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Will DeSean Jackson Holdout?

Michael Vick hinted to reporters today that there’s a chance that Eagles wideout DeSean Jackson might holdout for a new contract to start the 2011-12 […]

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Local Products Ink NFL Deals

Two of the NFL’s newest players are products of chesco high schools. Former Conestoga standout Mark Herzlich—who battled Ewing’s sarcoma to play his senior season […]

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One of Us: Jen Utley

My full name is … Jennifer Cooper Utley. I am a … Pisces. I was born in … San Francisco. I’ve lived in Philadelphia for […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-be Blogger Kathleen: House Hunting!

Sometimes, I think the future hubs and I might be a little crazy. Like, when we recently decided that wedding planning should also be accompanied […]

City Life

From Champion Boxer to Down and Out: Matthew Saad Muhammad’s Story

“BOXING IS NO GOOD for anybody,” says Matthew Saad Muhammad, landing a non sequitur flush on my chin. For the past hour, the 57-year-old former […]

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Linvilla Orchards: The Disneyland of Family Farms

YOUR FIRST THOUGHT, as you descend into Media’s Linvilla Orchards, is that you might be at the wrong place. You turned in here looking for […]

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Feds Seize a Ton of Ivory From Philly Store

A Philly shop owner—68-year-old Victor Gordon—has been arrested after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York alleges that he conspired to […]

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Philly’s Political Odd Couple

 THIS ISN’T THE CONVERSATION Bill Green wants to be having. Ask him about something in his wheelhouse—the school district’s budget woes, or the open-government white […]

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11 Grown-Up Desk Accessories

Your homework: Pick up a few of these chic desk accessories to turn your under-designed office into a space fit for a grade-A student.

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Worst of Philly 2011

WORST SPORTS COLUMN Ed Rendell in the Daily News: Brilliant idea to get the Guv to pen his thoughts—until he started preaching the obvious. WORST […]

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Flyers and Media Still Stranded on “Dry Island”

Flyers Brass and Dan Gross Talk About “Dry Island.” Yesterday, Daily News gossip columnist Dan Gross wrote about “Dry Island”—Flyers coach Peter Laviolette’s response to […]

Be Well Philly

Leukemia/Lymphoma Study for Twins at Fox Chase

This week, my aunt is in town visiting us, as she does every summer. On the itinerary: patronizing the fabulous malls of the Garden State, […]

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Car Crashes into Center City Burger King

A driver crashed a car into the Burger King at 8th and Market this afternoon. Eight people were transported to area hospitals. The Scoop doubts […]

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Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Signs Letter of Intent with Exxon Mobil Affiliate

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has signed a letter of intent to get some much needed business. The shipbuilder will reportedly be able to stay afloat through […]

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania Takes Inventory

Two men are being held in Maryland after allegedly stealing valuable documents from the Maryland Historical Society. The news has the Historical Society of Pennsylvania […]