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Richard Ross Named Next Police Commissioner

#BREAKING Mayor-Elect @JimFKenney has named Dep Commish Richard Ross @PhillyPolice Commissioner effective Jan 2016 pic.twitter.com/HkOfepwV3f — Joshua Crompton (@PhillyNewsGuy) November 11, 2015 As expected, Deputy […]

City Life

Likes and Dislikes: Integrating Jahlil Okafor’s Post Game

Throughout the season I’m going to run regular columns on observations I’ve made about this Sixers team, listing out aspects of the team that I both […]

City Life

Doubts Emerge About Pa. Budget Deal

Good morning and a good Veterans Day to you. Here’s what to know today: Pennsylvania’s proposed budget deal will give the state the second-highest sales […]

City Life

Bill Makes It Illegal to ID Officers Who Shoot Civilians

A Pennsylvania House committee gave an overwhelming thumbs-up to a bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for public officials to release the names of cops […]

City

AG Kathleen Kane Faces Trial on Additional Perjury Charge

Kathleen Kane will face trial on charges she perjured herself before a grand jury last year, a judge ruled today. At a preliminary hearing today, […]

Restaurants

Laurel’s Nick Elmi Trying His Hand at Wings

Tonight, Nick Elmi of Laurel on East Passyunk is creating wings for Sidecar Bar and Grille’s monthly “Wing Thing.” Elmi, who clearly needs help in the kitchen, […]

Restaurants

Olce Pizza Grille Is Celebrating 5 Years With Free Pizza

Olce Pizza Grille in Skippack (which I have said time and again is one of the best pizza joints in the region) is celebrating its […]

City

Pittsburgh Newspaper to Lay Off 153 Staffers

Less than a week after nearly 50 journalists were laid off at Philadelphia Media Network, a paper across the state is laying off even more […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Military Brides Can Get a Free Wedding Gown at Alfred Angelo in Cherry Hill on Veterans Day

Leo Benoit, the Vice President of Retail Operations for bridal retailer Alfred Angelo, is a Vietnam War veteran, and it’s one of the reasons the […]

City

SEPTA Spokeswoman Jerri Williams Plots New Career: Crime Novelist

Jerri Williams enjoyed writing her first novel. But what she didn’t like about it was what it cost her. “This first book, I really gave […]

Property

Something Might Be Happening With the Frankford Chocolate Factory

Oh, snap. The Frankford Chocolate Factory on Washington Avenue – between 21st and 22nd Streets if you’re unfamiliar with the site (map) – has been purchased. According to […]

City Life

Penn, Are You Serious About Not Revoking Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree?

When the Association of American Universities released its survey on sexual assault in September, Penn President Amy Gutmann called the findings “deeply troubling.” Deeply troubling, […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Should Cell Phones Be Banned at Wedding Ceremonies? Local Photographers Weigh In

The internet has been abuzz the past few days with the story of an Australian photographer who turned to Facebook to rant about why phones/cameras/iPads should […]

City Life

Chestnut Hill History Teacher Wears Noose to Halloween Parade, Sparks Outrage

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is a prestigious pre-K through 12th grade school on Willow Grove Avenue in Philadelphia, the kind of place that will set […]

City Life

Watch: Daily News Staffers Rock Out to “Crazy Train”

Daily News columnist Helen Ubiñas says the video above was inspired by Jennifer Pownall‘s campaign to raise awareness (and funds) of brain tumors. The Rock […]