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Here’s What Happened at The First Day of Kathryn Knott’s Trial

“What is that, your fucking boyfriend?” That’s what started it all on September 11th of last year, Zachary Hesse testified today. Hesse said Kevin Harrigan, […]

City Life

Sam Katz to Produce Kathleen Kane Documentary

The producers of Law & Order couldn’t top this if they tried: a gripping drama about a rising star politician whose charges of racism and […]

City Life

Lower Merion Police Seek Witnesses to Alleged Anti-Semitic Threats Outside Kosher Restaurant

Saturday nights along Montgomery Avenue in Merion are usually pretty quiet. But last Saturday night was anything but.

City Life

SEPTA to Detour for Holiday Events on Saturday

SEPTA bus routes near Memorial Hall in West Fairmount Park, on Spring Garden Street in Northern Liberties, on 9th Street in the Italian Market and along […]

City Life

“Gerry the Grinch” Website Receives Cease-and-Desist Letter

It would appear the fake Gerry Lenfest has the real Gerry Lenfest’s attention. In the aftermath of the layoffs at Philadelphia Media Network — which […]

Restaurants

Sneak Preview: COOK’s January Schedule

And here we are again. It’s just about time for the COOK crew to post their January class schedule, and we’re here for you with […]

City Life

Eight Charged With Selling Heroin Near Kensington School, Playground

Just weeks after the Drug Enforcement Administration released a report claiming that heroin availability is up in Philadelphia when it’s down in most other parts […]

City Life

Wilt Chamberlain’s High School Coach Sues Video Companies Over Documentary

Back in the early 1950s, Wilt Chamberlain was just beginning his meteoric rise to fame, starting out as a varsity basketball player for West Philadelphia’s […]

City Life

Why the Phillies Were Right to Trade Ken Giles

Baseball’s winter meetings took place this week. While these were once the time when the Phillies laid the groundwork for major deals like trading for […]

Property

Apartments Got Cheaper In Philly This Year, Ranked 16th Highest in the Nation

You might not have noticed this amidst all the openings of new high-end (and high-rent) apartment buildings this year, but the median rent for a one-bedroom […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Taking the Perfect Engagement Ring Selfie

We’re not sure exactly when the term “ring selfie” became a widespread thing, but it is, without a doubt, now a right of passage for […]

Restaurants

Franklin Square Has a Beer Garden

As part of this year’s Franklin Square Holiday Festival, events like Franklin Square Fridays, the Holiday Light Show and Ben’s Bites & Brews Beer Garden have all returned […]

Property

Parking, Height Concerns Abound for Two Residential Projects Near Pat’s Steaks

Two major residential projects were presented at the monthly Passyunk Square Civic Association meeting this week, and neighbors naturally had concerns about what the incoming density […]

City Life

Report: Philly Fifth-Best City for Transit in the U.S.

Eat bus exhaust, SEPTA-haters. It turns out our transit system is one of the best in the country — and makes many Philly neighborhoods great, more […]

City

Temple Faculty: Revoke Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree

Temple’s faculty senate voted yesterday for a resolution that calls for Temple President Neil Theobald to strip Bill Cosby of his honorary degree. The Temple […]