Somehow, the news about the Phillies’ latest free-agent signing has diminished hopes for a World Series appearance this year. Delmon Young can earn up to […]

Remember “Tainted Justice?” It was the (deservedly) Pulitzer Prize-winning Daily News series by Barbara Laker and the now-departed Wendy Ruderman, uncovering Shield-like corruption in the […]

Tune in tonight for the latest from Philly’s own Ken Burns — former-mayoral-contender-turned-filmmaker Sam Katz. At 7:30 p.m. 6ABC will air the latest installment of […]

Oh, for those heady days of the early Aughts, when anti-Bush rage fueled the online publishing phenomenon known as “blogging.” While journalists grumbled and newspapers […]

Vince Fumo has a big problem. As you know, he’s waiting out a 61-month sentence in a Kentucky prison. But besides the usual complaints about […]

Just last week, Mayor Nutter created a 25-person task force for the purpose of finding ways to bring manufacturers (back) to the Philadelphia region. I’m […]

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Scroll down for an update. Last week, I broke the news that the stagehands of Philadelphia Theatre Company had gone on strike, setting up the […]

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That is so generous of you. Since Jan. 1, 2007, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, using your money, has spent $407,496 unnecessarily buying new cars for its […]

This is big. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has lifted the ban on women serving combat roles in the military. Women were first allowed in […]

New media>Old media. ESPN got a tip from Manti Teo’s agent about the hoax a day before Deadspin.com did, but ultimately were left wringing their […]

The family of Junior Seau, the former star linebacker who killed himself in May, has sued the National Football League over Seau’s death. They claim […]

Here’s a familiar college tale: Students move off-campus, get rats and mold, want money back, can’t locate absentee landlord. That’s what happened to six UPenn […]

These are a few of our favorite things…Fear not, lovers of Hohos and Twinkies, the beloved, beleaguered, bankrupt brand Hostess may soon be resuscitated by a […]