Lafayette Hill is free on bail after being charged with 10 felony counts of child pornography. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele […]

City Life

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, […]

Restaurants

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’ […]

Restaurants

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 […]