Money
Million-Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold in Montgomery County
CBS Philly reports: While the winning ticket for the nearly $600 million Powerball jackpot was sold in Florida, a lottery player who bought a ticket […]
Rich Manhattan Moms Are The Worst People In The World
The New York Post is an execrable hype machine most days. Some days, it’s one of America’s most valuable resources. Today is one of the […]
It Doesn’t Matter That Al Gore Is “Romney-Rich”
It appears Al Gore is now “Romney-rich.” That was the phrase used in a piece earlier this week by Bloomberg News, and repeated in […]
The Price of Cheap Clothes
For years I’ve practiced a little ritual when I shop for clothes. I got it from watching my father, who, like his father before him, […]
Wall Street Journal: Male Golfers Want Clothes That Won’t Embarrass Them
Thank God for weekends. If there weren’t weekends, my house would never get clean. I’d never get to the post office. And I’d never get […]
What Comcast Paid Brian Roberts and Steve Burke Last Year
The numbers are in: Here’s what Philadelphia’s most beloved corporate overlords made last year. Brian Roberts, Comcast CEO: $29 million, up 8% from 2011 Steve […]
Here’s The Store Where You’re Guaranteed* To Buy A Winning Lottery Ticket
MyFoxPhilly reports that the Hess Express on Route 309 in Lehigh County has sold three winning lottery tickets during the last three months: A $371,000 […]
Presidents: They’re Just Like Us! Obama Taking a 5% Pay Cut
In an act of solidarity with the thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed or had their pay slashed, Barack Obama has voluntarily accepted […]
Did Jersey Guy Lie About Winning Powerball Ticket?
And we have a winner! Another winner, that is. Sunday, a dude claimed claimed he had bought the winning Powerball ticket (jackpot: $338 million, 4th-largest […]
Another One Bites the Dust: Lenfest Foundation to Cease Grant Giving
One of Philadelphia’s mega-philanthropies is willingly winding down its operations, after more than a decade of mega-giving. The Lenfest Foundation, which was founded by billionaire […]
Occupy Philly Protesters Acquitted in Bank Sit-In
The Inquirer reports: “A Common Pleas Court jury today acquitted 12 Occupy Philadelphia demonstrators arrested in a 2011 sit-in in a Wells Fargo Bank branch in […]
Meet Pennsylvania’s Richest People
Pittsburgh Business Times reports: “Henry Hillman, Richard Scaife and Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Edward Stack are among seven Pennsylvania residents listed on the Forbes magazine list of […]
Map: The Richest Counties in New Jersey
Richer: North Jersey. Poorer: South Jersey. Using Census data, Spotlight NJ has compiled an interactive map of the richest counties in New Jersey. The calculation […]
William Penn Foundation Suspends Grants to City Agencies
The William Penn Foundation, the powerful grant-making foundation, has suspended new grants to city agencies while it faces a complaint before the Philadelphia Board of […]
Drexel Gets in on All This Perelman Philathropy
Apparently, this is the week for people named Perelman to make college giving officers super happy. Just days after Ronald Perelman donated $25 million to Penn […]