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Join Gov. Wolf, Mayor Nutter, Abbi Jacobson, Todd Carmichael, and More at ThinkFest 2015

To state the obvious: Philadelphia is not a city that has a wide reputation for innovation. (Still waiting for those Metrocards!) But while we might […]

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Is This M. Night Shyamalan’s Comeback?

Philly director M. Night Shyamalan appears to have found his first success in awhile, taking second place at the box office this weekend with his […]

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Official: Threat Against Pope “Disrupted”

Federal officials have reportedly disrupted a threat against Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to the United States, which centers on two days at the World Meeting […]

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Moses Malone, 76ers Great, Has Died

Moses Malone, MVP of the 76ers last championship team in 1983, has died at age 60. “The 6-foot-10 center, nicknamed the “Chairman of the Boards,” […]

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The Best Restaurant Openings You Missed This Summer

Summer can be a distracting time. There are trips to the shore, rooftop beer gardens, empty lot beer gardens and beer gardens surrounding 1960s architecture. But […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week

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First Look: The New 76ers Court Design

The Philadelphia 76ers have been in the midst of a redesign this offseason. They first unveiled a new logo back in May, then followed that up […]

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Government Drops Charges Against Chinese-Born Temple Prof

Federal officials on Friday dropped charges against the Temple professor they had previously said shared confidential technology to his native China. The feds offered no […]

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Feds: Fake Lawyer Represented Immigration Clients Under Nose of Department of Homeland Security, DOJ

With all of the concern over illegal immigrants and Islamic extremists in this country, you’d think that the Department of Homeland Security and the Department […]

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The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend

Though you’ve still got a full week of summer left according to the calendar, now’s the time to stock up on those summer favorites- plums, […]

Property

Divine Lorraine Secures Construction Loan; How About a Papal Blessing?

News came down this week that Eric Blumenfeld had secured a $35 million construction loan to all but officially mark the redevelopment process at the […]

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Sorry, You Can’t Camp Out in Fairmount Park for the Papal Visit After All

Turns out you won’t be able to camp out for Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia after all. On Wednesday, the World Meeting of Families announced […]

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Pair Break Into Kensington Home, Take Car Keys, Steal Car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Vp7LgD1Ic Police in Philadelphia are looking for a duo that broke into a woman’s house in West Kensington, took her car keys, then walked up and […]

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Yards: Smoke ‘Em If Yous Got ‘Em Event This Sunday

Yards Brewing started its Smoke ‘Em if Yous Got ‘Em seven years ago, before the BBQ craze really hit Philly hard. But the annual event […]

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Pa. U.S. Senate Candidate: “Tacos Are the Great Uniter”

A new candidate for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania thinks he has a way to get people interested in his campaign: Tacos. “No one wants to […]