At 12:33 p.m. Friday, Philadelphia Police issued a press release about a Wednesday night robbery. It read, in part … On November 27, 2013, at 6:05 pm, two unknown males entered the Wild & Crazy Beauty Supply store located at…
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MLK High Cougars Lose 52-8 In PIAA AAA Football Championship Game
“Yeah, we took our lumps today, but in the second half, these kids were still playing, still fighting. I’m not dwelling on what we didn’t do. I saw fight and determination. We’ll have the opportunity to prove ourselves again. We’re…
The Upstart MLK High Cougars Football Team Prepares For Saturday’s City Title Game
Stopped out at Johnston Stadium to watch the MLK Cougars get ready for Saturday’s City Championship (AAA) game vs. Archbishop Wood. A daunting challenge, to be sure, but one they’re eagerly anticipating. Kinda dug this photo I snapped, so figured…
Happy Trash Day, Philadelphia!
This is one of those stories that make me love my profession. At the Oct. 17 Philadelphia City Council meeting, Jenny Drumgoole took the mic during the public-comment portion of the session and spoke about her adoration of her neighborhood’s…
This Car Does More To Promote Breast Cancer Awareness Than The Komen Foundation And NFL Combined
Coulter Street, near Laurens St., Philadelphia. That’s a whole lot of pink, yo.
Your Commemorative Keepsake “4-Year-Old Brought Crack Cocaine To The School On Hickey’s Block” Poster
District officials told reporters that a 4-year-old student in the Thomas Mifflin School’s Pre-K program brought a controlled substance suspected to be crack cocaine and approximately $200 in cash to the school in his pockets. [NewsWorks]
Zombies Invade Philadelphia
Fine, it’s just a drug-addled fool near the Market-Frankford El. But whatever. WHYY’s playing in the background as my man there makes his way across what he may or may not know is a street. Daps to “beejonpoint” for capturing…
How The Government Shut-Down Affects People Who Wanted To See The Liberty Bell Today
I work right alongside of Independence Mall. Across the street from the National Constitution Center, to be precise. Anyway, I decided to stroll a pair of blocks up toward Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell Center this morning, mere hours…
In Which Philly Blunt Gratuitously Updates The #TitsyCarThief Case With Prurient Motivations
Shayna Sykes was sentenced to three to eight years in prison, and seven years probation, on Monday. Blah blah blah. This stemmed from an awesomely awesome rampage which I posted about under the title “What We’re Thinking About When We…
A Nature Shot From An Urban Environment
I was cruising through Germantown on my way up to West Oak Lane around noon on Wednesday when I caught, out of the corner of my eye, a cat carrying something along the sidewalk. Upon closer look, I realized that…