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New Life for the Philadelphia Blueprint Company on Chestnut Street

The 700 block of Chestnut Street is about to see some major changes. Sure, you could point to the 32-story tower proposal at the surface […]

City Life

Are the Duggars Pro-Family — or Just Anti-Woman?

In general, I try not to dissect why I care about the lives of strangers on reality TV shows. Best-case scenario, I don’t have enough […]

Citified

A Shakeup on Council’s Leadership Team?

Philadelphia’s next crop of City Council members won’t be sworn in for another seven months, but rumors are already swirling that there might be a shakeup on […]

City Life

The Flyers Won Their Most Recent Stanley Cup 40 Years Ago Today

Forty years ago today, the Philadelphia Flyers won their most recent Stanley Cup. It was an incredible run for the franchise not 10 years after […]

Restaurants

Alex Boonphaya Tries Out Thai Pizza In New Jersey

He’s already mashed up Thai food and Mexican (with mixed results), and now chef Alex Boonphaya (of Circles and the Mexi-Thai fusion joint Tuk Tuk […]

Citified

Why Voter Turnout Sucked in Philly’s Mayoral Race

1. Voter turnout in Philadelphia wasn’t always so pitiful. The gist: Only 27 percent of registered voters cast a ballot in Philadelphia’s mayoral primary last week. It wasn’t always like […]

Business

Comcast At Bottom of Customer-Service Rankings

Stop us if you’ve heard this before. For the second straight year, Comcast has placed dead-last among 278 companies in the annual Temkin Customer Service […]

Property

Headlines: Groundswell Design Group Entrusted with Next Phase in Proposed Pocket Park Project

Are you a fan of Spruce Street Harbor Park? Apparently, Groundswell Design Group, the firm responsible for the popular outdoor space, has been hit up […]

City Life

Penn State Closes “Facebook Frat”

Penn State on Tuesday ordered the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity on campus be closed for three years, a decision reached after spring revelations that members […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Birchbox & Style Me Pretty Have Teamed Up to Create a Wedding Themed Beauty Box

Remember when we told you that Birchbox—the subscription service that delivers a box of personalized beauty samples and other goodies to your doorstep each month—was […]

City Life

Penn Hotel Employees Charged in Kickback Scheme

Two employees of the Sheraton University City Hotel have been charged in a kickback scheme that feds say netted them up to $3 million in […]

Philadelphia Wedding

6 Ways to De-Stress and Actually Get Some Sleep the Night Before Your Wedding

Between the excitement, nervous energy and endless list of wedding to-do’s running through your head, it may seem nearly impossible to get a good night’s […]

City Life

Amtrak Will Install Cameras in Locomotives

Following the deadly Philadelphia train derailment that killed 8 people earlier this month, Amtrak says it will install cameras in the cabs of its locomotives, […]

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Property

New Exhibit Will Put CITC, Norman Foster on Full Display

The Comcast Innovation and Technology Center will completely change the Philadelphia skyline forever, yet it just doesn’t seem like people are as pumped about it as they […]

City Life

Philly Is Finally Getting Its First Protected Bike Lanes

Good news, cycling comrades: Philadelphia is planning to add more than 10 miles of new bike lanes in the next year. But that’s not all. For the […]