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Some hot July takes about the NFL season, plus Cooper Flagg’s near-poster
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Penn Museum workers, whose contract expired in June, have authorized a strike
On Wednesday evening, a horn section serenaded families at Penn Museum’s live music happy hour. Just beyond the gates, ...
How the AFSCME DC 33 strike exposed fault lines in Philly’s labor movement
Some unions had to balance supporting the striking AFSCME DC 33 workers with maintaining their relationships with Mayor ...
Why did 9,000 of Philadelphia’s municipal workers go on strike?
A tentative agreement has put a stop to the piles of trash left by striking sanitation workers, but whether union members ...
Former Cubs, Phillies Manager Passes Away
After a brief playing career in Chicago that consisted of 95 games, the Philadelphia native found fame as a coach and manager ...
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The Short Rib Hash At This Pennsylvania Restaurant Is So Good, You’ll Dream About It For Weeks
Seasonal fruit crisps showcase Pennsylvania’s orchard bounty, with tart fruits balanced by sweet crumble toppings and house-made ice cream that melts into all the nooks and crannies. Chocolate lovers ...
Which NHL team can make the best lineup of players with no repeated initials?
Slow-news summer is here, so let's make the best six-man starting lineup possible for your favorite team without repeating any initials.
A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned them
As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river community of ...