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Cookie Chain Files for Bankruptcy and Shuts Down Locations Amid Retail Closures

You notice the headlines: a fast-growing cookie chain files for Chapter 11 and closes storefronts in a major city. That move signals trouble for similar dessert-focused concepts and affects the local neighborhoods that once welcomed the shops. This bankruptcy shows how permit delays, rising costs, and steep expansion...
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Pat’s King of Steaks debuts ‘new school’ cheesesteak with major twist

Typically, the 96-year-old South Philadelphia staple layers ribeye steak, cheese and onions separately, and then serves them on a non-seeded roll.
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PA DOC breaks up multi-county, multi-prison drug smuggling ring

HUNTINGDON COUNTY- Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections filed criminal charges against two individuals related to the introduction of contraband via legal mail at several state correctional institutions. Devin Walker, 34, and Dejah Schoolfield, 29, both from Philadelphia, are accused of using...
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The Greek-Owned Havertown Grille Where Movies Get Made

At the corner of Darby and Eagle, Havertown Grille serves breakfast to regulars most mornings. A few times a year, it also becomes a movie set. By the time the cameras rolled on Thursday, February 12, chef Yiannis Akritidis had already been working for hours. The griddle was still warm from the breakfast rush. Coffee...
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Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York Enter 5-Day Window as Sunday–Monday Snowstorm Confidence...

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A potential Sunday night into Monday snowstorm is now within the critical five-day forecast window, and confidence is rapidly increasing that parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will see accumulating snow. While exact snowfall totals and track specifics remain unclear, meteorologists say the...
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Clergy abuse survivors in South Jersey to receive $180 million in proposed settlement

The Diocese of Camden announced a proposed $180 million settlement on Tuesday to resolve claims by hundreds of childhood victims who suffered sexual abuse over the years at the hands of the clergy. Church officials said the plan, which was filed in its ongoing bankruptcy case, will establish a trust...
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End of an Era: 87-Year-Old Philly Icon Shuttering Majority of Locations

The "House of Cheese" is getting a whole lot smaller. Di Bruno Bros., the legendary specialty grocer that has defined Philadelphia’s gourmet food scene for nearly nine decades, has confirmed it will close three of its five physical locations this February. The move marks a dramatic contraction for the...
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Mercer County farmers market manager under fire for Black History Month comment

The manager of the Trenton Farmers Market, a Mercer County institution for the better part of a century, is facing criticism for a racially insensitive comment on a Facebook post about the arrest of three African American men during Black History Month. Bill Kearney, who’s managed the market in what...
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Man shot multiple times in North Philadelphia

Police are trying to figure out who shot a 28-year-old man multiple times in North Philadelphia.
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2 people arrested in connection with violent robberies in South Philly

Police updated concerned residents at the Palumbo Recreation Center on Tuesday night after multiple violent robberies in South Philadelphia.

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