City Living
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Police Horses: Coming to a Street Near You
Beginning in June, the PPD will integrate five horses—each named after a fallen police officer—into the force. While they won’t be used for regular patrol, […]
Philly’s Fake Inferiority Complex
There is a popular narrative about Philadelphia that I’ve believed ever since I moved here, if only because it’s repeated so often. It’s the theme […]
Springtime in Philadelphia … Or Is That Paris?
You may be wondering, when did Philadelphia transform itself into Paris? The Flower Show this year had a “Springtime in Paris” theme, and like the […]
Center City Borders Will Close
Although Borders has had the bankruptcy blues for a while now, somehow the Broad Street outlet was looking like it would escape the ax. But […]
Philly to Become NYC’s Seventh Borough?
Well, the Scoop has certainly enjoyed crouching in New York’s prominent shadow while it lasted. Seems Mayor Bloomberg is making a big push to spruce […]
Size Matters
According to the 2010 census, Philadelphia’s population has grown 0.6 percent. The number of people living in the city increased by 8,456 to 1,526,006. The […]
Today: Corbett Announces Budget Cuts
Corbett to Announce Budget Cuts Today. Will our state go the way of Wisconsin? Probably not. But that $4 billion has to come from somewhere. […]
It’s Official: Hope Moffett Will Be Fired
It’s a banner day for Philadelphia’s educational system. After spending days in “teacher jail,” Audenreid High School’s Hope Moffett, a lauded teacher in our struggling […]
Battle of the Whoopie Pies
Uh Oh. The Amish Are Pissed. Folks in Maine have filed a bill proposing the whoopie pie be named the official state dessert of the […]
Our Streets Are Covered in Hazardous Waste
It was only yesterday that the Scoop made light of Philadelphia’s ranking on what seemed like a meaningless list. Turns out, there’s good reason for […]
I Fought The Water Department And …
Problem 1: Getting the water department to open my account. This would, you’d assume (at least I did, because I’m hopelessly naive), be a simple […]