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SEPTA Transpass Controversy Inspires Movie

Wren Warner directed the short film TRANSPASS about the controversy surrounding SEPTA’s use of gender IDs on transit passes. The film is being premiered at QFest.

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Why Families Head to the Shore Every Summer

When I first moved to New Jersey and started talking to residents, even my own in-laws, I was surprised at how many families vacation together […]

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Federal Court Rejects Appeal of $6.4 Billion PHL Expansion Project

Tinicum Township filed a petition for a review of the $6.4 billion expansion project planned for the Philadelphia International Airport. Tinicum’s petition urged the court […]

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Flying Would Improve if Apple Ran the Air Travel Industry

While covering the consumer electronics industry in my day job for the past five and a half years, I’ve noticed just how ridiculously fast innovation […]

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Guy Pulls a Crossbow in a Northeast Road Rage Incident

Guy Pulls Crossbow in Road Rage Incident. A 45-year-old man supposedly pulled a crossbow and pointed it at another man after a road rage incident […]

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New Laser Can “Penetrate Clothing” and Figure Out What You Ate for Breakfast

New technology—specifically, a laser-based molecular scanner—will allow the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to know basically everything about you. The technology is 10 million times […]

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Why Are There Still People Who Don’t Have EZPass?

I don’t like waiting in line. For anything. It doesn’t matter if it’s a beer at a concert, a burger and fries at Shake Shack, […]

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Eagles Running Back Arrested for Pulling Fire Alarm in New York

Eagles running back Dion Lewis was arrested early Saturday morning in Albany, New York. The former Pitt Panther and his older brother were locked out […]

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American Gored at the Running of the Bulls Is From Cherry Hill

The 38-year-old American man that was gored at the Running of the Bulls on Monday is reportedly from Cherry Hill. He—along with two Britons—was gored […]

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Travel From Philly to New York in 37 Minutes…by 2040

Amtrak Talks Northeast Corridor Plan. Amtrak says  you’ll be able to travel from Philly to New York in just 37 minutes. That is, if they […]

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Occupy Protesters March from the Liberty Bell to Wall Street

For almost a full week, Occupy protesters made their presence felt in Philadelphia. They came, they were arrested, they screwed up your commute, and now […]

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Why Isn’t There a Good Way to Get From Philly to New York?

Toll Brothers is heading to New York to work on a big, new construction project. Good for them. I hope they succeed. The building industry has […]

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Two Philly Guys Create New Gay Travel Site

Mike Sheridan and Jim Werner, partners in life and business, have launched a new travel site Fagabond.com, exclusively for gay travelers.

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Engineer Thinks PennDOT and Its New I-95 Ramps Suck

Charles Marohn—a Professional Engineer from Minnesota—recently took to the blog Strong Towns to skewer the New I-95/Commodore Barry Bridge ramps proposal that earned PennDOT local […]

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One Dead as Plane Crashes In North Carolina En Route to Lancaster

One person died this morning as a four-seat plane crashed in North Carolina. Authorities responded to a 9-1-1 call from someone claiming to have witnessed […]