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Takeru Kobayashi was expected to win Wing Bowl XX, but no one thought he would shatter the previous record so easily and by such a gigantic margin at that. After all the hot sauce settled Friday morning, Kobayashi downed a total of 337 wings, setting a new world record for the Wing Bowl and surpassing Continue reading »

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Old City (Finally) Gets A Steakhouse

Old City (Finally) Gets A Steakhouse

Old City’s proverbial aha moment happened somewhere between the rebrand of Khyber Pass Pub, the opening of PBR and the realization that 2nd and Chestnut really needed one thing to make the neighborhood worthy of some serious foodie patronage: a steakhouse. Occupying the space at 123 Chestnut Street (remember Cebu?), Continue reading »

Local School Receives Celebrity Bail Out

Local School Receives Celebrity Bail Out

It’s no secret that Chester Upland School District is in dire straits. Devoid of any clear solution for their ever-growing financial hole and largely clueless as to how they’ll remain open through June, the district made national news when teacher Sara Ferguson told the press that she and other district Continue reading »

Councilwoman Proposes Ads on Philly School Buses

Councilwoman Proposes Ads on Philly School Buses

The Philadelphia School District is desperately seeking a solution to their $60 million $80 million deficit, and Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown may have just the plan, just don’t be surprised when your kid starts blurting out TD Bank propaganda uncontrollably. Her proposal is to sell ad space on school buses Continue reading »

Inky and Daily News Sports Desks Will Merge Together

Inky and Daily News Sports Desks Will Merge Together

For as long as the two papers have been in operation, the competition between The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News has been fierce.  But now that competition may be eliminated altogether. The 700 Level.com reports that the sports desk of the Inquirer and Daily News will be merged, Continue reading »

Republicans Arrest Gasland Director at Fracking Hearing

Republicans Arrest Gasland Director at Fracking Hearing

Freedom of the press took a blow to the groin yesterday when Josh Fox, a PA native and director of the acclaimed documentary Gasland, was arrested at a House hearing on the process of fracking. Reports indicate that it was House republicans who ordered Fox to be detained by security, Continue reading »

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