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What's the best cheesesteak restaurant in Philadelphia? Truff hot sauce will award $10,000 to top vote-getter
Where can you find the best cheesesteak in Philadelphia? California-based Truff hot sauce is asking the age old question and will give $10,000 to the top vote-getter. Let the debate begin. → Read More
Nursing assistant killed by co-worker at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, police say; two Philly police officers shot
A man working as a certified nursing assistant at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was shot and killed early Monday morning by a co-worker, who investigators said fled the hospital and later shot two Philadelphia police officers in the Parkside area of West Philly. The alleged shooter, a 55-year-old man, was shot by officers during a shootout in West Philly, according to Police Commissioner… → Read More
M. Night Shyamalan's childhood home in Philly suburbs hits market for $2.175M
The Main Line home where acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan grew up recently hit the market for $2.175 million. Shyamalan's parents bought the house on Old Gulph Road in Wynnewood in 1982, according to property records. Before breaking through with his hit, "The Sixth Sense," a young Shyamalan would invite friends over to film movies in the woods behind the home, his mother told Philadelphia… → Read More
Pennsylvania election 2021: Thousands of faulty ballots mailed to Montgomery County voters
Around 16,000 incomplete ballots for the 2021 Pennsylvania general election were mailed out to residents of Montgomery County. The ballots are defective and should be destroyed, according to election officials. Voters will be reissued corrected mail-in ballots in the coming week, and voting in person remains an option on Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 2. → Read More
Philadelphia residents can apply for commission overseeing investigations into police misconduct
The board will have subpoena power to aid in its investigations into allegations of officer or departmental misconduct → Read More
Center City Giant supermarket, flooded by Hurricane Ida's storms, set to reopen Saturday
The Giant at Riverwalk supermarket in Center City, Philadelphia, reopens Saturday morning for the first time since it was flooded by storms from Hurricane Ida a month ago. The Starbucks located in the store's first-floor and an escalator that transports shopping carts down from the second-floor supermarket and food hall will remain out of service as repairs continue. → Read More
Wawa reportedly will close one of its South Street locations next month
Wawa has decided to close its location at Ninth and South streets permanently on Sunday, Oct. 17, after a little more than two years in business, according to a report from Philadelphia Business Journal. The Delco-based convenience store chain cited the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and "changing consumer trends." The forthcoming closure leaves 10 Wawa locations scattered across Center City. → Read More
Gilbert Newton III of Philadelphia found guilty of murdering Morgan McCaffery at Meadowbrook Station
Gilbert Newton III, 19, of Philadelphia was found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Morgan McCaffery, at SEPTA's Meadowbrook Station in Abington on July 27, 2020. Investigators say McCaffery's body was found with more than 30 stab and slash wounds next to her running car in the train station's parking lot. → Read More
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to legalize recreational marijuana use
New legislation would legalize recreational marijuana use in Pennsylvania for people age 21 and over. The bill, introduced by state Reps. Jake Wheatley and Dan Frankel, would create a permitting process for growers, processors and dispensaries in addition to a 10% wholesale tax on business-to-business transactions. It also would impose excise and sales taxes. → Read More
Jefferson Health partners with Novartis to address cardiovascular disease in Philly's underserved neighborhoods
Jefferson Health and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation's "Closing the Gap" initiative will increase access to health care and education about cardiovascular disease risk factors for around 200,000 people across five Philadelphia ZIP codes — 19121, 19132, 19133, 19140 and 19148. → Read More
Penn Medicine to offer childbirth class geared toward LGBTQ+ families
Penn Medicine is offering its first childbirth class tailored specifically for LGBTQ+ families. Taught by Lee McClenon, LGBTQ+ Birth Prep 101 will be a virtual, four-week course that will use gender-affirming language and content tailored specifically toward LGBTQ+ families to help them navigate what can be an alienating experience. → Read More
Philadelphia Parking Authority to test bike patrol unit to ticket parking violators
The Philadelphia Parking Authority is creating a small team of officers that will patrol the city on bicycles, ticketing drivers who violate parking restrictions in lanes designated for bikes and buses. But first, the agency wants to test the program out. PPA officials announced the creation of a six-person, bike-patrol unit this week. It will cover the area from Delaware Avenue to 40th Street… → Read More
Security concerns prompt cancellation of Academy Park football game three weeks after Fanta Bility was killed in a shooting outside Knight Stadium
The game initially was postponed due to threats of violence made several weeks after 8-year-old Fanta Bility was killed outside the Knights' season opener in Sharon Hill → Read More
Pat's Steaks killing: Jose Alberto Flores-Huerta, Omar Arce charged; Philadelphia police looking for two others
Omar Arce and Jose Alberto Flores-Huerta of Philadelphia have been charged with beating Isidro Cortez to death at Pat's Steaks in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 16, according to police. Authorities are still searching for two other men, Osvaldo "Willie" Pedraza and Victor Pedraza, in connection to Cortez's murder and the assault of two other men, who have been identified at Cortez's… → Read More
Lower Merion ranks No. 37 on Money' list of best 50 places to live in the US
The Montgomery County town was the only Pennsylvania municipality on the magazine's annual rankings → Read More
'Rocky' boxing gloves, John Rambo's headband up for grabs in Sylvester Stallone auction
Fans can bid on the notebooks in which Stallone developed ideas for the award-winning, Philadelphia-based films → Read More
Bart Scott on ESPN: 'I'll shave my eyebrow off' if Philadelphia Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers
Bart Scott is so confident the San Francisco 49ers will beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field that he is willing to wager an eyebrow on the Week 2 matchup. Scott, a former NFL linebacker turned ESPN analyst, made the bold wager Thursday morning on "Get Up" alongside Damien Woody and Mike Greenberg. → Read More
Rite Aid's new corporate offices at Philly Navy Yard will be meeting space for remote workforce
Some Rite Aid employees soon will call South Philly home, but only occasionally. The drugstore chain is relocating its corporate offices from Camp Hill, Cumberland County, to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where it is creating an office space that caters to its new corporate strategy of remote work. Rite Aid reportedly has leased about 25% of a 92,000 square-foot building at 1200 Intrepid Ave. and… → Read More
Kevin Hart to star alongside Wesley Snipes in 'True Story,' Netflix drama set in Philadelphia
Kevin Hart's first foray into dramatic television, "True Story," draws from his experiences returning to Philadelphia as a famous comedian. Hart will star alongside Wesley Snipes in the Netflix series, which will be released on the streaming service Nov. 24, just in time for Thanksgiving. → Read More
The War on Drugs release title track, music video from new album, 'I Don't Live Here Anymore'
The War on Drugs released the video for the title track of the Philly band's new album, "I Don't Live Here Anymore" on Wednesday in advance of their album's Oct. 29 release date. It's the band's first new album in nearly four years. → Read More