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No Sugar Tax for Philadelphia

Soda Tax Dies. Again. Mountain Dew drinkers, rest easy. You will not have to pay more for your sugary, devoid-of-nutrition beverage now that City Council […]

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Pedro Ramos Joins SRC

Governor Corbett has nominated Pedro A. Ramos—who you may remember as the lead attorney for the district during the 2009 South Philadelphia High scandal—to fill […]

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Lancaster Adoption Agency Scam?

Five couples from Illinois, Louisiana and Minnesota are suing Main Street Adoption Agency, based in Lancaster, for using a bait-and-switch scheme to scam them out […]

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Allen Iverson’s Getting Divorced

Allen Iverson’s Marriage Is Done. Again. Tawanna Iverson has re-filed for divorce. The wife of the former 76er previously attempted to end the marriage, but […]

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Mayor Nutter to Address the City on Education

The future of education in Philadelphia has been a topic hotter than last week’s temperatures. And with his precious (yet oh-so-controversial) soda tax vote scheduled […]

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Ex-Cops Sentenced

Two former Philadelphia Police officers were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison for their involvement in the kidnapping and robbery of a suspected […]

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Philadelphians Have Less Sex Than People in Other Cities

Philadelphians Don’t Have Very Much Sex. People in the Philadelphia area have intercourse an average of 99 times per year, compared with 120 times for […]

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PA Voters Want Their Natural Gas

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that Pennsylvanians are cool with drilling in the Marcellus Shale by a 2-to-1 margin. About the same number think […]

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Hamels Give $200k to Public Schools

This morning, the star slugger and his lovely wife slummed their way up to a high school in Northeast Philly to announce a much-needed gift. […]

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Comcast Partnering With Skype

Apparently MySpace Still Exists. The U.S. Appeals Court in Philadelphia has issued a ruling in the case of two Pennsylvania students who got in trouble […]

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Rocky Balboa In Hall of Fame

New Plans for the Delaware River. The “Central Delaware River Master Plan” will be released today, and we’ll all finally see what might become of […]

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Michael Nutter and Arlene Ackerman Kiss and Make Up

School District Is Now Accountable. Best frenemies Arlene Ackerman and Michael Nutter held a press conference yesterday to announce that they have worked out a […]

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Cole Hamels Is Becoming a Man (Says Manuel)

Archdiocese Closing More Catholic Schools. The Archdiocese just announced last-minute shutterings in Delco because of low enrollment. [CBS3] CHOP’s Expansion Plans. The Children’s Hospital has […]

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Frank Rizzo Jr. to Host Talk Radio Show?

The Real Reason We Can’t Have a Target in Center City. The whole thing apparently comes down to some freaking signs, which according to the […]

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Comcast’s Olympic Bid

Charlie Pizzi’s New Job. Now that Georgia-based Flowers Foods is up and running as the new owner of all things Tastykake, the Tasty Baking CEO […]