Philadelphia News

In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.

The word functionary has appeared in 19 Times articles over the past year, most recently in the article "In Philadelphia, Heroes With a Lunchpail" on October 31, 2009: Philadelphia sports fans are chronically misunderstood, especially by their New York counterparts.

Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell says a tentative agreement could end Philadelphia's transit strike by Saturday night.

President Obama and his administration were busy this past Friday. The president signed into legislation The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act, which according to CNN.com , "authorizes a 5 percent annual increase in federal support over the next four years.

Jonathan Demme acquired the rights to the book Zeitoun , which he plans to make into an animated film.

The November edition of America's most influential food-culture monthly started hitting mailboxes this week.

Share + Oct 28, 2009 6:53 pm US/Eastern Reporting Dave Carlin A lot is on the line in the "Turnpike Series." Fans have bet it all -- everything from cash to carbs .

Gov. David Paterson and Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell are offering a free getaway to a resident from the state that wins the World Series.

"Don't waste your time and be negative about anything, take it as challenge," says Myrlie Evers-Williams. Myrlie Evers- Williams fought injustice alongside her husband, civil rights pioneer Medgar Evers.

Actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith - currently seen Off-Broadway in Let Me Down Easy - will be presented with The 2009 Moth Award at its annual Moth Ball.

Pennsylvania business owners interested in selling their company's goods and services abroad can network with trade representatives to find opportunities overseas during a Nov.

Today's blog picks up where my colleague Tom Bayles left off after spending yesterday touring Sarasota with a group of Hollywood producers.

Share + Oct 20, 2009 4:20 am US/Eastern Gov. Ed Rendell has only a little over a year left in office.

"The same as it ever was a The same as it ever was a " David Byrne's "Once in a Lifetime" lyrics have never been so relevant.

The opening shot of Law Abiding Citizen swirls around the statue of William Penn, one of the most well-known pacifist thinkers of early American history, as he stands atop the courthouse in Philadelphia.

So much for Arlen Specter's party switch to avoid a risky primary. The incumbent Pennsylvania senator's 2010 Democratic Primary race against challenger Joe Sestak is now a toss-up. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely Democratic Primary voters in the state finds Specter with just a four-point lead over Sestak - 46% to 42%. Two percent ...

Pennsylvanians in the movie business are seeing a half-full glass this week. State legislators last week closed a $3 billion budget gap in part by reducing - but not eliminating - the Film Tax Credit program, trimmed from $75 million to $42 million for fiscal year 2009-10. The program provides a 25 percent tax credit to productions that spend 60 ...

We recently published Glenn Kay's interview with Joe Dante discussing the full details on his upcoming film THE HOLE .

Often cast as WASPs, the boyishly handsome, auburn-haired Bradley Whitford had appeared in a succession of supporting parts in features since the mid-1980s. Bitten with the acting bug in high school, the Wisconsin-born.... Often cast as WASPs, the boyishly handsome, auburn-haired Bradley Whitford had appeared in a succession of supporting parts in ...

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