Imagine. It is a deadly summer in Philadelphia. Mosquitoes are biting everything. Neighbors are coughing up black vomit. They are dying in the streets. They […]

So, your middle school history teacher lied to you. In the latest evidence that you shouldn’t believe everything you read in textbooks, J. David Hacker […]

A man is alleged to have been drunk yesterday afternoon when he drove half a mile down the Atlantic City Boardwalk while police tried to […]

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Yesterday, baseball made its triumphant return to South Philadelphia. Though the regular season doesn’t start until Thursday afternoon (and in Pittsburgh, unfortunately), fans flocked to […]

She’s finding happiness in her 60s

My sister describes her co-worker Celia as “Greek, in a goddess kind of way.” No one needs to see that everyday at her place of […]

Equality PA’s president has some laughs

The Mayor has proposed another tax increase this year. (And in his proposed legislation he wants City Council to approve another tax increase for next […]

The truth about LGBT youth

The Foursquare-based iPhone app Girls Around Me has been the subject of much media attention and controversy for the last few days, ever since the website […]

Philadelphia County Is Unhealthy. In fact, a study conducted by the University of Wisconsin Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation determined that Philadelphia […]

Like the rest of the Mad Men-watching universe, I’ve spent the last 10 days with Megan Draper/Jessica Paré’s rendition of Gillian Hill’s nugget “Zou Bisou […]

She laughed. She danced. She cracked wise. What’s not to love? If you’re a Katie Couric fan, nothing. But if you’re not, her guest-hosting stint […]

A landing gear malfunction caused a small plane to skid off a runway and into the grass at Philadelphia International Airport today. The pilot was […]