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Council Members Push for LGBT-Specific Hate-Crime Legislation in Philadelphia
In today’s City Council session council members Blondell Reynolds Brown and Jim Kenney will introduce a bill that seeks to “close a hate-crime loophole that currently […]
Ed Neilson Is Probably Your Newest City Council Member
It won’t become official until A) ward leaders nominate him and B) a May 20 special election puts the final touches on it, but it […]
Missing Boy From Last Night’s Amber Alert Found
Last Night’s Amber Alert for Missing Boy Was a False Alarm. Yesterday, a five-year-old boy was reported missing after a camp trip. Someone then reported […]
Pa. Republicans Now Afraid Immigrant Kids Are Gang Members
Remember when Gov. Tom Corbett worried that immigrant kids coming north from drug-war-torn countries south of the border might bring diseases with them? Remember how […]
$20,000 Reward Offered in Murder of Nicki Minaj Crew Member
On Wednesday afternoon, we told you that a Nicki Minaj crew member had been killed outside of a bar in the West Oak Lane section […]
Parachute Wow World Café Live Despite Absence of Ailing Third Member
Will Anderson strapped on an acoustic guitar at World Café Live on Friday night and opened the show with the powerful yet simple “Hurricane.” After the first […]
Ask the Editor: How Do I Send Food Back Without Looking Like an Ass?
Welcome to Ask the Editor, a new weekly column by yours truly where I answer all of your Philly food and drink questions. Have some […]
Just One Dish: Alicha Fried Chicken at Doro Bet
Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series where we write about an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the […]
The Best Oyster Happy Hours in Philadelphia
Happy hour may have been invented to get butts in seats and sell more booze. But the concept was perfected when some enterprising oyster enthusiasts […]
Council Members Push to Protect More of Philly’s Historic Architecture
A bill introduced in City Council on Thursday morning could end up nearly doubling the budget of the Philadelphia Historical Commission, a small department charged […]
SEPTA Union Prez Worried Members May Reject Contract That Ended Strike
Willie Brown, the president of the SEPTA workers union that went on strike earlier this month, is worried his members may not approve the contract that brought […]
Mazzoni Center Staff Members Stage Walkout After Reports
On Tuesday afternoon, a day after G Philly reported that sources connected to Mazzoni Center claim that the organization’s medical director, Dr. Robert Winn, has […]
Amber Hikes on Leading the Office of LGBT Affairs in Tumultuous Times
Amber Hikes, who has led the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs for the past two years, announced her resignation earlier this week. Hikes, a black […]
Behold: Photos of Johnny Depp & Amber Heard’s Bahamian Wedding
As we had noted was possible in our Friday celeb wedding roundup, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard did indeed (re)tie the knot this weekend on his […]
Rittenhouse Square Fitness Club Is Closing, Members Transferred to Weston
In an email sent to members this afternoon, the Rittenhouse Square Fitness Club announced that it will close its doors for good on June 15th. […]