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five-dollars

$5 a day is too much for food in Philadelphia, right? Then hooray for government cuts!

In an age of tax cuts and budget battles, we should show everyone how easy it is to live on five bucks a day in the low-budget, low-maintenance hollow of Philadelphia.

TJ Brennan Buffalo Sabres

T.J. Brennan, a Philadelphia local, enjoyed NHL debut with Buffalo Sabres this season

T.J. Brennan, a Moorestown, N.J. native, grew up a Philadelphia Flyers fan. This season, he made his NHL debut for the Buffalo Sabres, playing in 11 games, scoring his first goal (celebration pictured above), and getting to face the Flyers.

latin.kings

‘Inca’ for Latin Kings gang in Bethlehem is sentenced to 28 years

Luis Colon – “King Respect” – had pleaded guilty on July 9 to conspiracy charges for racketeering and murder. He was the leader, or “Inca,” of the Bethlehem gang chapter.

AppleSlices

Apple slices in the McDonald’s Happy Meal – they have their uses

If you live in a neighborhood where few stores sell fresh fruit, a nickel-bag of apple slices could offer health benefits that might not otherwise have drifted your way.

flyers

One arrest in Flyers-on-Rangers hockey fan assault in South Philly

We’ve got enough yahoos within our own city limits. We don’t need to import them. If you’re visiting someone else’s city, you’re guests, and you ought to act like it.