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SEPTA Holiday Service: Everything You Need to Know
One good thing about Christmas and New Year’s Day this year: Both fall on a Friday, so there will be overnight rapid transit service both […]
Gastronaut: Hey, Santa …
Dear Santa, Hey, big guy. It’s me again. Over the years I’ve made a habit of coming to you every December and selflessly burning up […]
Report: Center City Hotel Room Occupancy Hits Record High
Philadelphia tourism is on a roll — and it’s driving hotel room occupancy to all-time highs. In fact, Center City hotel room occupancy is projected to close 2015 at 77.4 […]
Diamonds Snatched in Center City
Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know today: Thieves got away with $348,000 worth of diamonds in a Center City snatch-and-grab theft. There […]
Dranoff Presents Plans for “Bookend” SLS Brand Hotel at Broad and Pine
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: developer Carl Dranoff has big plans for a key corner of South Broad Street. No, we’re not […]
76ers Fall to Grizzlies, Lose 11th Straight
The 76ers could have really used a win Tuesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, their last home game before heading out for a six game […]
Pa. Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin Suspended for Emails
The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline today today suspended Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin from his judicial and administrative duties for his role in the […]
Superior Court Orders New Trial for Monsignor William Lynn
Msgr. William Lynn, the highest-ranking Catholic Church official to be convicted of endangering the welfare of children by allowing sexual abuse by priests to continue unchecked, […]
Report: Man in Custody in Penn Doc’s Center City Death
[UPDATE, 4:31 p.m.]: Action News is reporting a man is in custody in connection with the death. 6 ABC says the man was picked up […]
The Little Lion Sets Opening Date
Named for red-hot rapping Colonial statesman Alexander Hamilton, The Little Lion has announced it will be opening on Thursday, January 7th at 3rd and Chestnut Streets. Executive chef […]
11 Things You Might Not Know About: The Philadelphia Zoo
Twenty years ago, Philadelphians awoke on Christmas Eve to dreadful news: A fire overnight in the World of Primates building at the Philadelphia Zoo had […]
Bensalem Council Gives Green Light to Massive Waterfront Plans
Thanks in large part to the unanimous approval of eight ordinances by Bensalem Township Council and Bensalem Mayor Joe DiGirolomo last week, a massive 675-acre swath of prime […]
Temple Plays in Boca Raton Bowl Tonight
Temple goes for a program-record 11th win tonight when it takes on Toledo in the Boca Raton Bowl. The game is at 7 on ESPN. […]
“Winter Is Coming,” Gov. Tom Wolf Says on 60 Degree Day
Today is the first day of winter. Brr! Only, no. It‘s nearly 60 degrees in Philadelphia. The rest of the state is similar: It’s almost […]
DOJ Releases 96-Page Status Report on PPD’s Implementation of Reforms
The Philadelphia Police Department is at work on implementing 82 of the 91 recommendations made by the Department of Justice earlier this year. They’ve fully […]