Suburbs
Jersey Shore Towns Fight Underage Drinking
Senior week is over and New Jersey law enforcement officials are celebrating by reminding everyone that they will not tolerate underage drinking. Attorney General Paula […]
Barnes Reaches $200 Million Goal
The Barnes Foundation has raised $200 million in funds for its new location on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. In 2009, the foundation was struggling financially […]
Flash Mob Robs Upper Darby Sears
Flash Mob Pillages Upper Darby Sears. Approximately 40 boys from West Philly invaded the Upper Darby Sears and swiped thousands in merchandise over the weekend. […]
Flight Forced to Return to Philly
A U.S. Airways flight from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich, Switzerland barely made it past the Main Line last night. Pilots said the plane, filled […]
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 […]
New Local School District Rankings
Whew. The Scoop almost had to go a whole week without referencing a ranking. Unlike certain inane GQ lists, however, this latest one—covering Pennsylvania school […]
Pot Brownies Sold at Montco Farmers’ Market
The owner of the defunct “Saharah’s Treasures” stand at Zern’s Farmers’ Market in Montco has been charged after police investigated her brownies. According to the […]
White People Still Live in the Suburbs
Local writer Daniel Denvir rounds up the 10 most segregated urban areas in the country today. Philadelphia earns the ninth position. Despite growth in our […]
Anthro’s Accessories Shop Coming to Suburban Square
For years—decades, really—the fashion whopper that is URBN, Inc., comprised of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, Leifsdottir, BHLDN, and possibly another clever brand I […]
Holy Family: The School With “The Incident”
A guy named John O’Connor is out of a job as the head basketball coach at Holy Family College in Northeast Philadelphia, and that’s a […]
In Defense of John O’Connor
Last spring, while researching an article on why Big 12 Conference football teams recruit the state of Texas so aggressively, I spoke with Oklahoma State […]
Natalie Munroe: Crusader or Complainer?
After Tuesday night’s meeting of the Central Bucks district school board, teacher Natalie Munroe’s chances of getting her old job back seem about as slim […]
Love (or Sue?) Thy Neighbor
Two weeks ago I attended the Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin concert at the Mann. When I first saw the concert advertised, I have to […]