Philadelphia Informer

Philadelphia Jewish Music Festival Kicks Off This Week PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A Philadelphia cultural center is hosting its inaugural citywide Jewish Music Festival beginning this week. Presented by the Gershman Y, the nine-day festival will showcase the musical amalgamations of artists of Jewish ancestry … Read more on KYW Newsradio

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Most Difficult Decisions Facing Philadelphia 76ers This Offseason After attempting to hit the green on the first swing and repeatedly ending up in the drink, we can officially call a mulligan on the season for the Philadelphia 76ers. This offseason, however, will go a long way to determine if the next campaign will … Read [...]

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Philadelphia Flyers: Who's to Blame for Their Struggles This Season? The Philadelphia Flyers currently sit at the bottom of the Atlantic Division standings and are out of the playoff picture right now. Needless to say, things have not gone the way anybody had hoped for the orange and black. Who is to blame for the [...]

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Arizona QB Matt Scott will visit the Philadelphia Eagles later this month The Eagles will host Arizona QB Matt Scott for a private workout later this month according to Tony Pauline. Scott and Foles actually competed head to head for the Wildcats starting job back in 2009, a competition that Scott actually won initially … [...]

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The Case for Philadelphia 76ers Keeping/Firing Doug Collins After This Season One of the biggest questions in Philadelphia right now is what should be done with 76ers coach Doug Collins at the end of the season. With just 23 games remaining, the 76ers discovered that they'll likely be without center Andrew Bynum now for the [...]

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This girl is probably smarter than you Remember when you were 16 and your biggest accomplishments were things like memorizing all the words to Simon & Garfunkel's “Sounds of Silence” or getting a C in Algebra II or managing to not have a big nose zit when the cute girl from fourth period … Read [...]

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Philadelphia Phillies' Two Biggest Missed Opportunities This Offseason For the past decade, Philadelphia has had center field manned by excellent defensive players who could also hit. First Aaron Rowand and then Shane Victorino provided serious production from a position where good defenders who contribute offensively … Read more on Bleacher Report

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Expect a lot more of this In many key parts of Philadelphia, the water mains are more than a century old, so it's not surprising that there have been so many big breaks this year. Also ancient: America's railroad bridges — like the one that collapsed late last month in … Read more on Philadelphia [...]

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Eagles, unlike Giants, fall short on prime time this weekend The Philadelphia Eagles hosted a prime time game this past week that they desperately needed to win. But the Eagles weren't the only NFC East team with that problem, since the New York Giants hosted their own prime time showdown the previous night. Read more [...]

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Philadelphia Phillies: The Top 5 Players They Should Avoid This Winter The Phillies have a number of holes on their team and a lot of money to spend this offseason. They can upgrade through free agency or trades and add multiple players if they choose. However, in recent seasons they have been pressed tightly against [...]

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This Date In Philadelphia Flyers History: Pelle's Last Shutout, Beezer's … This is a daily column that will run during the duration of the NHL lockout. It is not meant to depress hockey fans, but is rather intended to provide a reminder of some of the more memorable moments in Philadelphia Flyers' history, and act [...]

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Why Did It Take so Long for the Philadelphia Phillies to Take off This Year? The Philadelphia Phillies are by no means out of the playoff picture but for the team that waited until the second half of the season to really heat up, time is certainly not on their side. Sure the team may [...]

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No dream: Philadelphia Eagles face challenges everywhere this season In fact, the obstacles placed in their way heading into the 2012 schedule might be more formidable than the self-created hurdles of a year ago. You remember the Dream Team proclamations, the Super Bowl expectations, the Philly phanatics going wild … Read more on Washington Post

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Here's what will make news in Philadelphia this week Gosnell, 71, is facing the death penalty for overseeing an illegal abortion clinic in West Philadelphia that allegedly killed eight babies who were born viable. He is also facing a third-degree murder charge in the death of a patient who died during a … Read more [...]

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Dallas Suaqueso > Philadelphia Cheese Steak. This Should Be Dallas' Official … If humans are anything, they are adaptable. When I lived in D.C. I had a serious cheese steak problem. After a night out with friends, if burritos weren't immediately available I'd be willing to walk miles for a cheese steak. I did it [...]

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