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City Life

What the Comcast-Time Warner Merger Means for Philly

Comcast’s proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable is the biggest story in the nation right now, so big we can’t possibly bring you all the […]

City Life

If Tom Corbett Wants to Get Reelected, He’s Going to Have to Move to Philadelphia

Governor Tom Corbett, you’ve got a mountain to climb. But I believe I can help you win re-election. For the most part, you’d think I’d […]

Michael Nutter
City Life

At White House Dinner, Michael Nutter Speaks a Small Frenchman

Mayor Michael Nutter attended Tuesday’s state dinner at the White House for French President Francois Hollande, and the results were hilarious: At Tuesday night’s state dinner […]

City Life

Meet Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, the Deep-Pocketed Dark Horse Candidate for PA-13

Meet your PA-13… frontrunner? In terms of political experience (none) and name recognition (scant), Dr. Valerie Arkoosh is the dark horse in the race for […]

The Scene

Ready For Hillary Super PAC Party at G Lounge

On January 30 the Ready For Hillary Super PAC had its first fundraiser — despite the fact that Hillary Clinton has not yet announced a […]

City Life

Democrats Can’t Pick Gubernatorial Favorite

Gov. Tom Corbett is faring so badly in the polls that one line of thought is that Democrats just have to pick a candidate—any candidate—and […]

City Life

Joe Biden: Not Down With Pot Legalization

Joe Biden has decided to betray every principle the Onion version of him stands for: Just weeks after President Barack Obama told the New Yorker that the […]

City Life

Green Move to SRC Opens Seat on Council

Bill Green’s move to head the School Reform Commission means there is now officially an open seat on City Council. The Daily News reports that […]

City Life

Interview: Why Abortion Rates Have Declined in Pennsylvania, America

Some interesting facts gleaned from this week’s Guttmacher Institute study of abortion rates around the United States: Pennsylvania women are slightly less likely to have […]

City Life

Let the Millennials Rest: Leave Afghanistan Now

From beginning to end, the U.S. involvement in World War II — the biggest, bloodiest confrontation the world has ever seen, and hopefully ever will […]

PA Governor Tom Corbett
City Life

Corbett’s Budget Tries to Win Back Voters

With his poll numbers tanking and voters angry, Gov. Tom Corbett unveils his 2015 state budget today with an eye on winning back some support […]

City Life

Could Penn Stater’s Lawsuit Kill America’s Leading Conservative Magazine?

There is growing talk that a defamation lawsuit by Penn State scientist Michael Mann could kill of National Review, the magazine founded by William F. […]

City Life

Can Marijuana Make John Hanger Governor?

John Hanger might not be the first guy you’d think of to be the “pot candidate” in this year’s Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign: He’s a Penn […]

City Life

‘Revenge Porn’ Bill Moves to House

NewsWorks reports: “A proposal to criminalize “revenge porn,” which passed quickly in the Pennsylvania Senate, now moves toward an uncertain future in the state House. Revenge […]

City Life

Could Philadelphia Host the Super Bowl? The Olympics? The Pope?

Could Philadelphia be the host with the most? You might wonder, since recent weeks and months seem to regularly bring news that the city is […]