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City Life

Ed Rendell Wears Plastic Bag on Head After Eagles’ Loss

Former Philadelphia mayor and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has been a post-game Eagles analyst on Comcast SportsNet for 17 years now. (Really!) But he never […]

Property

Rittenhouse Coffee Shop Spared, Its Two Neighbors Still on Chopping Block

We’ve devoted quite a bit of time to the 1911 Walnut project already. The fact that something, anything, was going to happen at the lot was […]

City Life

WATCH: Mayor Nutter Joins Inky Staff for Air Guitar Video

Here’s the Inquirer staff — joined by an incredibly game Mayor Nutter — playing air guitar to a classic ZZ Top song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TpGwiI7sTA The video […]

Citified

Mayor-Elect Kenney Picks Finance, Commerce Bosses

Mayor-elect Jim Kenney revealed on Monday the members of his administration who will be in charge of finance and commerce. He named Rob Dubow, the current […]

City Life

As 76ers Approach Historic Levels of Futility, Plan Comes Under Scrutiny

Over the past few weeks, many of the staunchest supporters of the Philadelphia 76ers rebuilding plan have had their belief in “the process” tested. Much […]

City Life

Porngate Could Stifle Pa. Court Reforms

Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know today. The Porngate controversy (and other problems)  could short-circuit the effort to extend the careers of […]

City Life

76ers Cough Up Late Lead, Fall to 0-14

Fans of an 0-14 basketball team have become accustomed to all kinds of losses. Out-classed, outworked, out-hustled and out-executed, losses have come in many different flavors […]

City

PHL’s K9 Beagles: The Adorable Faces of National Security

If you step off the plane at PHL after a long international flight this holiday season, there’ll be someone there waiting for you when you walk […]

City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Great Turkey Recovery of 2015

Chances are you weren’t paying much attention this past spring when the worst outbreak of avian flu in the nation’s history wiped out 48 million […]

City Life

Lineup Change Can’t Save 76ers, Losing Streak Reaches 23

Throughout this 76ers rebuild — the frequently debated, oft-derided, always controversial rebuild — the team has been pretty good about avoiding infamy. The team has gotten close […]

City Life

Philly’s “Isis” Radio Station Considers Changing Its Name

iRadioPhilly is a group of Internet radio stations local to the city. The streaming radio site broadcast the pope’s visit and the World Meeting of […]

Restaurants

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

There are two things to keep in mind this weekend. The first is that this weekend, in some neighborhoods, is your last chance to shop […]

City

Lehigh Professor, Wife Convicted of Defrauding NASA

A federal jury convicted a Lehigh Valley couple of defrauding the the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Yujie Ding, 53, and Yuliya Zotova, 41, are […]

City Life

The Astounding Arrogance of Chip Kelly and Pat Shurmur

The hold Chip Kelly had on the sports fans of Philadelphia has become weaker than the grip of a grandmother. Part of it is Chip’s arrogance […]

City Life

Weekly Sixers Roundup: Time to Bench Okafor?

Every week we’ll collect some of the most interesting stories being written about the Philadelphia 76ers. You can check out previous roundups here. Much of […]