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Bon Jovi Do-Gooding Brings National Spotlight to Philly

Seems Jon Bon Jovi is in Philly today for the opening of a shelter for homeless teens. As always, the Scoop (who hums “Wanted Dead […]

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Mummers Ex-President Charged With Identity Theft

Former head of the String Band Association John R. Pignotti has been charged with identity theft and mail fraud in a case that involves forged […]

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You Can Now Stream Video of Local Sorority Girls Working Out

Well, here’s a weird one. At any point in the day, if you’d like to see Temple students and employees sweating  it out in the […]

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SEPTA Buses Gone Wild

Yesterday afternoon, a bus hit a woman at Seventh and Market streets. Today, sixteen people were hospitalized after two separate bus crashes. What is going […]

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Trendy Bug of the Day: Pine Beetles

It’s always something, isn’t it? As if bed bugs and stink bugs weren’t irksome enough, now there’s another pest to stress about, according to New […]

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Krispy Kreme Will Open on May 4

As pastry lovers and fat kids dry their tears about Tastykake’s sale—it’s probably a good thing … really!—they can rejoice in the opening of the […]

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The Sartorialist Is Coming to Philly (Shriek!)

In what appears to be some sort of twisted and belated April Fools’ joke—or evidence of Joan Shepp’s hacking skills—The Sartorialist (a.k.a. fashion blogger Scott […]

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Temple Partners With Ride-Sharing Network

If you’re cool with riding to and from Temple University with total strangers, the Scoop’s got good news. Temple just partnered with Zimride, a private […]

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Of Slime and Sidewalks.

Much ado lately has been given to the phenomenon of sidewalk rage—that’s like road rage, but with walkers. (Hence its even more pervasive presence in […]

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Duck Boats to Return, Albeit Less Ducky

Ride the Ducks might get back into the tourist biz as early as Monday next week. An official start hasn’t been set, but the “amphibious […]

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The Best Burger in Philly?

So you lost your basketball bracket? (Sigh. The Scoop did, too.) Here’s your chance to make up for it. Vote in our Best of Philly […]

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Getting Out of Jury Duty

I start looking for somebody with a little enthusiasm. There’s Art, he’s a chef at Marigold. He works six days a week, 13 hours a […]

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North Philly’s War on Sugar

Think of it like The Wire—if you set the show in North Philly, “Pandemic” was high-cal fruit juice and Tastykake was handling the re-up. In […]

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Rich People, You Have Two More Weeks to Save TastyKake

Tastykake asked Securities and Exchange Commission for 15 extra days to file its annual earnings report as the company seeks to sell or seek new […]