It’s a big news story a couple of times each year: Merriam-Webster or the Oxford Dictionary announces the addition of a few new words, and […]

So the Philadelphia Twitter hashtag of the year will probably belong to the Police Department, all thanks to this query: Hey @PhillyPolice is it assault […]

AP reports: Pennsylvania State Police ran a top-secret investigation into whether then-Gov. Ed Rendell and his administration rigged the outcome of the casino licensing process to […]

More on today’s all-important case.

If this doesn’t give you chills, then you obviously don’t love Philadelphia like you should.

Preseason games are over. The final cuts have been made. Finally, the Phillies won’t be the only sport to watch in this town. We are […]

But will the public want him back after John Oliver’s successful guest-hosting stint? Here’s how Jon Stewart’s return began: The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet […]

Philadelphia schools open in less than a week! Are you ready? Well, uh, the schools aren’t. Take the Andrew Jackson School in South Philadelphia: It […]

Ariel Castro held three women captive in his Cleveland home for almost ten years. Today, he is dead, apparently due to suicide. Prison employees found […]

Well, this is unfortunate if not entirely unexpected—another major institution serving Philly kids has finally been overtaken by its financial overreach: The Please Touch Museum […]

For most of his presidency, Barack Obama has disappointed supporters mostly by not being different enough from his predecessor, George W. Bush. His failure to […]

I picked some tomatoes and basil this morning to take to my daughter at her apartment in West Philly. After work, I’ll text her to […]

Over the weekend, the above video began making the rounds on Facebook. It shows a 30-year-old California woman named Emily Yates (right) being restrained by […]

Our weekly Top Model recap.

Here’s a press release we just got, announcing details for this year’s 215 Festival. THE 215 FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS OCTOBER 17-20, ALL OVER PHILLY Philly’s rambunctious […]