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10 Things To Do In Philly This Weekend: We Were Promised Jetpacks Live, Cut Your Own Christmas Tree, W. Kamau Bell at Underground Arts and More

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Baggage Handlers Picket at PHL Airport

#picketline #PHLstrike #hyperlapse #PHL #Philly #Philadelphia #povertydoesntfly #goodairports #1u #PrimeFlight A video posted by 32BJ SEIU (@32bjseiu) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:32am PST A […]

The Scene

Young Friends of Kelly Anne Dolan Foundation’s Masquerade and Casino Night

The Young Friends of the Kelly Anne Dolan Foundation held their third annual Masquerade and Casino Night Friday, November 14th, at the newly renovated Union […]

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CONCERT REVIEW: Caribou at Union Transfer, 11/13

I’m going to be honest, I’m not a huge fan of seeing shows at the Union Transfer. The security there is sometimes a bit touchy-feely, there’s always […]

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7 Shows to See in Philly This Week: Usher, Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, Caribou and More

City Life

Bill Would Require “Labor Peace” at City-Subsidized Hotels

Philadelphia’s hotel workers might decide to go on strike someday, but they won’t do it on the taxpayer dime if Councilman Wilson Goode Jr. has […]

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What’s Worth Seeing in November: Usher, Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, the PMA Craft Show and More

The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence November 5-23 Off-Broad Street Theater Time and time again, we’ve heard that there’s a dearth of roles for […]

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7 Shows To See In Philly This Week: Yellowcard, Fitz and the Tantrums, Chrissie Hynde, O-Town and more.

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Philly’s 10 Best Pro Athletes on Twitter

References to the Almighty God. Mentions of Jesus Christ. Bible verse citations. Heads up about heading into practice. Vague references to “grinding” and/or “putting in […]

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7 Shows to See in Philly This Week: Bryan Adams, Capital Cities, Cold War Kids, Misfits, and More

City Life

Labor Leaders Contemplated Citywide Strike to Protest SRC

The School Reform Commission’s decision to unilaterally end its contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers nearly caused a shutdown of the entire city, the […]

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7 Shows to See in Philly This Week: Fleetwood Mac Reunites, Finch, STS9 and Flyleaf

Septa regional rail train
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Uniforms Shouldn’t Trigger SEPTA Strike

When I heard last week the reason SEPTA might shut down due to strike this winter — leaving tens of thousands of commuters stuck in […]

City

Union Likely to Miss Playoffs After Goalie’s Embarrassing Gaffe

In a fitting climax to their season, the Philadelphia Union gave up a late goal against the Chicago Fire last night — pretty much ensuring […]

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Two More Ironworkers Plead Guilty

The U.S. Attorney’s Office reports two more Ironworkers have pleaded guilty to corruption charges: