Philadelphians are finicky about the names we adopt for our institutions, as anyone who’s ever looked in vain for “the Blue Route” or “the Lakes” […]

Tonight and tomorrow night, thousands of Coors Light-guzzling people will cram into South Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center to see Bruce Springsteen and his E Street […]

Group Offers $60M for PMN. The group of investors headed up by Lewis Katz and George Norcross has offered to purchase the parent company of […]

When he first told America in 1970 that “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” after writing it in 1968 at age 19, Gil Scott-Heron set […]

A JetBlue flight from JFK to Las Vegas was rerouted to Amarillo after the pilot of the flight allegedly had a panic attack. It appears […]

According to The Answer, he and his wife were still *ahem* lying together as husband and wife as of last month. Thus, he’s calling shenanigans […]

Chris Christie has appealed to The Boss in hopes that Springsteen will be kind enough to grace A.C. with his presence Labor Day weekend. The […]

Fake Will Smith Tweet Goes Viral. A tweet about Trayvon Martin and Kim Kardashian went viral after it was sent from the fake account of […]

Inside Latimer House

Who needs Chase Utley, anyway? On the cover of the new issue of Philly Mag, Hunter Pence poses in an old-style Phillies uniform while the […]

1. The movie The Natural was based on a member of the Phillies. First baseman Eddie Waitkus received a note when he returned to his hotel […]

School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro Ramos noted that “bad fiscal policy” by previous administrations have left the Philadelphia School District in its current economic dilemma. […]

On GSAs, marriage and more

Cynicism toward government seems to be at an all-time high. Why? Because rampant corruption—the kind that directly affects people—just isn’t being tackled seriously. Politicians campaign […]

  “Hide the women and children …” So warned an Atlanta newspaper when the 1993 Phillies headed into town. As that motley crew of players […]