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Philadelphia Wedding

Behold: Peter Copping’s First Bride for Oscar de la Renta

In April, new Oscar de la Renta creative director Peter Copping debuted his first bridal collection for the house, and now thanks to Vogue, we’re […]

Restaurants

Little Nonna’s Offering Pick Up for National Cannoli Day

Little Nonna’s is celebrating National Cannoli Day on Tuesday, June 16th. The red gravy Italian restaurant from Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney is offering four […]

City Life

Sign of the Apocalypse? Flies Invade Lancaster County

It’s like something out of a movie: twice in the past five days, swarms of mayflies have shut down the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the […]

City Life

(UPDATED) Lawyer to Seth Williams: Reopen Brandon Tate-Brown Investigation

Updated with response from D.A. Seth Williams. The lawyer representing the family of Brandon Tate-Brown called on District Attorney William to reopen the criminal investigation into […]

Philadelphia Wedding

A Couple Got Married at the Taylor Swift Concert in Philly on Friday—Then They Met Her!

For one diehard Taylor Swift fan, the singer’s 1989 tour stop in Philly on Friday was more than just an opportunity to (once again) see […]

City Life

Pat Toomey Sent Us a Box of Chocolates

Turns out, Sen. Pat Toomey is way more than a Hershey’s guy. Earlier this month, we told you that Toomey is keeper of the Senate’s […]

City Life

Jersey Shore Town Reaches “Capacity,” Mayor Says No More People

It has been a busy summer in Belmar, New Jersey, already, and it’s not even summer yet. Late in May, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie […]

Property

32-Story Tower on Chestnut Street Inches Forward, Mural “Won’t Be Touched”

It looks as though the 700 block of Chestnut Street is about to swap a longtime surface parking lot owned by the Parkway Corporation for a […]

City Life

Sixers Draftland: Does Joel Embiid’s Setback Change Sixers’ Draft Plans?

Basketball writer Derek Bodner is covering the NBA draft for Philadelphia magazine at Sixers Draftland.  Saturday night’s news, which was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo […]

City Life

Welcome to Sixers Draftland

The NBA draft has the chance to be a franchise-altering moment for any team. Never is this truth driven home more than during the NBA […]

Restaurants

Vendy and Burger Brawl Winners

This week saw two big food competitions go down in Philadelphia. On Saturday, Philadelphia’s food truck scene was saluted with the Vendy Awards. The “Oscars […]

Restaurants

Happier Hour(s) At Abe Fisher This Summer

Starting today, happy hour at Abe Fisher is getting even happier. How, you ask? First, by extending an extra hour and running from 5pm ’til […]

City Life

Archdiocese Announces Three Churches to Close

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia over the weekend announced the closure of three churches in the area:

Citified

The Brief: 130-Year-Old Water Main Bursts in West Philly, Eats Cars

1. A water main ruptured in West Philly, wrecking homes and swallowing up cars. The gist: As you can imagine, the water main break on Sunday in West Philadelphia […]

Business

BizFeed: Whole Foods Battling Organic Farmers

Whole Foods in Organic Food Fight The News: The farmers that supply Whole Foods have some serious issues with the supermarket chain’s new produce rating system. It […]