Protesters and cops pushing and shoving at Broad and Vine streets

Livefyre coverage of Eagles Draft Day, Round 1…

Maybe Jim Rome said it best: “The NFL Draft starts at 8 P.M. EST tonight in Chicago, but ‘the Show’ doesn’t get started until Philly is on the clock.” Rome thinks Chip Kelly is going to kick traditional draft strategy in the butt and start a bonfire tonight that spreads hot cinders all across the […]

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A Florida man will serve time for an extortion scheme involving a former Marconi business. On April 23, Cape Coral, Fla. resident Mario Fresta pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act extortion and will have a sentencing hearing on July 15, U.S. Attorney spokeswoman Patricia Hartman said. As an...

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'Philly is Baltimore' rally to be held at City Hall today

Mortgage rates inch up

Mortgage rates inched up this week amid mixed economic reports. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.68 percent with an average point of 0.6 for the week ending April 30, up from...

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9 tips for building a profitable real estate team

Everybody has an opinion on real estate teams. Some agents are for them because they view it as an opportunity to delegate tasks they don't enjoy doing while simultaneously putting more money in the...

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Review: Italian TV star subjects the Cosa Nostra to mockery and nostalgia in 'The Mafia Kills Only in Summer'

The Mafia Kills Only in Summer definitely follows in the footsteps of Life Is Beautiful in its tone-deaf juxtaposition of a trite coming-of-age tale with real-life horrors.

With $170M pending acquisition of Apartment Finder, CoStar Group makes another massive rental play

CoStar Group, which entered the rental game last March with its acquisition of Apartments.com, is looking to snag another large rental portal, Apartment Finder, with a $170 million agreement to...

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Take the Bo Wulf plunge into the Eagles 1st Round…

Bo Wulf is running a poll over at PE.com which is based on the premise that Marcus Mariota is off the board long before the Eagles pick at #20 in the 1st Round of the 2015 NFL Draft. “Whom Will The Eagles Select?” OL Jake FisherCB Marcus PetersLB Omawagbe OdighizuwaDE Arik ArmsteadS Landon CollinsCB Eric […]

Among emerging markets, Pakistan ranks No. 1 for eco-friendly housing

New research from emerging markets portal Lamudi shows that Pakistan has the most eco-friendly homes for sale and for rent among the 30-plus countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin...

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Our Guide To The Third Annual South Street Spring Festival Taking Over Eight Blocks All Day Long With Eats, Drinks, Live Music, Shopping And More, Saturday, May 2

Philadelphia's phenomenal festival season reaches its first big crescendo this Saturday, May 2 with more than a dozen huge festivals and events taking place in and around the City of Brotherly Love. One of the three blockbuster festivals taking place this Saturday, the South Street Spring Festival returns for its third year to celebrate the […]

THEATER: 'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' by Theatre Exile is shattering, epic and demands to be seen

In the end, no Virginia Woolf is "the" Virginia Woolf. The play is too complex for that — which is why it's so great.

Last-minute draft notes for Eagles—it could be a play for Mariota…

The anticipation grows on Draftmas Eve…and just one more day to submit your 2015 Eagles MACH 10 Challenge ballot in the Comments section below. If you would like a scorecard of all the MACH 10 ballots submitted so far, just drop me an email request at rslupean@excite.com, and I will reply with a Word document […]

Which real estate brand’s TV spot does it best?

The spring homebuying season is in full bloom, and most of the nation's major real estate franchisors are airing national TV ads designed to burn their brands in consumers' brains. Coldwell Banker...

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Calendar: April 29-May 6

Wednesday, April 29 PARTY Philly Tech Week Wrap-up Need to unwind after 10 days of nonstop tech awesomeness? Tech in Motion, a group of technology professionals and lovers alike, hosts a cool-down party that will recap the highlights of Philly Tech Week and provide a shot to network with...

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Why aspiring real estate agents should just skip college

Skip college. That's right! If you know someone who is thinking about starting or running a business after college, they should just skip the university and start a real estate career. This is not...

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For sale by Zillow: Should you be worried?

This week, 1000 Watt had a post from Joel Burslem about his aunt selling her home on Zillow without the help of an agent. She edited the home's details; Zillow marketed it for sale, and it sold...

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