July 2012 was the fifth straight month of year-over-year increases in the average price of homes sold. Foreclosures are down and first-time buyers are up. […]

On Tuesday Inquirer editor Bill Marimow and executive editor Stan Wischnowski sent an email to the staff of the Philly dailies to inform them that […]

The New Yorker has published a Q&A with ousted Penn State president Graham Spanier. Spanier’s perceived actions—or lack thereof—were outlined in the Freeh Report that […]

Miley Visits Betsy’s Digs. Everybody’s favorite temporary Philadelphian, Miley Cyrus, checked out Betsy Ross’ old digs because that’s what you do when you come to […]

Police have arrested a second suspect that they say was one of the armed robbers that held up Hymie’s Deli in Merion back in July. […]

Former federal judge and former federal prosecutor Timothy K. Lewis—the lawyer representing former Penn State University president Graham Spanier—held a press conference in Philadelphia, today, […]

A woman has filed a class action lawsuit in Los Angeles on behalf of herself and a “significant number” of other current and former employees […]

Larry Mendte interviewed Reince Priebus, the national chair of the Republican party, on his IQ 106.9 radio show on Wednesday about Vice President Joe Biden’s […]

Last week, Philadelphia entrepreneur Kar Vivekananthan paid a visit to Courtroom 446 in City Hall to respond to a suit the city filed against him […]

INTERVENTION! INTERVENTION! INTERVENTION! We’re not experts at staging interventions, but we do know that you’re not supposed to ambush people and berate them into becoming […]

Will Smith is the biggest movie star of a generation. Philadelphians, myself included, won’t let the world forget that Smith, Philly’s own ultra-celebrity, grew up […]

In the summer of 1973, award-winning photojournalist Dick Swanson took to the streets of Philadelphia to capture shots of daily life for the Environmental Protection […]

A gay man’s coming of age before Stonewall

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll indicates that President Barack Obama has an astounding lead over his Republican opponent among black voters. And by […]

Fear not the pleats, says Bill Baccini