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Morning Headlines: Bad Cops, No Subs, Late Budget, and More

Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know: Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey is leaving, but the war against bad cops rages on. Under Ramsey, […]

Citified

Charles Ramsey’s Endless, Frustrating War Against Bad Cops

IT WAS TIME for Chuck Ramsey to tell everybody a story. Philadelphia’s police commissioner is an artist behind a podium, as comfortable as an old […]

Property

Broad and Washington, Neighborhood Unity Discussed in Hawthorne

Entering the Hawthorne Cultural Center at 12th and Carpenter on Tuesday night made the newly arrived autumn coolness feel good, as opposed to a dread-ridden prelude […]

Citified

Hundreds Celebrate Jerry Mondesire’s Life

A power-packed crowd of hundreds, including Mayor Michael Nutter, former Gov. Ed Rendell and likely next mayor Jim Kenney, said goodbye to Jerry Mondesire at Bright Hope […]

City Life

Hey Philadelphia, the SS United States Is a Rusting Money Pit

One of the longest bon voyages in modern Philadelphia history surrounds the SS United States, the derelict eyesore complementing the concrete prairie near Ikea along […]

City

Pa. Bill Would Raise Minimum Age for Tobacco Purchase to 21

If you’re a tobacco user in Pennsylvania between the ages of 18 to 20, here’s some advice: Smoke ’em while you got ’em. State Rep. […]

City Life

CCP Adjunct Professor, Black Lives Matter Activist Suspended After Speaking at Rally

Editor’s Note: The headline of this story has been updated to clarify the nature of the rally. Last Thursday, at a rally initiated by the […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Come Take a Pretty Perusal at BHLDN’s Just-Launched Fall Bridal Collection

We do so enjoy the days when BHLDN‘s seasonal collections launch and we can spend a bit of our afternoons daydreaming deep in gauzy, flowy […]

Restaurants

Roughwood Seed Collection Dinner At Kensington Quarters

For farmers, fall means fermenting the last of the tomatoes, shelling the too-big-to-eat green beans, and the drying of the chile peppers to harvest seeds […]

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City

These 2 Bills Would Allow Sports Gambling, Airport Slots in Pa.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is in a mood to expand legalized gambling. Not only does he want to make it legal for you to gamble on […]

City Life

ICYMI: Here’s Everything Worth Knowing About the First Democratic Presidential Debate

The last time Democrats debated one another, George W. Bush was still the president, Lehman Brothers was still solvent, and most people probably thought Bear […]

Restaurants

As Movie Nights End, a New Happy Hour Is Coming to La Peg

Next week, Old City’s La Peg is having one final movie night on the patio before they shut down the outdoor beer garden and put away the fire pits […]

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City Life

WATCH: #BlackLivesMatter Protesters Crashed Charles Ramsey’s Talk

Philadelphia Police Commissioner and soon-to-be-retiree Charles Ramsey had another run-in with #BlackLivesMatter protesters last night. Only a few minutes into a talk he was giving at […]

Restaurants

Spuntino Brings Neapolitan Pizza to Northern Liberties

Salvatore and Robert Carollo’s second Spuntino is opening today at 2nd and Fairmount in Northern Liberties. The brothers own Spuntino in Doylestown. The wood-fired pizzeria […]

City Life

Charles Ramsey’s Bottom Line: More Good Than Bad

So how do we assess Charles Ramsey’s Philadelphia career? The police commissioner announced today that he is retiring at the end of the year, finishing […]