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Flower Show Posts Success

The 2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show got a 12 percent bump in attendance this year, with 265,000 visitors. That reverses the downward trend from last […]

City Life

Temple Wins!

The Scoop has it on good authority—translation: some guy he knows put it on Facebook, so it’s gotta be true, right?—that Penn State brought in […]

Restaurants

One Local Dive Bar Doesn’t Want Your Shenanigans

Received this afternoon from one of our favorite dives from one of our favorite no-B.S. bartenders: From: kEVIN jAMES hOLLAND Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 […]

City Life

Worst Sports Fans in America

Here at Daily Scoop World Headquarters, hardly a day goes by without mention of Philadelphia’s ranking on some list. (Most toxic city in America? Us. […]

City Life

The Goods Stuff: Ursula Augustine

Ursula Augustine has won a few Best of Philly awards for her specialty facials and extra-pro make-up application. (And if there were an award for […]

Be Well Philly

A Guilt-Free Brownie

I picked up a Pure Organic Chocolate Brownie bar yesterday not quite sure what to expect. All I can say is that I loved it […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-Be Blogger Danielle: Decisions, Decisions (Rings? Gifts? Honeymoon!)

With invitations delivered, and the two-month countdown approaching, there are still lots of odds and ends to do before our wedding. But Tim and I […]

City Life

Muhammad Ali Fights for Iran Hikers

Comcast’s Theme Park Business. One of the stakeholders in Universal Orlando—part of the NBCUniversal empire—wants out. Comcast now has to consider buying that firm out […]

Restaurants

Tonight: Good Beer in Neighborhood

Port Richmond Pour House may have the same old dingy beer but as of today they have a brand new bottle list. Stop in and […]

City Life

Phillies Partial Owner Dies Suddenly

This afternoon, the Phillies president David Montgomery announced the unexpected passing of J. Mahon Buck Jr. —known as Jim. Buck and his brothers, Whip and […]

Be Well Philly

What the Heck Is AcuDetox?

Spring is a time of renewal. Everything that was dormant during the last few cold, snowy months wakes up and begins to grow once again. […]

City Life

Rick Mariano Testifies at City Council Hearing

Rick Mariano, the city councilman who went to jail for taking bribes back in 2006, attended a council hearing today to talk about Donna Reed […]

Be Well Philly

Help Kids in Kenya

Imagine what it would be like not to have access to clean drinking water. That’s the sad reality for millions across the globe. According to […]

Philadelphia Wedding

This Week’s Real Wedding

This week, we bring you the beautiful wedding ceremony of Caroline and Waylon Griffin at the Mercersburg Academy Chapel … Enjoy!

City Life

Daily Scoop: NFL Lockout Won’t Stop Vick

Seth Williams Has Stress-Relief Candles. Not that the Scoop blames him. The New York Times‘s Maureen Down talked with our district attorney about “aromatherapy,” being […]