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National Weather Service Says Snow in Berks, Lehigh

The National Weather Service just announced that Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties might see four to six inches of snow this weekend. Maybe if the […]

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Police Commissioner Ramsey Gives Update on Dungeon Case

After Mayor Nutter’s 3 p.m. announcement at City Hall, Police Commissioner Ramsey and others involved will issue on the Northeast Philly Dungeon Case. As of […]

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Local Girl Bullied With Explicit Video

A girl in Philadelphia—whose Facebook profile says she’s 14-years-old—has been a topic of conversation on Twitter and other social media sites after other kids filmed […]

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State Supreme Court to Tweet Rulings

To get access to court rulings in Pennsylvania you won’t have to traipse down to a courthouse cellar or sign out boxes of documents—you’ll simply […]

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Deadspin’s Ryan Howard Photoshop Contest

After rupturing his achilles on the final disappointing play of 2011, the Big Piece was spotted rascal-ing around at a suburban Whole Foods. The internet […]

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Did Les Bowen Hit Jeff McLane Today?

Since yesterday, the Inquirer‘s Jeff McLane has been feuding with the DN’s Les Bowen on Twitter over the status of Eagles quarterback Michael Vick for […]

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Restaurant Week Starts Today

Whether you’re excited for the biannual prix fixe extravaganza or too cool for school, we’ll have you covered over the next fortnight with our Restaurant […]

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How Twitter Predicted Philly’s Earthquake

I knew the earthquake was coming. No, I don’t have the perceptions of the animals at the National Zoo. I have Twitter. About a minute […]

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Twitter Users Fight Over Norway and Amy Winehouse

Almost as quickly as the Twitterverse reacted to Amy Winehouse’s death on Saturday, it began reacting to the reactions. Almost instantly, people took to social […]

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Does Twitter Hashtag #PhillyRising Work?

Have you heard? Philly is rising. It’s not clear from what or where, exactly. From the ashes, maybe. Perhaps the depth of hell. Or it […]

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Is Philly Funnier On Twitter Than In Real Life?

I thought I made it very clear that my recent list of the five funniest Philadelphia-area people on Twitter was much like every college paper […]

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Sensitivity Lessons for Twitter and Facebook

If you’re looking for a soapbox to stand on regarding the death of Jackass daredevil Ryan Dunn, I don’t have one to lend you. There’s […]

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Larry Mendte: I Love Twitter

I love Twitter. If we could somehow limit people to 140 characters in real life, just think of how much better life would be. For […]

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Meanwhile Across Town at Vetri….

While Marc Vetri was hosting hundreds at his Great Chefs Event a couple of well known food writers were sitting down to dinner at Vetri. […]

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Tweets From Pro Athletes: Sex and Cable Bills (Of Course)

These are lean days for fans of local sports. Aside from the Phillies, the hometown alternatives are slim: The Eagles are still locked out, and […]