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Stockton: Icahn Wanted 1,331 Hotel Rooms to Waive Casino Pact
Yesterday, an independent report commissioned by Stockton University about the school’s disastrous purchase of the former Showboat casino was released. The report blamed many, but […]
Pizza Brain Joins Forces with Volver
Say what? Say what? Yes, tonight only, Pizza Brain will be selling a special Third Thursdee slice that is a collaboration with Jose Garces’s Volver. […]
Report: CBS3 Workers Authorize Strike
If the pope visits and there’s not a local TV crew there to record the event, does it really happen? We may find out. Philadelphia […]
Groundbreaking: What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been for the Divine Lorraine
I hopped in a cab at 18th and Market and told the driver, Broad and Ridge Avenue, please, the Divine Lorraine. I then muttered to […]
House Hunting Habits: Millennial Edition
We told you on Friday about the shaky confidence people have in the house-buying market. You know, how homeowners are feeling good about the current […]
Will Smith Gets Flak for Reported $150,000 Donation to Nation of Islam
Somehow, I missed my invitation to hear Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan speak last week at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church, which I guess […]
Meritage Closing After Nine Years
Meritage is closing after nine years at 20th and Lombard. Owners Michele DiPietro and Irene Landy are saying goodbye on Saturday, September 19th. The restaurant opened as a […]
Hip to be uCity Square: Science Center Unveils Vision, New Name
Market Street is exploding with development, and the University City Science Center is looking to position it campus as the western anchor of Philadelphia’s burgeoning […]
Yet Another Person Thinks L&I’s Commissioner Should Quit
After repeatedly bashing the Licenses & Inspection department over the past few months, Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz upped the ante Wednesday by calling for the head of the agency […]
Mayor on Pope’s Visit: I’m The “Cheerleader in Chief”
At the ninth papal visit press briefing of the year this morning, Mayor Michael Nutter attempted to assuage city residents’ fears and exasparations about Pope […]
Last Minute Warning: Feastival Tickets Still On Sale
Tomorrow night is Feastival–one of the biggest culinary events of the year. Odds are pretty good that if you care about such things, you’ve already […]
Fox 29 Adds Meteorologist Kathy Orr
Fox 29 announced today it has hired Kathy Orr to do the weather on its 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. Sue Serio gave clues […]
FAA: No, You Cannot Fly Your Drone Around Philly During Pope Visit
Drone enthusiasts love to get aerial videos of cool events, and the stream of people flooding into the city for the pope’s visit would make […]
Activists Hold Pope-Themed Protest Against Fracking
Everything in Philadelphia seems to be pope-themed this month — even the protests. Activists dressed in homemade cassocks and mitres and held an anti-fracking demonstration near […]
Poll: Is It Time to Forgive Paula Deen?
Just when we had completely forgotten about Paula Deen, she appears to be trying to meander her way back into our lives. Apparently, Deen is […]