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Philly Live! Will Have World’s Biggest Indoor TV

Philly Live!—the bar, restaurant and entertainment development project planned for the Spectrum’s graveyard—is set to open in April. The new strip of bars will include […]

City Life

Vote for the Final Face on Phillies Mural

Some children spent their morning painting the Phillies mural coming soon to a building near 24th and Walnut. But, the mural designer David McShane says […]

City Life

Philly Sports Will Still Suck in 2012

To say that the past few months of sports have been brutal would be analytically dismissive. It’s not as if our favorite team lost and […]

City Life

The 10 Most Beloved Philly Athletes of All Time

1. Richie Ashburn A Hall of Fame center fielder with the Phils; his broadcast partnership with Harry Kalas made him a beloved figure here for […]

City Life

Phillies Tried to Talk Billy Wagner Out of Retirement

Wow. Apparently the Phillies tried to talk former closer and “rat” Billy Wagner out of retirement this off-season. Wagner was such a city favorite that […]

City Life

Astros Fire GM Ed Wade

Welp, there goes the friends and family discount. The Houston Astros have fired General Manager Ed Wade. Wade held the same position with the Phillies […]

City Life

Philly is America’s Most “Sports-Crazed” City

Travel + Leisure has released a list of the country’s most “sports-crazed” cities and Philly tops the list. Now if the Eagles can get above […]

City Life

Joe Pa Transferred Ownership of His House to His Wife in July

Joe Pa Sold His House to His Wife for $1. Back in July, Joe Paterno transferred the ownership of his home to his wife, Sue, […]

City Life

Father of Modern Batting Gloves Passes Away

In the spring of 1983 Irving H. Franklin teamed up with a one Michael Jack Schmidt to revolutionize the art of batting. Together, the pair […]

The Scene

HughE Dillon: Jimmy Rollins Foundation Fundraiser

The Jimmy Rollins Family Foundation partnered with Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar to host Havana Nights at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia last […]

City Life

Papelbon: Boston’s Loss, Philadelphia’s Gain?

Our corporate brothers at Philadelphia magazine asked me to write a post here telling you, from a Bostonian’s perspective, what you’re in for with Jonathan […]

City Life

Jonathan Papelbon Arrives to Become Newest Phillie

The Phils new closer Jonathan Papelbon arrived in town yesterday. He’s here for his physical—the last formality before he’s officially in red pinstripes. He said […]

City Life

I Hate Myself for Loving the Jonathan Papelbon Signing

Let me get this out of the way right now: I’ve loved the Phillies with an unwavering passion since, as a newly minted seven-year-old in […]

City Life

Phillies Sign Jonathan Papelbon

It is being reported that the Phillies have reached an agreement with former Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon. The deal is said to be […]

City Life

Pat Burrell to Hang ‘Em Up

Longtime Phillie Pat Burrell is likely to retire as a nagging foot injury that kept him out much of last season hasn’t healed. Pat the […]