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City Life

Seth Williams Was Just Released from Federal Prison

It’s been a while since we gave former Philadelphia district attorney Seth Williams even a scintilla of a thought. Oh, come to think of it, […]

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City Life

Philly Coronavirus News: It Sounds Like Police Haven’t Handed Out a Single Ticket to Stay-at-Home Violators

A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Philly Police Pretty Sure They Haven’t Handed Out Any Tickets to Stay-at-Home Violators On Monday, we told you about […]

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City Life

Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Jacqueline McBride for Di Bruno Bros. Spitting Incidents

Update 5/4/2020: Click here for an interview with Jacqueline McBride after her release from jail. Original: The Philadelphia Police Department has announced the arrest of […]

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City Life

Philly Coronavirus News: Woman Accused of Spitting on People at Di Bruno Bros.

Update: Philly police have made an arrest for the Di Bruno Bros. spitting incidents. The defendant is a 27-year-old woman named Jacqueline McBride. Click on […]

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City Life

No, You Cannot Sell a $2 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer for $19 in Pennsylvania

When the Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020 began thanks to the coronavirus, I noticed that a small market near my house had no such […]

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City Life

Feds Say CEO of Heaven Sent Courier Used Company Money on Alimony, Casinos, and Netflix

Heaven Sent Courier CEO Steve Rosner has been charged by the Department of Justice with filing false tax returns and obstruction, according to documents filed […]

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City Life

Catholic Priest Accused of Spending Church Money on a Beach House and Boyfriends

This post has been updated with a statement from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Chester County District Attorney’s office has announced the arrest of Monsignor […]

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City Life

Inga Saffron and Stu Bykofsky Absolutely Savaged Each Other at Stu’s Farewell Party

Update: Stu Bykofsky has now sued Inga Saffron and the Philadelphia Inquirer over the incident seen in this video. For the full story about the […]

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City Life

This Main Line Mug Shot Is the Most Main Line Mug Shot Ever

There’s a sad Internet subculture of folks who like to collect really bad mug shots of people who look evil, creepy, or just completely inebriated. […]

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Restaurants

Notorious Philly Restaurateur Matt Swartz Arrested in West Virginia, Awaits Extradition to Pa.

When we learned a few months ago that colorful former Philadelphia restaurateur Matt Swartz had turned up in West Virginia with a new restaurant, we […]

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City Life

In Surprise Testimony, Woman Says Philly Guitarist Mike Tyler Sexually Assaulted Her in 1985

Tuesday was supposed to be the day that veteran Philadelphia guitarist Mike Tyler learned what his sentence would be after a jury convicted him in […]

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City Life

Philly Rapper Tech 9’s Death Was a Suicide, Says Coroner

Additional information about Tech 9’s death was released on Friday, May 31st. See our new story here. It has been more than two months since […]

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City Life

Prominent Sex Abuse Lawyer Mitchell Garabedian Targeted in Philly-Based Lawsuit

Mitchell Garabedian is easily one of the world’s most well-known attorneys when it comes to suing men accused of sexual abuse. Garabedian was the lawyer […]

City Life

Police Say This Guy Stole Art from Penn’s Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

Some people make what they do look so absurdly easy. Case in point: this man who is currently being sought by the FBI’s art theft […]

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City Life

Rapper Tech 9 Was Facing Child Porn Charges Before His Death

Last week, it was reported that legendary Philadelphia battle rapper Tech 9 had died suddenly on March 24th, and now we’ve learned that he had […]