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Interview: Bob Huber on Bill Conlin’s Final Days

The April issue of Philly Mag features Bob Huber’s “The Last Days of Bill Conlin,” an examination of the decline and fall of the legendary […]

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Penn Lacrosse Coach Disputes Bar-Busting Allegations

Inside Lacrosse has printed a letter from Penn Lacrosse coach Karin Brower Corbett, disputing allegations her players had trashed Fado and left a 4 percent […]

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Maybe Chris Christie’s Declaration of Vindication Was Premature

Remember Chris Christie’s lawyers absolved him of all culpability in the Bridgegate scandal, and he went on a triumphant media tour that included a big […]

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Cops Looking for “Rat Retaliation” Suspects

Ugh. CBS Philly reports: “Philadelphia police are looking for several suspects in what appears to be a case of rat retaliation. Investigators said an ongoing dispute […]

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Manco & Manco Pizza Owners Arrested on Tax Charges in New Jersey

UPDATE [3:50 p.m.]: According to the Inquirer,  Manco & Manco Pizza owners Charles and Mary Bangle have been released. They’ve been ordered to surrender their passports, and […]

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Bar Manager: Penn Women Lax Players Trash Fado, Tip 4% on $1,300 Tab

I apologize for keeping you waiting on the summary of this oh-so-important story: Casey Neff, the general manager of Fado, sent an email to the […]

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Philly Cop Edward Sawicki III Charged With Making Threats and Harassment

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office announced that it had charged Philadelphia police officer Edward Sawicki III with simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct, and […]

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Here Are Mugshots of Four Charged in Mayfair “Forced Tattoo” Case

Ah, Mayfair. First the Swiss Cheese Pervert and now forced tattoos. Police say that four people have been arrested after a man claimed that he […]

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Man “Forcibly Tattooed” By Roommates

We were prepared to laugh when we saw the Daily News headline about the Mayfair man forcibly tattooed by his roommates, but then we read […]

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DuPont Heir Raped Daughter, Got Probation

Hope you’re ready to feel disgusted and angry. Gawker reports that Robert H. Richards IV — great grandson of  the late Irenee DuPont, family patriarch —  was […]

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Chris Christie Tells Diane Sawyer: No Bridgegate Responsibility

ABC US News | ABC Business News NJ Gov. Chris Christie was interviewed Thursday night by ABC’s Diane Sawyer, and made the case that he […]

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Witnesses: Parents Attack Students at Philadelphia Elementary School

Fox 29 has an incredible report from the Jay Cooke Elementary School: Yesterday parents entered the school and witnesses say they attacked 10 students, two […]

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Tollefson Out of Jail, Into Rehab

The Inquirer reports that former sports anchor Don Tollefson is leaving jail — to go to rehab — while he waits trial on charges he […]

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Did Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown Really Think She Could Get Away With This?

Earlier this week, local blogger Christopher Sawyer published a solicitation letter from Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, in which she clearly attempts to drum up business […]

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Philly Man Pleads Guilty in ‘Secret Shopper’ Scams

Dave Brister had a pretty good scam going. He and associates, many overseas, would pull the old counterfeit check scheme — sending people fake checks, asking […]