You might think the political universe now stands upon its head: the Commonwealth Foundation, a potent conservative force in Pennsylvania politics, is criticizing a labor union for being too tough on crime. Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, amidst a growing nationwide…

Everyone in the Jim Celebre Memorial Pool League knows that Foto Club is the team to beat. Yet there is some debate among the men who shoot for Tailgators (who are not shooting so well tonight at the 3 Fish…

What might be the best headline I’ve read all year has confirmed that God is playing divide and conquer with our sins: the Risqué video porn shop at 43rd and Chestnut will soon be replaced by a state wine and…

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania and 19 civic and religious organizations are asking state Attorney General Linda Kelly to investigate New York Police Department (NYPD) spying on Muslims at the University of Pennsylvania. A letter from the…

In December, Philadelphia-area pundit and motivational writer-speaker Gene Marks wrote to Forbes.com readers: ?I am not a poor black kid.? Yet, in his nationally infamous essay ?If I Were a Poor Black Kid,? he had plenty of advice for poor…

On January 14, the state liquor store at 40th and Market was abruptly shut down thanks to safety concerns about the apparently decrepit building. As a result, displaced customers have flooded into the store at 4906 Baltimore Avenue, prompting crazy…

Anthony Lomax, a 63-year-old North Philadelphian, has no teeth thanks to the state of Pennsylvania. A survivor of prostate, kidney and rectal cancer, Lomax was diagnosed with gum disease and underwent dental surgery in the fall. He needed only partial…

Pennsylvania spends half billion more on prisons than previously reported Pennsylvania spends at least $463.8 million more on prisons than is reflected in the state’s already massive $1.6 billion prison budget, according to a new Vera Institute of Justice and…

Sometimes we reporters mess up. And sometimes, we screw up in particularly scandalous, offensive and/or barely-forgivable ways. I regularly read or listen to, and enjoy, each of the publications that I viciously attack below. I spend hours with the Daily…