Courthouse News Service reports that Seneca Hardwood Lumber Co., of Cranberry, PA., is getting to proceed with its lawsuit against ObamaCare’s requirements that it cover contraception […]

In the trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell Tuesday morning, Judge Jeffrey P. Minehart granted a motion for acquittal on three first degree homicide […]

Patrick Kerkstra, writing for Next American City, wonders what will happen to the dozens of Philadelphia school buildings slated for closure at the end of […]

Domestic partners included in tax bill.

The New Haven Register reports that Mayor Michael Nutter talked about gun control during a Monday appearance at Yale: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, in a […]

Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow reports: Science fiction author Michael Swanwick sez, “In my adopted hometown of Philadelphia there’s a move afoot to put up a […]

There’s a lot of discussion lately about whether the game of football can be played safely, but former Philadelphia Eagles’ QB Randall Cunningham—one of the […]

Last night in New York, Olympic swimmer-turned-reality TV star Ryan Lochte spoke out about all the criticism he received after flubbing a recent Fox 29 […]

Benjamin Herold, who has doggedly covered the Philadelphia education beat for The Notebook and NewsWorks, announced today he’s leaving local coverage and taking a national […]

  To paraphrase Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects, the greatest trick Joe Carroll ever pulled was to convince the viewers of this show that […]

Gentleman’s Club at Stir

Give Paul Levy credit: He dreams big. And the latest dream from the executive director of the Center City District is to bring 100,000 new […]

We got so caught up watching Boston terrorism developments last week that we missed the Washington Post’s profile of post-basketball Allen Iverson. It’s not pretty. […]

A press release has arrived, letting us know that the University of Pennsylvania will be the site of an animal rights protest today, 12:30 to […]

Extreme Street Tap Philly from Adam Reynolds on Vimeo. From Vimeo: “Tap Dancer Jeffrey Christie takes to the streets of Philly tearing it up with […]