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Dolphin, Half-Eaten by Shark, Washes Up in North Wildwood

My friend Karissa Kerns snapped this pic Saturday in Wildwood right after it washed up on the beach early afternoon. Posted by Gene Alesi on […]

Citified

5 Questions About the Future of Philly’s Schools

Philadelphia City Council did something Thursday that it’s done a lot in recent years: voted to increase both taxes and education funding. Lawmakers expect to […]

City Life

On Evan Mathis Release: Is Chip Kelly’s Ego Killing the Eagles?

In the ripest days of the Cold War, when the Soviet Union was ruled by dictators named Khrushchev and Brezhnev, a dissident voice would be […]

Property

ZBA Doesn’t Bite Request for Proposed Apts. Across Pat’s King of Steaks

Despite making some compromises to make his proposed mixed-use apartment complex across from Pat’s King of Steaks as appetizing to neighbors as possible, developer Paul Mirabello was on […]

Restaurants

Brigantessa Adds Amaro Flights To The Menu

With Beer Week only two weeks behind us, it is fair to take a little break from the stuff. The beauty of alcohol (well, one of […]

Restaurants

Your Guide To The Callowhill Night Market

So here we are–mere hours away from the start of the Callowhill Night Market which will bring together 70-some food trucks and vendors (plus beer […]

City Life

Philly Is Getting an 8.5% Airbnb Tax

Airbnb is about to get a lot less laissez-faire in Philadelphia. City Council passed a bill, 15-0, Thursday, which is expected to be signed into […]

Property

Construction of W / Element Hotel at 15th and Chestnut Underway

The former parking lot is gone and the teasing presence of inactive site prep vehicles is officially behind us – in other words, construction is underway on the 51-story skyscraper charged with holding […]

Restaurants

Bynum Brothers Opening on North Broad

An orange liquor license application spotted at the former Route 6 has revealed that Robert and Benjamin Bynum are opening a restaurant at the corner […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Check Out the Impressive Creations From This Year’s Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest

Back in March we told you about how you could win $10,000 by designing a wedding dress made completely from toilet paper, just in case […]

City Life

Charleston Shooting’s Unique Sorrow for Society Hill Congregation

It’s a difficult day for Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler. Twenty-one-year-old Dylann Storm Roof, wanted for Wednesday’s murder of nine people inside Charleston’s historic Emanuel African […]

City Life

Police Reform Can’t Happen Behind Closed Doors

Here’s what we know: Sometime today, members of the Police Community Oversight Board — the 24-member panel appointed by Mayor Nutter to oversee police reform […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Whoa: 4-Year-Old Flower Girl Steals the Spotlight By Planting a Huge Kiss on the Ring Bearer

This is quite possibly the most amazing/priceless wedding photo we’ve ever seen (and we secretly wish it happened here in Philly so we could use […]

PATCO train
City Life

PATCO Now Takes Credit and Debit for Paper Tickets

  Passengers who prefer plastic to cash will now have an easier time riding PATCO. The Philly-South Jersey rail service now accepts credit and debit cards at […]

Property

Groundbreaking: Here’s What to Expect from One Riverside

After a long and winding journey, Carl Dranoff’s latest luxury tower, One Riverside, officially broke ground yesterday. When complete, the Cecil Baker-designed building will rise […]