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Report: Chris Christie Uses An AOL Email Address
Chris Christie is not going to win the Republican presidential nomination. He’s in the single digits in nearly every poll, statewide and nationally, and he […]
Phillies Just Set Dubious Attendance Record
The Phillies did their job this weekend: They lost two games to clinch the first overall draft pick next season, and they won yesterday’s finale […]
Charles Bowser Deserves to Have a Philly Street Named After Him
A version of this story ran in 2014. Many prominent, as well as not-so-prominent, Philadelphians have important stories to tell about the preeminent Charles W. […]
River Renaissance Project on Waterfront to Include Town Center, Transit Boulevard
Behold the latest riverfront conversion project to hit the Delaware River waterfront: River Renaissance in New Bensalem. (And no, that’s not it in the picture, but close! […]
New Menus (And Cheap Tuesday Pizzas) At Bufad
See that pie up there? That’s the rabbit ragu pizza from Bufad’s new fall menu–just launched in conjunction with a whole bunch of other new […]
Teaching College Today Was Downright Eerie
It is one of those things that you didn’t sign up for as an educator, the idea that you might have to wear a bulletproof […]
Chester County D.A.: Mom Injected Daughter With Heroin
On Monday, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of 34-year-old Honey Brook resident Jessica Lynn Riffey, who stands accused of injecting two […]
What They’re Saying About Jerry Mondesire
This morning, we reported that longtime Philadelphia NAACP leader J. Whyatt “Jerry” Mondesire died Sunday night at age 65. He reportedly suffered a brain aneurysm while […]
Isabella Introduces New Mediterranean Menu (And Another New Chef)
Conshohocken’s neighborhood restaurant, Isabella, has been through a lot of changes recently with new menus, new chefs and new culinary influences. And now they’re doing […]
At Temple, Anxious Students but Cautious Normalcy in Face of Monday Threat
Temple University is among the handful of universities in the region treading cautiously today following threats of a “Beta uprising” on the anonymous message board 4chan. […]
Infographic: How Millennial Couples Pay For Their Weddings
A recent survey conducted by The Knot and PayPal took a look at how millennial couples finance their weddings, and the results shed some interesting light on […]
Temple Football Is 4-0 — What’s Next?
One memory comes to mind when I think of Temple football. We were driving on I-76 to a cross country meet — it had to […]
Spread The Word: Spread Bagelry to Open at UPenn
Spread Bagelry, famous for it’s “Montreal style” bagels made with organic ingredients, is expanding to a new location in University of Pennsylvania’s retail district at 36th […]
Everybody Is Talking About Chef Brian Ricci and Here’s One Reason Why
No, seriously. It’s tough to go anywhere in the city right now where people care about food and not hear Brian Ricci‘s name getting tossed […]
Did Mayor Nutter Win the War on Soda?
Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know today. The FBI has warned Philly-area colleges about a threat of violence today. Philly Mag’s Victor […]