I was sitting eating a bland Panera sandwich, at the decidedly bland corner of Arch and Twelfth Streets in Center City Philadelphia, when I spotted a row of familiar red berets out the window. The Guardian Angels are in town!
In an effort to ensure the survival of three major Philadelphia media properties—the Inquirer, the Daily News, and Philly.com—owner and philanthropist H.F. Lenfest is donating each of them to the non-profit Philadelphia Foundation.
The Philadelphia Police Department had an ambitious idea for an anti-weed PSA—recreate the old Saved by the Bell cast’s ‘90s “there’s no hope with dope” ad, starring police officers as Zack Morris and friends. As you can see, though, it didn’t turn out exactly as the department envisioned.
HitchBot, a friendly Canadian robot sent on a mission to autonomously hitchhike across America, had a pleasant, successful journey across our fair nation, meeting friendly locals who were happy to help the little bot get where it was going. Until it got to Philadelphia.
TMZ reports that two members of Nicki Minaj's tour crew, De'Von Pickett and Eric Parker, were both victims of a stabbing Wednesday morning in Philadelphia. Pickett was fatally injured, while Parker is in critical condition.
Arguably Kroll Show's most underrated sketch revolves around dueling pawn shops in the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, where the accents are sharp and the deals are dirty. In the latest sketch, Murph and Don team up to make some cash for Murph's forthcoming wedding to Teresa. But there are troubles in the…
Mick Foley, a former WWE wrestler who used to be adored nationwide (some say worldwide but unlikely), was disqualified from Philadelphia's Wing Bowl on Friday after stuffing uneaten wings in a fanny pack in order to increase his total. Disrespect is thy name, man who wrestled with mask on.
Despite a serious "oversupply situation" of casinos in the Northeast, and despite the ongoing collapse of casinos in Atlantic City, Philadelphia has just issued a license for a new casino in the city. Well. Philly's full of degenerate gamblers, so maybe they'll "get lucky" ;)
A Philadelphia police officer will face disciplinary action after he was caught on video threatening to "beat the shit out of" a teenage boy for "looking him in his fucking eye."
Late this morning, @FanSince09, the anonymous Twitter user who last month helped solve an anti-gay hate crime in Philadelphia, appeared on The View for an interview with Rosie O'Donnell.
An etiquette battle erupted in Philly Monday when a restaurant attempted to shame Eagles running back LeSean McCoy for allegedly leaving a 20 cent tip on his $60 bill. McCoy's supporters argue that PYT Burger is a slimy hole with bad Yelp reviews, while his detractors point out that he left a 20 cent tip on a $60 bill.
A teenage volunteer firefighter in the Philadelphia suburbs has been arrested on charges that he and another teen set fire to vacant homes so that his fire department would be called to extinguish the blazes. A crime so dumb only a Philly boy could think it up.
Richard Plotts, the 49-year-old suspect accused of killing his caseworker and injuring his psychiatrist at a Philadelphia-area hospital on Thursday, will be charged with murder, authorities say. Plotts reportedly had a long history with guns and mental illness.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter held an unscheduled press conference on Monday to say sorry for Nicki Minaj and Marlon Wayans audibly cursing at the July Fourth family-friendly concert along the Ben Franklin Parkway. The mayor reportedly rewatched footage to confirm that Minaj and other performers had been swearing.
Update: this piece and headline have been revised to attribute the allegations to the prosecutors.
When the huge invasion of snowy owls began this winter, was it wrong for us to feel delight? These beautiful raptors from the arctic tundra do not often show up on the American East Coast, after all. But the sheer number of snowy owls should have been a warning, both to the owls themselves and to our sense of wonder.
This morning, Philadelphia Inquirer editor Bill Marimow was abruptly fired. The paper's publisher cited "philosophical differences" to explain the move. Also today, Philly.com ran a story about a book tying former Pennsylvania governor and current Inquirer owner-pal Ed Rendell to organized crime. Coincidence?
Back in April, a hallowed 64-year-old cheesesteak institution in Philadelphia changed its name from "Chink's Steaks" to "Joe's Steaks," because the former is a racist term for individuals of Asian decent and the latter is not. Folks in the neighborhood lost their minds; how could "Chink's Steaks" be racist when it…
The Main Line. A tony, stony region of suburban Philadelphia where the cricket clubs chirp and the toddlers take Mandarin and the driveways are covered with dead mice and snakes. Just a beautiful, fancy area, full of old money and a few NFL players, and a shit ton of dead mice and snakes. Perfect for raising a family…
A recent bit of on-air passive aggression between Philly news anchor Nicole Brewer and CBS 3 meteorologist Carol Erickson has exposed the fact that the former Miss Pennsylvania and her colleague have been exchanging less-than-subtle barbs for some time now.
