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Want to Avoid the Ghetto? There’s an App for That

Microsoft has gotten a patent for a feature that allows people to use their GPS devices to avoid “unsafe neighborhoods or being in an open […]

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The Snapshot: Pitchmen

WHERE: The Phillies’ bullpen, Citizens Bank Park. WHO: Brett Myers throwing warm-ups to catcher Carlos Ruiz. HOW THE BULLPEN IS LIKE A PRISON CELL: Lack […]

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Ali Velshi: Out At CNN, In At Al Jazeera

An item we missed last week: Philly homeboy Ali Velshi is leaving CNN for Al Jazeera. That’s probably not quite as high a profile for […]

Yang Yang Express

Though it opened as the Yang Yang Express in 2010, locals quickly dubbed this the “Dumpling House” because its dumplings are so damn good, steamed […]

Dumpster Juice Vermut

During the pandemic, Bloomsday Cafe’s Zach Morris and Tim Kweeder started selling their own small-batch fortified wine through the state’s since-repealed to-go cocktail laws. They […]

Addison Bay x Neely & Chloe

This handbag line is the brainchild of the lifestyle brand Addison Bay’s founder, Marguerite Adzick, who called on sisters and fellow suburbanites Neely and Chloe […]

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Apparently, the Taiwanese Hate Philadelphia

This video comes from Next Media, a Hong Kong-based company that animates pop culture events (occasionally dabbling in fiction). Today they’ve taken on everything we, […]

Things to Do

WATCH: Cop Helps Philly Rapper Free a Cat Trapped in His Car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZP-gZFsrNM The folks over on the Philadelphia Reddit page dug up a video posted yesterday of a local cop helping Philly battle rapper Uncle Nate […]

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D.C. Mayor Issues “Nattitude Weekend” Proclamation for Phillies Series

This weekend, a lot of Philadelphians will either be running Broad Street on Sunday or heading to CBP South for the Phils series against the […]

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Philly to Become NYC’s Seventh Borough?

Well, the Scoop has certainly enjoyed crouching in New York’s prominent shadow while it lasted. Seems Mayor Bloomberg is making a big push to spruce […]

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Jersey Cops Face “Death Race” Probe

New Jersey State Police are investigating claims that some troopers escorted a caravan of luxury sports cars on the Garden State Parkway last month. Witnesses […]

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Penn Book Center’s New Owners on Kindles, Coffee, and Why They’re Still Not Sure About the Name

When the Penn Book Center’s owners announced in April that they were planning to shutter the 57-year-old store, professors and students protested, unwilling to pledge fealty to […]

The Scene

Hair O’ the Dog 2015

The 21st Annual Hair O’ the Dog gala took place Saturday night, January 17th, at the Crystal Tea Room in the John Wanamaker Building. Hair O’ […]

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The Check-Up: ‘Superbroccoli’ to the Rescue

British scientists are mass-marketing a ‘superbroccoli’ that includes extra measures of glucoraphanin, a plant chemical shown to protect against heart disease and cancer. The plant’s been years […]

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“Humberto” Emerges as the First Hurricane of the Season

Hurricane season is upon us, and it looks like the weather gods are eager to get started with the first storm of the Atlantic season. […]