Jay-Z has some important news to share. According to Roc Nation, Jay-Z is set to make a “major announcement” alongside Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter on the East Terrace top of the famous Rocky steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday morning (May 14) at 10:30 a.m. Hov’s ... Read more...
A Philadelphia city councilman is spending $28,000 in taxpayer money 140 characters at a time. The Philadelphia Daily News (http://bit.ly/HTOwa4) reports Councilman Jim Kenney is paying an outside contractor $28,800 to send Twitter and Facebook updates on his behalf. The 53-year-old Kenney says... Read more...
The pursuit of The Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com began in October with an unsolicited offer by two businessmen with South Jersey roots, Lewis Katz and George E. Norcross III. It ended Monday with Katz, Norcross, and four other local investors paying $55 million to acquire the d... Read more...
Joe Frazier, the hard-hitting boxing heavyweight who handed the legendary Muhammad Ali his first defeat, died Monday, shortly after being diagnosed with liver cancer, his family said in a statement. The former heavyweight champion, who was 67, became a legend in his own right and personified ... Read more...