This Sunday, Matt Groening’s The Simpsons will air its 500th episode—a television milestone that’s never been replicated by any other scripted television sitcom. Like many […]

A petition began circulating last night amongst journalists at the Philadelphia Media Network denouncing censorship. The move comes in the wake of management decisions that […]

Philadelphia-based Comcast Cable Communications has filed a federal lawsuit against Sprint Nextel and some of its subsidiaries alleging that the Kansas-headquartered corporation has infringed upon […]

The Sixers apparently reached out to the Houston family to see if they would mind if the team honored the late singer by playing her […]

Remember the “Take Back the Park” campaign to try to get people in Washington to show up to Nats Park and watch the home team […]

While the Cubbies are the favorites to land a 19-year-old, Cuban, corner-outfielding prospect named Jorge Soler, the Phillies organization has expressed interest in the kid. […]

Archbishop Charles Chaput has announced the approval of 18 0f 24 appeals filed by Catholic elementary schools recommended for closing by the Blue Ribbon Commission. […]

Nate Kleinman—29-year-old member of the Occupy Philly movement—has shaved his beard and declared he’s running in the Democratic primary for the House of Representatives in […]

With the sparse media coverage of Whitney Houston’s death and funeral, it’s not surprising that her years of military service have gone largely unnoticed, as […]

Ralph Rucci—a New York Fashion designer who was born in Philly and went to Temple—appears to be on the brink of bankruptcy. He’s in debt […]

Earlier this week in Philadelphia’s Federal Court, 25-year-old Temple grad Cailin Arena and her friend Patricia McWilliam of South Carolina sued a John Doe they […]

The historic Boyd Theatre on Chestnut Street in Center City needs an angel. Or so says the president of Friends of the Boyd, Howard Haas. […]

How can you not LOVE Twitter? Without it, we wouldn’t be treated to gems like this feud between Buzz Bissinger—of Friday Night Lights fame(?)—and local […]

If you’ve talked sports with Philadelphia fans over the years, you’re probably familiar with the oft-repeated notion that “the Phillies are cheap.” For many years, […]

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