An Inquirer investigation found that Philly-area real estate agents brokered $45 million in questionable deals for student rentals around Temple. 🏢 The findings: More than two dozen professionals helped arrange the sale of apartment buildings at inflated prices. These rentals had sat on the market for months, then abruptly sold for about double their asking prices. 👤 The key player: Patrick C. Fay of Coldwell Banker was involved in every deal. After The Inquirer published a report concerning 3

Federal prosecutors say a multi-year, multi-million-dollar sports betting scheme infiltrated professional and college basketball — from China to Philadelphia. In this episode of Wooder Cooler, Inquirer federal courts reporter Chris Palmer and Inquirer sports columnist Mike Sielski break down how the alleged point-shaving operation worked and who was targeted, and why legalized gambling may be reshaping the integrity of sports itself. 📝 Chris Palmer, Mike Sielski / Staff 📹 Jenna Miller, Lauren

Marsha’s, Philly’s first women’s sports bar, opens tonight. It will be like “going to your favorite aunt’s house.” The idea for the bar, at 430 South St., was born after owner Chivonn Anderson couldn’t find a place in Philadelphia to turn on the 2019 women’s soccer World Cup final. As women’s sports viewership has continued to grow, being able to watch those games at local bars has became much easier. But at Marsha’s, which takes over the space that was Woolly Mammoth until May, a variety includ