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Rand Paul Has a (Very) Rich Friend in Philadelphia
If Kentucky senator Rand Paul somehow makes it all the way to the Oval Office — though the prospects of that are looking a bit slimmer […]
Philly Named Third Worst Large City in U.S.
This week the personal finance website WalletHub released a report titled 2015’s Best & Worst Large Cities to Live in, and of the 62 U.S. cities with a […]
Is a 20-Story Condo High-Rise Back in Play at Broad and Fitzwater?
There’s been an interesting change of plans for the long-vacant lot at 740-48 South Broad Street. Conceptual designs for a tall-ish condo building were posted on the […]
Katie McGinty Launches Senate Campaign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkQP_PJEumY&feature=youtu.be As expected, Democrat Katie McGinty launched her campaign for U.S. Senate today, two weeks after stepping down from her post as Gov. Tom Wolf’s chief […]
Attack Outside South Philly Strip Club Leaves One Victim Unconscious
Things got a little rowdy outside of Club Risque in South Philadelphia not long ago, and now the Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the […]
Two Philadelphia Restaurants Nominated for Bon Appetit’s Best New Restaurants List
Philadelphia’s Dizengoff and Townsend are among the 50 nominees for Bon Appetit’s “America’s Best New Restaurants 2015” list. Dizengoff gets the nomination for its hummus, which is described […]
Korean Pop-Up Dinner Happening at Little Fish
Little Fish is going to be quite the source of pop-ups in August. We told you about Rob Marzinsky’s pop-up lunches and dinners happening from August […]
Andrew Stober and Some Also-Rans File for Long Shot Mayoral and Council Runs
There will be no Bill Green or Sam Katz City Council run. There is no last-second mayoral candidate with a big name and big checkbook. Just […]
Petition Asks for Reinstatement of Fired Teacher
Margie Winters, the gay teacher fired earlier this summer from Waldron Mercy Academy, on Monday delivered a petition calling for her reinstatement to the Philadelphia […]
William Penn Inn to be Restored as Three-Unit Luxury Condo Building
The new lease on life for the historic William Penn Inn in Wynnewood officially begins today, assuming the weather holds out, of course. A ribbon cutting […]
Demand for SEPTA Pope Passes Lower Than Expected
What if Pope Francis visited, and not quite everybody came? Yes, we’ve warned that crowds for the pope’s late-September visit could actually be bigger than […]
N.J. American Idol Hopeful, Returning From Auditions, Killed in I-95 Crash
A one-car crash on I-95 in Bucks County last night killed one and injured five others. The driver and five passengers were traveling north on […]
Great American Food Finds Premiers Tonight
Remember that Food Network show Great American Food Finds we told you about last month? In case you forgot to mark your calendar, the Erace brothers’ (of Green […]
WATCH: Is This Surveillance Video of the hitchBOT Murder?
Two days after the non-robotic hitchBOT was savagely murdered on the streets of Philadelphia, overtaking the deaths of that lion in Africa in the social consciousness, […]
So Tell Us, Philadelphia: What’s It Like to Live in a Trinity House?
“What’s it like to live in a trinity house? Looking at a trinity, but it seems a little weird to me. Is it something you […]