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No New Prison for Philly (for Now)

It’s official: Councilman Bobby Henon’s bill that would have paved the way for a new prison in Philadelphia is dead for the season.

Restaurants

Now That We’ve Told You Where to Sit and What to Eat, Here Are Our Cocktail Recommendations for Center City Sips

So far for this summer’s Center City Sips, we’ve highlighted the best appetizer deals and the best places to drink outside. Perhaps it’s time to talk about […]

Restaurants

More Summer Happy Hour Goodness At Jamonera and Lolita

The list of places to get a late-afternoon snack or drink continues to grow this summer, and we’re certainly not complaining. Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran are […]

Things to Do

WATCH: That Time Donald Trump Hung With Michael Jackson in AC

After pretending he’d run several times for decades, yesterday Donald Trump made a big announcement: He is actually running for president. Who knows how serious […]

Property

Allan Domb to Debut Boutique Rental Units at the Alison Building in July

Hot off his successful bid for City Council At-Large, Allan Domb is set to unveil the first round of super high-end rental units inside the […]

City Life

Could Brandon Tate-Brown Family File Criminal Charges if D.A. Won’t?

So D.A. Seth Williams won’t bring criminal charges against the officers who shot Brandon Tate-Brown. That doesn’t means the chances for a criminal prosecution in […]

City Life

National Constitution Center Role Could Doom Jeb Bush

Saw this coming: The conservative group ForAmerica released this ad today, claiming that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is “unelectable” because he was onstage when […]

City Life

People Are Actually Camping Outside Montco Chick-Fil-A

On Sunday we told you about Philadelphia’s urban chicken movement. Now for something completely different. Throngs of wannabe winners of free Chick-Fil-A for a year are camped […]

Restaurants

Vegans Just Wanna Have Fun: Wine Dinner At Charlie Was A Sinner With NBA Star (And Vegan Activist) John Salley

Vegan wine is a thing. Kinda. In any event, it’s certainly a thing now–in this everything-healthy, everything-kind, everything-vegetable moment that we’re living in. And Charlie […]

Restaurants

Kermit’s Bake Shoppe Starts Serving Soft-Serve

Kermit’s Bake Shoppe has a new summer options for you sweet tooths. The bakery at 22nd and Washington is now serving soft serve ice cream. […]

City Life

Dalai Lama Will Receive Liberty Medal

The Dalai Lama will be the recipient of the 2015 Liberty Medal, officials announced today. The medal is presented annually by the National Constitution Center […]

City Life

Jahlil Okafor: One of the Best Low-Post Scorers We’ve Seen

We continue our series profiling the Sixers potential draft picks, this time shifting our attention to Duke’s Jahlil Okafor. Previous profiles: Karl-Anthony Towns Key information: […]

Philadelphia Wedding

The Second Season of Married at First Sight Was Sure Different Than the First

Well kids, another season of Married at First Sight officially wrapped last night with the conclusion of the reunion double-header, bringing this roller coaster ride […]

Business

(Update) Comcast Denies T-Mobile Interest

[Updated 11:50 a.m.] Or maybe not. We’ve just heard from a source — who wished to be identified only as a “source familiar with the […]

Michael Vick
City Life

Michael Vick’s Camp Still Sensitive About the Whole Dog Torture Thing

It has been six years since Michael Vick walked out of federal prison, where he was locked up for his involvement in a dogfighting conspiracy, […]