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Why’d We All Stop Going to Sports Halls of Fame?

When you were making your vacation plans for this summer, did the destinations you considered include Canton, Ohio? Cooperstown, New York? Charlotte, North Carolina? I’ll […]

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*Another* PA Republican Accidentally Admits Voter ID Is Partisan Gimmick

First, there was whoopin’ Mike Turzai, declaring that Voter ID was going to “allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania.” Now, there’s thoughtful and […]

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WATCH: SEPTA Video of Market Street Building Collapse

The Inquirer reports: “A compelling video of the Market Street building collapse was captured by a camera on a SEPTA Route 31 bus traveling east […]

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New Lawsuit Challenges Credibility of Notorious Police Drug Unit, “Stop and Frisk” Policy

Via Philadelinquency, a Philadelphia man named Frederick George has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia—including D.A. Seth Williams, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, […]

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Facebook Says “Kill George Zimmerman” Page Doesn’t Violate Policy

Facebook has pretty much gone nuts since the announcement of Saturday’s not-guilty verdict in the Florida case of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon […]

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Women and Minorities Be Warned: Don Imus Returning to Philly Radio

Ever since Nappy-headedhogate in 2007, radio jock Dom Imus has been off Philly airwaves. Beginning Tuesday morning, from 6-9 a.m., he’ll be back, on 106.9 […]

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Is Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown Under Federal Investigation?

Remember the stink surrounding Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown? Earlier this year, we learned that Brown admitted using campaign money to pay off a personal loan […]

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College Students Can’t Stop Making a Federal Case About Sex

Sex on local college campuses sure is getting complicated. First a bunch of women at Swarthmore College decided administrators there weren’t taking sexual assaults on […]

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Delaware Man Throws Semen on Wal-Mart Customer

“Because she was hot,” is no excuse for what you’re about to read, boys and girls. Yet that was the purported excuse of this New […]

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World Comes to Senses as N.J. Nazi Dad Loses Custody of Remaining Child

New Jersey’s favorite Nazi dad Heath Campbell, who’s named all four of his children with Third Reich-inspired names, has been denied custody of the youngest one, […]

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Fumo Family Feud: Vince Fumo Sounds Like A Terrible Father Edition

We’ve got another nominee for “Worst Father in Philadelphia“! In court testimony yesterday at City Hall, Vince Fumo’s own kids laid bare the bitter feud […]

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Marlton Man Pleads Guilty to Ponzi Scheme, Buying Lame Cars

Here’s hoping you didn’t invest with this guy. 43-year-old high school dropout Everett Miller, of Marlton, pled guilty yesterday to a $41.2 million Ponzi Scheme. […]

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Main Line Realtor Fired for (Alleged) Rodent Dumping

Remember that weird story we told you about last week? (Well, one of them.) You know, the one about the realtor couple in Merion who […]

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An Animated Version of 25 Delco Bike Cops Catching Two People in the Act

Remember that time last week when two Upper Darby lovers had sex in broad daylight near a baseball diamond? And were caught in the act […]

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Philadelphia Man on Trial for Lacing Baby’s Milk With Heroin

Orlando Rosado, 45, is currently on trial for putting heroin and methadone into his infant son’s bottle during a 3 a.m. feeding in May 2012. […]