UPDATE: A water main broke at about 5AM in front of the University of Pennsylvania's new Life Science Building, flooding the streets in three-foot deep rapids. The flow was stopped and the water has since subsided, but as of 7:30AM, University Avenue between 38th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue was closed while repair continued on the broken water main. Woodland Avenue is an alternate route. Ramps on and off I-76 at University Ave. were......

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Dear Pot Smokers: My feelings about marijuana use are pretty much this: I don’t do it, but after doing some research on the topic, I’m not necessarily sure why it’s illegal and alcohol isn’t, so this isn’t an issue of me getting on my moral, or even legal, high horse. And anyway, it’s your choice what you do in private. In. Private. Because if you’re going to knowingly break the law, why flaunt it?......

It's official. New York stinks. While New Yorkers and North Jersey folks woke up to the smell of a gas-like odor (read: rotten eggs tag teamed by the worst. fart. imaginable) we here in Philly woke up to the smell of victory. Between last night's Eagles win and making it through weekend-long Mummers parties with only the slightest of hangovers, Philadelphia's slogan for this week should be "It's good to be the king." Image Credit:......

Before I begin my review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, I'd like to encourage all those who still want to see the film by the end of my review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer to make sure to visit the restroom on their way into the theater. The film clocks in at just under 150 minutes, without previews. Now that that's out of the way... Perfume is a beautifully shot,......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Miss Potter - A film dramatization of the life of children's author Beatrix Potter. Renee Zellweger plays the title character, Ewan McGregor plays her publisher (and forbidden lover!), and Emily Watson plays her friend and his sister. The trailer makes it look like a terribly sweet little movie, and apparently some of Potter's paintings are animated in order to simulate her imaginary world; we can't decide......

Dear Philadelphia Dog Owners: Your pets are cute. For the most part, they’re very cute. We don’t even mind the long leashes one of our readers pointed out last week. Puppies gotta have their freedom. We love to see the guys scampering around Rittenhouse Square or going for a nice leisurely walk at Clark Park. When you’re living in a city, you’ve got to make sure your dogs get plenty of exercise. You also want......

If you're a daily El rider, prepare for a change in routine. SEPTA announced that the Market-Frankford El will shut down this Friday at 8 pm for nine days from the 52nd Street station to the 69th Street station. Regular El service in that range of stations will resume at 5 am on July 25th. Don't get too comfortable, though. SEPTA also noted that these same stations will shut down from August 12th to......

Come Fourth of July weekend, we can count on Philly residents with more enthusiasm than brains to take to the streets, illegal fireworks in hand. And we mean that literally. It is not unusual to hear the loud boom of fireworks, followed by gut-wrenching screams, the smell of burning flesh, and then ambulance sirens. Ah, the sweet sound of Philadelphia summers! Some people never learn to leave it the experts. Or, at the very least,......