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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 […]

City Life

Nutter, Kenney Back Wolf’s Welcome of Syrian Refugees

The cause of Syrian refugees has become controversial in the wake of last weekend’s terrorist attacks in Paris, but Philadelphia’s incoming and outgoing mayors both […]

City Life

Lower Merion Police Say Lower Merion Police Did Nothing Wrong in Controversial Stop

The officers who ordered 56-year-old Nathaniel Williams to his knees, then handcuffed him, in a stop connected to a reported robbery at a TD Bank […]

City

Philly Pizza Shop Owner, Friend Told They Can’t Fly After Speaking Arabic

Two Philadelphians were delayed on a flight back from Chicago’s Midway Airport because a passenger was uncomfortable with them speaking Arabic, they said. “We’re American […]

City Life

Nine Things You Never Knew About William Penn

The miracle of modern mail recently landed an enormous new book, The Philadelphia Country House: Architecture and Landscape in Colonial America, on my desk. Really, […]

Restaurants

“Month Of 1,000 Pies” At Red Owl Tavern

Hate to cook and struggling with what to bring to Thanksgiving dinner? Make yourself look like a star (and provide some conversational topics to fill […]

Restaurants

Rooster Soup Company in the Wall Street Journal

It’s nice to see that the Wall Street Journal has discovered Philadelphia’s dining scene. Just a month after featuring Kensington Quarters, the paper is back […]

The Scene

Cancer Support Community Fashion Show

Cancer Support Community (CSC) Greater Philadelphia hosted their annual “In Fashion” luncheon and fashion show on Thursday, November 19 at Saks Fifth Avenue in Bala […]

City Life

What Lots of Americans Don’t Get About Islam

I am a Christian. So is Pope Francis. So was the Rev. Fred Phelps. I don’t think anyone reading this would confuse any one of the […]

City Life

Philadelphia Funeral Director Charged With Abuse of Corpse

A North Philly funeral home director has been arrested, months after police discovered unburied bodies in her W. Hagert Street garage on August 25th.

City Life

Was Urban Outfitters-Vetri Deal in Part About Loneliness?

There was a lot of head-scratching this week when Urban Outfitters, struggling in sales, purchased the Vetri Family restaurant group. I understand the concern over […]

City Life

Philly’s Drug Problems Are Probably Bigger Than You Think

The Washington, D.C.-based Drug Enforcement Administration has released its 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary, and Philadelphia doesn’t exactly come out looking like the Next […]