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Mt. Sinai Developer Plans Apartments, Townhomes at Shuttered Pennsport School
It looks like Concordia Group has its sights set on another major project at a local landmark in Pennsport. The Bethesda-based developer plans to convert the former […]
Weekly Pig Roast at Cuba Libre this Summer
Running all summer, Cuba Libre will be serving an unlimited roast pork dinner every Monday. If you’re looking to begin your week with tender, falling-off-the-bone meat, this may […]
Rail Park Project to Get Additional Funding from City
The long-awaited Rail Park project in Callowhill is now $3.5 million away from reaching the $8.6 million goal required for construction. According to PlanPhilly’s Jim Saksa, […]
CNN Graphic Misidentifies Pennsylvania as New York
https://twitter.com/_youhadonejob/status/608267034045128706 A graphic on CNN yesterday misidentified Pennsylvania as New York, and now this is a blog post telling you about it. Hmm. It was […]
Court: Wolf Wrong to Fire Open Records Chief
Gov. Tom Wolf isn’t having much luck on the personnel front this week. Two days after the Pennsylvania Senate rejected his nomination to lead the […]
Another Serious Hit and Run Took Place in Philly This Morning
A man was found injured after a hit and run accident on Roosevelt Boulevard this morning. Police say the man was transported in critical condition […]
Head Butcher Bryan Mayer Out at Kensington Quarters
Bryan Mayer, the head butcher at Fishtown’s Kensington Quarters has parted ways with the restaurant/bar/butcher shop/classroom. The departure has been described as amicable by owner […]
Insider: Philadelphia’s Old Guard Freezes Out Young Professionals
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) There’s an old Philadelphia adage that loosely goes like this: “This is a town run […]
NTSB: No Evidence Engineer Used Cell Phone
Federal investigators say they have found no evidence that the engineer in last month’s fatal Amtrak derailment was using his cell phone while he should’ve […]
New in the Foobooz Store: Lew Tendler’s
We here at Foobooz are excited to announce the latest t-shirt in our partnership with Shibe Vintage Sports, the sports apparel store on 13th Street in Midtown […]
Campbell Soup Makes $231M Fresh Food Bet
Campbell Soup Co. is making another acquisition to continue moving the company toward a fresher, healthier product line. On Tuesday, it agreed to acquire Garden […]
The Brief: State Moves Closer to Taking Over Philly Schools — Again
1. A state Senate committee approved a bill that would put low-performing Pennsylvania schools into a state-run system. The gist: The Inquirer’s Chris Palmer reports […]
Rendell: DNC to Feature Lots of Fiberglass Donkeys
Next year’s Democratic National Convention will feature painted fiberglass donkeys displayed across the city, former Gov. Ed Rendell has told a Pennsylvania newspaper. PennLive reports […]
Headlines: 2401 Washington Ave. Gets the OK from the ZBA
It looks like Washington Avenue is primed to swap an oddly shaped vacant lot at 2401 Washington Ave. (save for a billboard) for a new mixed-use […]
Is Comcast “Push Polling” Philadelphians?
A new report from Consumerist suggests that Comcast is running a “push poll” in Philadelphia while City Hall considers the details of a franchise agreement […]