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Celebrate Beer Week By Funding Beer Bagels

A really great bagel is kind of the unicorn of the bread realm. Elusive. Ephemeral. Often the main character of an all-too-realistic, carb-based dream. They’re contentious– […]

City Life

Video Pleads Newspaper Guild’s Case

With a strike authorization vote looming, supporters of the Newspaper Guild are turning to video to make the case that Philadelphia Media Network — owner […]

Citified

The Brief: Don’t Like Chaka Fattah? Pledge to Vote Him Out

1. A new Kickstarter-like site hopes to recruit Democratic challengers to run against Congressman Chaka Fattah next year. The gist: Gregory Naylor, Democratic U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah’s former chief-of-staff, pleaded […]

Property

Headlines: Greensgrow Farms Expanding With West Philly Garden Center

Kensington-based Greensgrow Farms has visions of opening a new West Philly garden center at 5123-29 Baltimore Avenue. West Philly Local says that the group will […]

City Life

Pa. State Police Warn of “Mass Exodus”

Pennsylvania State Police could lose up to 1,000 older troopers if the legislature pushes through changes to the state pension system, an official said Thursday. […]

Philadelphia Wedding

8 Just-Married Couples Share the Tricky Ways They Saved Money On Their Wedding Day

We often think that some of the best wedding advice comes from couples whose weddings just happened. They’ve not only lived it—they’re not theorizing, the […]

Citified

Stephen Wojdak, Lobbying Titan, Dead at 76

Stephen Wojdak, a giant figure in Pennsylvania politics credited with creating the state’s first modern lobbying firm, died Tuesday in Boston. He was 76 years […]

Property

Hip, Horizontal and Creative: Major Office Project to Replace Destination Maternity

When Destination Maternity decided to sell their headquarters at 5th and Spring Garden Street in Northern Liberties to Alliance Partners HSP in fall 2014, it […]

City Life

PMN to Newspaper Guild Members: Strike and We Stop Paying You

[Updated at 8 p.m. with comment from the Newspaper Guild] Philadelphia Media Network on Tuesday informed Newspaper Guild employees what they’ll lose if they go […]

Restaurants

All The Best Stuff: Your Philly Beer Week Guide For Tuesday, June 2

Odds are good you already missed the weirdest Beer Week event of the day–the Oxbow and Mike Fava lunch at Jose Pistola’s which was attended […]

Restaurants

La Colombe Set to Open in Independence Mall

La Colombe is set to open a new space in Independence Mall July 1st. The cafe, situated next to the Independence Beer Garden, will open just […]

Restaurants

Coming Soon: Tour de Taco IV

The fourth Tour de Taco is upon us, think Tour de France, but you’re biking to 9 of Philly’s best taco shops. The event, happening on […]

Property

New Walkway and Entrance to Welcome Pedestrians, Cyclists to Laurel Hill

Oh, don’t underestimate this seemingly small change to the Kelly Drive – Hunting Park Avenue corner of Laurel Hill Cemetery. With a slew of cyclists, […]

Restaurants

Foie Gras Wings at Sidecar

In this month’s installment of Sidecar’s Wing Thing, Luke Palladino and his chef de cuisine (and Sidecar alum) Ed Affinito have up with chicken wings […]

City Life

Obama to Deliver Beau Biden’s Eulogy

  President Obama will deliver Beau Biden’s eulogy at a Saturday funeral, officials have announced. Biden, the former Delaware attorney general and son of Obama’s […]