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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Budget Talk. Mayor Nutter is going forward with presenting his $4 billion city budget tomorrow to City Council, though no one knows what will happen […]
Upper Darby Pizzeria Proprietor Plays To Win, Loses. The cops say he tried to infest a competing pizza shop with mice. If their report is […]
As Philly Post writer Christine Speer covered last month, the City of Philadelphia is feeling the love from Code for America, a kind of Teach […]