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City Life

Former Philly Mag Pinup Pup to Cover DNC

Look for Quest on the Broad Street subway while the Dems are in town.

City Life

13 Things You Might Not Know About John Wanamaker

Hingston: Meet the Philadelphian who, for better or worse, ushered America into the consumer age.

City Life

Metal Breakdown

Which do you think will die first — my car or me?

Wilt Chamberlain
City Life

48 Years Ago, the Sixers Traded Wilt Chamberlain

Here are 11 things you might not know about the pride of Overbrook High.

City Life

19 (Mostly Patriotic) Things That Also Happened on the Fourth of July

Hingston: July 4th has been an unusually significant date.

City Life

Best Thing This Week: Ryan Howard Won a Game

Hingston: It was fun to cheer for him again.

City Life

10 Things You Might Not Know About…

Philly’s June 1919 anarchist bombings. Hingston: Anti-immigrant sentiment was high a century ago, too.

City Life

Best Thing: Chocolate

Hingston: Just about the only ray of light in this forlorn sennight.

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City Life

Best Thing This Week: The Soda Tax!

Hingston: Faygo, City Council, Faygo!

City Life

Pa. Lawmakers Should Get Serious About Texting While Driving

Under current state law, texting and driving is nothing more than a summary offense.

City Life

11 Things You Might Not Know About Betsy Ross

Hingston: Happy Flag Day! Now, let’s get down to it — did she or didn’t she?

City Life

Best Thing: Millennials Got Their Way on Beer, Wine

Hingston: And thank God for it. Cheers!

City Life

13 Things You Might Not Know About Octavius Catto

Five years after his City Hall memorial statue was unveiled, a look back at the life of a remarkable citizen of Philadelphia

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City Life

Best Thing: The School District Got Two New Holidays

Hingston: Kids and teachers will have Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha off.

Restaurants

10 Things You Might Not Know About Beer in Philly