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The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend

Despite a little rain this week the weekend is shaping up beautifully and there are plenty of beautiful things to look for at the farmer’s […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending June 5th

The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?

City Life

Brick and Mortar Opening

Last night Michael B. Welsh’s much anticipated Brick and Mortar (BAM) opened up at 12th and Pearl Streets in the Loft District of Philadelphia. The […]

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Progressives Won the Philly Election? You Sure About That?

Philadelphia is suddenly a progressive utopia. At least, that’s what you might believe after reading articles about the city’s primary election in the national media. “Jim Kenney, a […]

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Adam Erace Calls Opa a “Great Restaurant”

Adam Erace was already a fan of Bobby Saritsoglou’s cooking from Saritsoglou’s time at Santucci’s. There, Erace realized the pizzeria was also a really good neighborhood […]

Philadelphia Wedding

The Historic Duportail House is Hosting a Reception to Reveal Its New Bridal Suite

The bridal suite at the historic Duportail House has been beautifully renovated, and you’re invited to check out the new space during the big reveal next Thursday, […]

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Cops Warn of South Philly “Flimflam” Scam

Be alert, gulls! The coppers are warning of a pair running a flimflam scam in South Philadelphia. Philly even released a silent film of the […]

City Life

Hero Cop Stops Rising Sun Pizza Robbery In Northeast Philly

A Philadelphia Police detective stopped a robbery Thursday night at a popular pizza joint in Northeast Philly, getting in a shootout with a gunman who, […]

Restaurants

Behold the 230 Pound Mortadella

Last year, Brad Spence prepared a 210 pound mortadella for the Vetri Foundation’s Great Chefs Event after party. And since it is the tenth anniversary […]

Restaurants

Dine to Donate to Puentes de Salud

Thursday, June 11th is Plates for Puentes, a fundraising event for Puentes de Salud; the organization dedicated to assisting Philadelphia’s Latino immigrant community through health care opportunities, […]

Citified

Some Answers to a Vexing Question: Why Don’t Millennials Vote for Mayor?

Voter turnout in last month’s super high stakes mayoral primary election was abysmal. Just 27 percent of registered Philadelphia voters turned out. That’s the worst […]

Philadelphia Wedding

The New Rittenhouse Location of “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro’s Carlo’s Bakery is Now Open & Ready to Make Your Wedding Cake

If the news cameras and lines out the door (our editor captured the above shot the other day) are any indication, “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro’s […]

City

Here’s a Video of Kittens Playing on Top of Comcast Bills

Bills, bills, bills! Can you believe how much it adds up? Watch this video, then help out the kittens by making a donation to PAWS: […]

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The Brief: Stu Bykofsky’s Candidates’ Comedy Night Is Ending

1. Stu Bykofsky’s 25th Candidates’ Comedy Night will be the last. The gist: For the past two-and-a-half decades, Daily News reporter Stu Bykofsky has convinced city, state and federal candidates […]

City Life

Penn Named to “Most Stressful” List

Penn is one of America’s “most stressful” universities, College Magazine says in a new ranking. The Ivy League university ranks 10th on the magazine’s list. […]