Yesterday the city unveiled a blunt, powerful document detailing the extent of poverty in Philadelphia–and its new plan to combat it, called “Shared Prosperity Philadelphia.” […]

This Sunday, The Newsroom—the critically lambasted show from The West Wing’s Aaron Sorkin—returns for its sophomore season on HBO. Honestly, I never got past the fifth […]

Remember Danny Tartabull? AKA the worst contract in Phillies history? Danny Tartabull’s numbers as a Phillie: three games, seven at-bats, zero hits, $2 million and […]

Broken chatter over a broken Egypt is caught up in why the United States continues funneling $1.8 billion in annual aid to what is now, […]

New Jersey’s favorite Nazi dad Heath Campbell, who’s named all four of his children with Third Reich-inspired names, has been denied custody of the youngest one, […]

Kathleen Kane might be a really good politician, but she’s probably so-so as a lawyer. That’s one conclusion to be drawn this week from Kane’s […]

Joseph “Mousie” Massimino, reputed “underboss” of the Philly mafia, and second-in-command to Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi, was sentenced to 16 years in prison today. Before […]

What’s playing on Fri., July 12.

The Penthouse Club in Port Richmond–last in the news after a stripper ruptured a guy’s spleen at his bachelor party–is being sued by exotic dancer […]

Philadelphia’s had a bad rap for so long (crummy sports teams, loutish fans, corrupt politicians and so much litter), many who live here have turned […]

A building under construction on Temple’s campus at 11th and Pollett has partially collapsed. It’s a big one. At least one worker was injured and […]

Hut, hut, heeeey!

Derek Jeter, who’s been a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Rider since last weekend, is officially bidding farewell to the Yankees Triple-A affiliate. He’s back in the Bronx […]

Ex-Flyer Joe Watson’s 1974 Stanley Cup ring–well, a ring given to his wife that his wife bequeathed to her daughter–was stolen from said daughter’s Rittenhouse […]

Are we one step closer?