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New Projects In Store for Seven Boys & Girls Club Branches in Philadelphia

Here’s some happy news for your mid-week slump: the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia and Comcast have teamed up to create “A Bold Change for Kids,” a capital […]

City Life

Berlin Abruptly Cancels 4th of July Fireworks, Citing “Public Safety”

When I was a kid growing up in South Jersey, it seemed that every other town offered a 4th of July fireworks display. So no […]

Citified

Move Over, 4th Street Deli — It’s Time for Some Relish

Relish, the gourmet Southern restaurant on Ogontz Avenue in West Oak Lane, hums with anticipation in the hour before lunch on Election Day. Women dressed […]

City Life

Gov. Wolf Wants to Decriminalize Marijuana

Good news for N.A. Poe: Gov. Tom Wolf says he is in favor of decriminalizing pot. “I believe, for a number of reasons, that we […]

City Life

The Lines in This Fox 29 Story About Poop Falling From the Sky, Ranked

Monday night on Fox 29, reporter Brad Sattin covered quite the story: A Sweet 16 party in Levittown was interrupted by an airplane releasing its […]

Restaurants

Oink and Moo BBQ Coming to Smokey Pint

The Oink and Moo BBQ truck has been making a name for itself touring around New Jersey and Philadelphia for a bit now. And the barbecue […]

Citified

18 Great Tweets from Tuesday’s Election

The race is over. Jim Kenney won in a landslide, taking more than 55 percent of the vote in the six-way Democratic primary. City Council […]

City Life

John Templeton Jr. Has Died

John Templeton Jr., who led the John Templeton Foundation after his father’s 2008 death, has died. He passed on Saturday, according to reports. The New […]

Property

Headlines: Major Changes on the Way at the Ritz-Carlton

Hotels are a hot topic around the city these days. While a lot of the talk has been about the construction of the W and Element […]

Citified

The Brief: 3 Reasons Jim Kenney Crushed His Opponents

1. Jim Kenney won Philadelphia’s mayoral race by the biggest margin in modern history. The gist: The former City Councilman defied the odds — he got off to a late start, […]

Citified

PHOTOS: The Jim Kenney Victory Party

Earlier this evening, Jim Kenney declared victory in the the Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor. Philly Mag photographer Jeff Fusco was on the scene to […]

Citified

Voters Seek Fresh Blood in At-Large Council Race

The theme of Tuesday night’s At-Large City Council primary election? Voters are ready for fresh blood — but perhaps not full-fledged insurgents. On the Democratic […]

Citified

Jim Kenney Wins in Historic Landslide

Updated 5/20/2015 with nearly final election results. Jim Kenney won the Democratic mayoral primary in dominating fashion Tuesday night, capturing neighborhoods across the city in a […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Study: How Your Hometown Affects Your Likelihood of Marriage

Here’s an interesting study we came across today: According to data published by The New York Times, where you grow up plays a role in how […]

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City Life

Should Philly Get to Vote on Its Public Art Installations?

I don’t have great taste in art. Or, maybe even worse, I don’t have any taste in art. I have a couple of nice pieces […]