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Sustainable Saturdays in University City
It’s summer, and that means many fruits and veggies are at their best and brightest. It’s the perfect time of year to hone your gardening […]
Vai Sikahema Out to Dispel Mormon Myths
The Scoop’s noticed an awful lot of Mormon myth-busting chatter lately, which he assumed was all funded by Mitt Romney (or maybe David Archuleta). Now […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Weiners, Unemployment, Makeovers and Beer Floats
We know. The picture (of the Farmers Market #2 dog at Hot Diggity) is distracting. And we would’ve totally understood if you spent the whole […]
Top 5 Posts of the Week
1. “David Akers’s Farewell Billboard on I-95” by Richard Rys What we’ll miss about the kicker. Read more. 2. “Dylan Ratigan’s Mad-As-Hell Moment on MSNBC” […]
Plan Philly Breaks Down SEPTA Route Changes
The SEPTA board approved a few changes to its bus routes and schedules at its last meeting. Plan Philly breaks down the differences between the […]
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey Live Chats About Flash-Mobs
With the recent wave of flash-mob violence and the new curfew tonight in Center City and University City, many of the city’s residents had questions […]
The Zombies Are Coming!
Run for your life—the zombies are coming. On October 22nd in Darlington, Maryland, a small town about an hour-and-a-half south of Philly, runners will assemble […]
To Do: Run the Judy Johnson 5K
All baseball fans know the name Jackie Robinson, the first African American to sign a contract with a major league team. He opened up the […]
HughE Dillon One-Shot: Cole and Heidi Hamels
More than 800 people attended the third annual Hamels Foundation Diamonds and Denim event at the Crystal Tea Room last night. The Hamels Foundation is […]
Upcoming Designer Trunk Shows
Priscilla of Boston, Ardmore August 11-15: Melissa Sweet Trunk Show New styles will be available in store; call to make an appointment. August 12-15: Vera […]
Philadelphia Pension Board Votes to Get “Tactical”
Philly Pension Fund Gets “Tactical.” Philly’s pension board voted yesterday to sell off $40 million in domestic stock and reallocate the money in “strategic and […]
Bride-to-be Blogger Alyse: The Band
Having a band rather than a DJ was one of things that my fiance always expressed a strong opinion about. I also knew, deep down, […]
Freddy Adu is Coming to Philly
The Union recently shipped forward Carlos Ruiz out of town. Now, they’re filling that spot by signing 22-year-old Freddy Adu. Originally it was thought that […]
New Camden Police Director Resigns
Only a month after being appointed by Mayor Dana L. Redd, Camden Police Director Lanuel J. Ferguson resigned yesterday. His appointment made him the first […]
Free Library Philadelphia Releases Star-Studded Guest Lineup
Lee Child, Jim Lehrer, John Lithgow, Chuck Palahniuk and Tom Brokaw will all be featured speakers at the Free Library of Philadelphia this year. The […]