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Temple’s Annual Spring Fling Turned Deadly Yesterday [Updated]
During Temple’s annual Spring Fling event, a 19-year-old woman died after falling off an apartment roof during a party. Officers found a gruesome scene: The […]
Hood Links: Drexel’s URBN Center, Mt. Airy’s Lovett Park, East Passyunk’s New Team Room
Here it is, your afternoon neighborhood news fix. · UCity: Drexel’s New URBN Center Has Stairways That Lead To Stairways [philebrity] · Center City: Historic […]
A Columbine Anniversary Threat Was Scrawled in a Bathroom at Temple
The FBI and the Philadelphia Police have been alerted to a threatening message written in a bathroom stall of an academic building at Temple. Here’s […]
Temple-La Salle Tennis Match Turns Ugly
You know how people like to call Philadelphia “The City of Brotherly Love” because, you know, irony? Well, it appears that Philly can work its […]
Hottest Philadelphia City Neighborhoods: Lower North Philly
It’s back! More neighborhoods from this month’s Real Estate Issue of Philadelphia Magazine–“The New Hot Neighborhoods.” This week we start out with what once would […]
Temple Student Wins Goldenberg’s Chews Billboard Contest with…a “Rocky” Joke
The month-and-a-half quest to find a funny caption for a Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews billboard on I-95 has come to its conclusion. And the winning entry, […]
Which Is Safer: A Neighborhood With Tree Cover or Without?
Walking home late at night, people often avoid walking under trees because that’s where it’s dark. If we can’t be seen, we’re more vulnerable–or that’s […]
New Temple Dorm Alarmingly Flammable
For the seventh time in the past month-and-a-half, (seventh time) a 27-story high-rise dormitory Morgan Hall has caught on fire. All seven fires have been […]
Man Jumps onto SEPTA Tracks to Save Another Guy’s Life
At 12:40 p.m. yesterday at the Cecil B. Moore station on the Broad Street line, a man walked off the subway platform (deliberately or not, […]
If Philly Had More Trees, There Would Be Less Crime
A new study from Temple University suggests Philadelphia’s crime rate might be lowered if only somebody could be bothered to plant a few more bushes […]
The Money Bracket: Which Schools Spend the Most on College Hoops
There a million ways to fill out an NCAA bracket. Mascot. Underdogs. Overdogs. Nate Silver. Or this way, courtesy of The New Yorker: Which teams […]
John Hodgman and Daily Show Crew Hosting Free Performance at Temple
The Daily Show’s “resident expert” and Deranged Millionaire John Hodgman is coming to Temple tomorrow night, along with two of the show’s producers/writers, Rory Albanese […]
Philly College Hoops Fans Can Enjoy March Madness, Until Friday
It was a lot of fun to watch the elation displayed by La Salle’s basketball players when they learned the Explorers had been selected to […]
La Salle Joins Villanova And Temple In NCAA Tournament
It’s time for March Madness! Philly has placed three teams in the NCAA Tournament this year—La Salle, which returns after a 21-year absence, joins Villanova […]
Tater Tot Truck Hits Temple’s Campus This Saturday
Meet Chris P. Tater! Temple graduate Julie Crist is opening The Tot Cart, her own tater tot truck, on Temple University’s campus this Saturday. Crist […]