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Dave Davies: Off Mic

Campaign laws fall in Washington, enforced in Philly

In a 5 to 4 ...

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National Interest

Why conservatives are ‘boxed in’ on Obamacare

This is an awesome week, for three reasons: (1) winter is finally dead, (2) baseball is finally back, and (3) with respect to Obamacare, ...

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Bridging the past at The ARCH

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

Sound familiar? Former city L&I official charged with extortion

It’s April Fool’s Day, but we have a Groundhog Day story: A federal grand jury has charged a former top official of Philadelp ...

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 Anthony Lawton and Ellie Mooney in 'The Rise and Fall of Little Voice' at Walnut Street Theatre's third-floor Independence Studio. (Photo courtesy of Walnut Street Theatre)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘The Rise and Fall of Little Voice,’ but mostly the fall

For perhaps 10 minutes, an actress named Ellie Mooney gets, and grabs, her place in the spotlight. In a remarkable explosion of ve ...

12 years ago

 THREE CHEKHOV SISTERS: From left, Sarah Sanford (as Olga), Mary Tuomanen (as Irina) and Katharine Powell (as Masha) as the 'Three Sisters' in the Arden Theatre Company production of Anton Chekhov's play. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Reviews: ‘Three Sisters’ and ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ — Mr. Chekhov, are you ready for your closeup?

Where is Anton Chekhov when you need him? The great 19th-century Russian playwright is probably tucked soundly into some celestial ...

12 years ago

 Shareda Green, left, meets with Barbara Bloomfield a volunteer with the Pennsylvania Health Access Network to begin the process of signing up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Monday, March 31, 2014, at Project HOME's St. Elizabeth’s Community and Wellness Center in Philadelphia. With the deadline just hours away to sign up for insurance in the first enrollment period under President Barack Obama’s signature health care law health care advocates in Pennsylvania were pushing Monday to get as many people as possible to sign up. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
National Interest

Obamacare haters can’t handle the truth

If there’s one thing Republicans hate even more than health insurance for a growing number of Americans, it’s empirical evide ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Tech Week picks for the plannerdly

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PlanPhilly
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National Interest

The Sheldon Adelson primary: Kissing the mogul’s ring

  It’s a good thing that what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas, because this weekend we learned an ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

March 31-April 4: Rafael Moneo | Restoring historic streets | CHOP expansion | Walking Day | Richard Forman | Green treasures in Queen Village and Bella Vista

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Trolley tour takes memory lane trip on Lincoln Highway

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

March 31: CHOP’s poor urbanism | Slumlord’s empire back on the block | Blatstein buying Foxwoods site (again) | Jefferson buys PSFS at 7th and Walnut | Unmeasurable KOZ

12 years ago

Chris Christie
National Interest

Chris Christie and a whiff of Watergate

When I heard yesterday that a law firm hired by Chris Christie had released a bridge scandal report absolving Chris Christie, I couldn ...

12 years ago

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