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Foobooz

The Porch 2.0 Is Here

Michael Schulson’s food truck and booze wagon are now set up at the Porch next to 30th Street Station. Rotisserie at the Porch will serve […]

Foobooz

High Street On Market Goes Big On The Farm-To-Table Action

This starts with a partnership–just announced between Plowshare Farms (with land in Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery counties) and High Street Hospitality Group (which operates Fork, […]

Foobooz

MoJo’s Storefront Popping Up in Pennsport

Ignore the awful pun; Passyunk Post reported that Mojo’s Pop Co, a mother-daughter team making gourmet toffee popcorn, is finally getting its own brick-and-mortar location in Pennsport. […]

Property

Here’s What the Upcoming Residences at the Curtis Will Be Like

We’d love to have our hands on the latest renderings of the upcoming Residences at the Curtis, but as the saying goes, good things comes to those who […]

City Life

$10,000 Reward Offered in South Philly Sexual Assault

The City of Philadelphia routinely offers a $10,000 reward in homicide cases, but now the Mayor’s Office has stepped up with a $10,000 reward in […]

Citified

Insider: Progressives Are “Out of Touch” With the Fact That Jobs Are a Social Justice Issue

(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider. Steinke is a Democrat who ran for City Council At-Large in the 2015 primary election. He was […]

City Life

Newspaper Strike Authorization Vote Set for June 3rd

The Newspaper Guild will vote June 3rd whether or not to authorize a strike against Philadelphia Media Network, the company that owns the Inquirer, Daily […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Wedding Stress Got You Down? Here’s What’s Really Bothering You and How to Deal With It

If you’re finding that planning this soiree isn’t giggles and daydreams all the time, we hear you. Follow this advice from local social worker, therapist […]

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61-Foot, 11-Ton Duck Coming to Philadelphia Waterfront

A 61-foot tall, 11-ton duck is coming to Philadelphia next month. As part of the 2015 Tall Ships Philadelphia/Camden festival, being held from June 25th […]

City Life

20 Teens Charged in Cape May Sexting Scandal

Ah, Cape May, that idyllic Jersey Shore town that’s usually associated with bed-and-breakfasts, wine bars, and salmon-colored Bermuda shorts and generally not associated with anything approaching […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Jeremy Renner Gives Lesson to Other Celebs On How Not to Crash a Wedding

We have seen quite a few celebs crash quite a few weddings in our day. And most of the time, these are events are completely […]

City Life

Forecast: “Below Normal” Hurricane Season Expected

The federal government’s forecasters are predicting a “below-normal” hurricane season this year, officials said Tuesday. “NOAA’s 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook indicates that a below-normal […]

Citified

The Brief: Can Philly Reduce Its Prison Population?

1. The city won a $150,000 MacArthur Grant to tackle mass incarceration. The gist: Philadelphia is one of 20 jurisdictions that has been selected by the MacArthur Foundation to develop a plan […]

City Life

Could Philly Newspapers Survive a Strike?

Philadelphia’s two major daily papers — the Inquirer and Daily News, along with their online cousin Philly.com — have survived one calamity after another over […]

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City Life

SEPTA to Ban Controversial Ads

SEPTA won’t be taking any more anti-Islam ads — but it won’t take any ads for guns or tobacco products on local buses, either. The […]