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Upgrading Gym Class

If you were one of the many, many kids for whom gym class at school was a living hell, you’ll jump for joy (assuming the […]

City Life

Judge Calls Obama’s Health Plan Unconstitutional

Pennsylvania Judge Rules Part of Obama’s Health Plan Unconstitutional. The ruling came after a couple from York filed a lawsuit saying that they wanted to […]

City Life

Goodbye, Kate Gosselin

Ah, how the mighty have fallen. Kate Gosselin bid farewell to her fans (both of them) and relevance last night in the final episode of […]

Restaurants

Tonight: Back to School Deals

This month Starr Restaurants Group is offering several back to school deals for college students. Tonight from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m at Frankford Hall […]

City Life

Pronger Good to Go for Season Opener?

Yes, the Phillies are a game away from clinching the division and yes, the Eagles hopped out to a 1-0 start on Sunday but, there […]

City Life

Major Drug Companies Cough Up Cash to Keystone State

Three state agencies received settlements totaling nearly $50 million from major pharmaceutical companies today. Pfizer, Bayer, Aventis and Schering dolled out payments in an effort […]

City Life

Morgan Stanley VP Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro

It’s not every day that we get to talk about someone climbing Mount Kilimanjaro—the largest mountain in Africa. Today happens to be an exception as […]

Restaurants

Special Cocktails for Restaurant Week at Farmers’ Cabinet

Farmers’ Cabinet has rolled out a special cocktail list that will only be available during Restaurant Week. The cocktails have been specifically crafted to pair […]

City Life

Google’s Secret Hideout in Philly

While the Scoop doubts that Google is operating out of a roving van like the original meth lab in Breaking Bad or that it has […]

City Life

Philly’s Own Arthur Kade at the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen

What do Dog the Bounty Hunter, Ron Jeremy, Kristin Cavallari and Arthur Kade have in common? If you guessed a penchant for shameless self-promotion you’d […]

City Life

Jade Vixen’s Most Recent Beau Found Dead

In 2008, Edythe Maa—a former Penn Ph.D. student who took on the alias “Jade Vixen” and became an S&M model—lost a boyfriend when an obsessive […]

Be Well Philly

Make: Breakfast Sandwich of Champions

If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, why shouldn’t it be the most delicious one, too? Give yourself a little extra time […]

City Life

Catholic High Schools Close For Strike

All 17 Catholic high schools in the Philadelphia area will close as of Thursday as the Archdiocese negotiate new teacher contracts with the teachers union. […]

Be Well Philly

To Do: 5K Walk for Hope

In 2010, 38 percent of all new cancer cases in women were either breast or gynecological. To help support thousands of mothers, sisters, wives and […]

The Scene

HughE Dillon: XIX Most Fashionable Women in Philadelphia

Last night fashion designer Nicole Miller and local Nicole Miller store owner, Mary K. Dougherty, unveiled the Second Annual “XIX Most Fashionable Women in Philadelphia” […]