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How Did Wawa Become One of the Top Spots for Missed Connections?

Looking for a summer love? Don’t bother with dimly-lit bars serving $6 Coors Lights. Skip the club scene and the electronic beats. Even your corner coffee shop with […] The post How Did Wawa Become One...

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The Excellent Adventures of Digital Nomads Jason Batansky and Jeremy Albelda

It was supposed to be the anti-spring break. Not a last-gasp bender before adulthood, but a moment to pause and prepare. That’s how, two months […] The post The Excellent Adventures of Digital Nomads...

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There’s Nothing Wrong With Fortnite. Parents Are the Problem.

It’s just over one month into Summer 2018, and there are a lot of parents of school-age kids going crazy right now trying to occupy, […] The post There’s Nothing Wrong With Fortnite. Parents Are the...

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It’s Official: Dead Musicians Are Now Touring as Holograms

I’ve been hearing rumors of hologram concert tours coming to the United States for six years now, ever since the Tupac Shakur hologram made its […] The post It’s Official: Dead Musicians Are Now...

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Rittenhouse Bar Fires Cook Targeted on Yelp, Facebook for Pro-Hitler Posts

Oh! Shea’s Pub is a casual, laid-back bar and restaurant on Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square. You might go there to watch a game, throw […] The post Rittenhouse Bar Fires Cook Targeted on Yelp,...

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It’s Official: Dead Musicians Are Now Touring as Holograms

I’ve been hearing rumors of hologram concert tours coming to the United States for six years now, ever since the Tupac Shakur hologram made its […] The post It’s Official: Dead Musicians Are Now...

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Good Lord: The Ronnie James Dio Hologram is Coming to Town for a Concert

There was a time when a rock star would die, we’d mourn their loss, and then their legacy would be carried on in perpetuity by […] The post Good Lord: The Ronnie James Dio Hologram is Coming to Town...

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This New Antenna Is Bringing Cheap High-Speed Internet Into South Philly

If you’re like most people, you probably think there is a special place in hell for Comcast and Verizon, the two impenetrable monoliths with a […] The post This New Antenna Is Bringing Cheap High-Speed...

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Yes, the PPA Sucks. No, It Did Not Ticket the Car That Blew Up on South Street.

There are at least a million reasons to hate the PPA. The corruption. The nepotism. The broken kiosks. The PPA enforcer standing around on the […] The post Yes, the PPA Sucks. No, It Did Not Ticket the...

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Stu Bykofsky Is About to Be Out of a Job — and He Has Plenty to Say About It

Whether they love him or hate him, everybody in the Philadelphia media world today is talking about Stu Bykofsky. From out of nowhere, the controversial […] The post Stu Bykofsky Is About to Be Out of...

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Philly Launches “Unsolved Murders” Website to Help Police Solve Thousands of...

Barely a day goes by in Philadelphia without a deadly shooting. The circumstances, victim names, and grainy surveillance videos are regularly splashed on the 11 […] The post Philly Launches “Unsolved...

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Fox 29 Anchor Karen Hepp Files $10 Million Lawsuit Against Facebook and Reddit

Fox 29 anchor Karen Hepp has filed a bombshell of a lawsuit against Facebook, Reddit, and other internet companies after she says that a photo […] The post Fox 29 Anchor Karen Hepp Files $10 Million...

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Hundreds of SEPTA Buses Have Free WiFi … When You Can Get It to Work

The other day, one of my colleagues was riding SEPTA’s 42 bus to 15th and Walnut when he noticed a message crawling across the bottom […] The post Hundreds of SEPTA Buses Have Free WiFi … When You Can...

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Fox 29 Anchor Karen Hepp Files $10 Million Lawsuit Against Facebook and Reddit

Update: Facebook has responded to Karen Hepp’s lawsuit. Read the full story here. Fox 29 anchor Karen Hepp has filed a bombshell of a lawsuit […] The post Fox 29 Anchor Karen Hepp Files $10 Million...

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Facebook Calls B.S. On Karen Hepp’s $10 Million Lawsuit Against the Company

Last September, we told you that Fox 29 co-host Karen Hepp had filed a $10 million lawsuit against Facebook and other Internet companies, claiming that […] The post Facebook Calls B.S. On Karen Hepp’s...

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Here’s Where to Get Free Wi-Fi in Philly

I was recently sitting in my car in a parking spot next to Washington Square and found myself with the need to send some large […] The post Here’s Where to Get Free Wi-Fi in Philly appeared first on...

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Here’s Where to Get Free Wi-Fi in Philly

I was recently sitting in my car in a parking spot next to Washington Square and found myself with the need to send some large […] The post Here’s Where to Get Free Wi-Fi in Philly appeared first on...

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Judge Throws Out Karen Hepp’s $10 Million Lawsuit Against Facebook, Reddit...

When we first broke the news last September that Fox 29 anchor Karen Hepp had sued Facebook, Reddit and other Internet companies for $10 million […] The post Judge Throws Out Karen Hepp’s $10 Million...

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Delco Dad’s Christmas Lights Map App Goes National

Mike Kane wasn’t expecting all that much when he launched ChristmasPrism on November 30th. His new app would allow homeowners with Christmas light displays to […] The post Delco Dad’s Christmas Lights...

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The Curious Case of Roxborough’s Nazi Flag

Last Friday night, Roxborough’s main community Facebook group overflowed with fierce debate over a singular photo: A Nazi flag. The flag had been spotted hanging […]

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