May 1, 2016
Events
by
Michael Tanenbaum
Culinary hero and globetrotter Anthony Bourdain will be making a stop at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia this Fall for a live tour coinciding with the October publication of "Appetites: A Cookbook," the first Bourdain cookbook to be released in more than a decade.
May 1, 2016
Events
by
Michael Tanenbaum
Even in wet and chilly conditions, thousands of runners took to the streets en masse Sunday morning for the 2016 Blue Cross Broad Street run.
May 1, 2016
Boxing
by
Michael Tanenbaum
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams gave all he could for a good cause on Saturday night at the Liacouras Center, where he entered the boxing ring to take on local attorney and radio host Tariq El-Shabazz.
May 1, 2016
Development
by
Michael Tanenbaum
Marking its 25th anniversary, Philadelphia's Center City District last week released its annual State of Center City report, which details the major trends shaping the central business district at the core of one the largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
May 1, 2016
Penn Relays
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Michael Tanenbaum
The weather didn't exactly cooperate for much of this year's Penn Relays (or the Broad Street Run, for that matter), but a little rain on a parade didn't stop 100-year-old Ida Keeling from claiming a world record at Franklin Field on Saturday.
May 1, 2016
Investigation
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Michael Tanenbaum
Philadelphia police are searching for an armed suspect in the robbery of a 7-Eleven early Sunday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.
April 28, 2016
Arrests
by
Michael Tanenbaum
A Philadelphia police officer has been arrested and dismissed from the force after the department's Internal Affairs Unit determined that the officer was involved in a domestic incident in March.
April 28, 2016
Business
by
Michael Tanenbaum
Camden-based Campbell's Soup Company announced Thursday that it will institute a new policy offering 10 paid weeks of parental leave for primary caregivers and two fully paid weeks of leave for non-primary caregivers.
April 28, 2016
Eagles
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Michael Tanenbaum
As one of the longest tenured Philadelphia Eagles, stalwart tight end Brent Celek has steadily and methodically branched out to establish himself as a prominent figure in the City of Brotherly Love.
April 28, 2016
Neighborhoods
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Michael Tanenbaum
For most of the past decade or so, Northern Liberties has been regarded as equal parts hipster-yupster village and quiet neighborhood with great restaurants, plenty of local businesses and breakneck residential development. Compared to the industrial wasteland many recall from 25 years ago, Northern Liberties came a long way to transform into the destination it now is in Philadelphia.