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Think Philly Has Too Many Billboards? Too Bad

Just a couple weeks ago, Philadelphia City Council passed a bill that has huge implications for billboard haters and lovers alike. The legislation by Councilman Bobby Henon was expected to […]

Things to Do

Win a Chance to Try Out Oculus Rift in Unique Haunted House This Weekend

The film Insidious: Chapter 3 comes out on June 6th, the third installment of the Insidious horror film series. (It’s actually a prequel to the […]

Property

This Cool Map Shows Where Philly’s Most Photogenic Streets Are Located

The more projects spring up, the more people move to Center City, the more overall change Philly is seeing to its landscape…all of this combined makes […]

Restaurants

Benihana Tells Philly’s Raw Sushi to Change Its Name… Or Else!

Raw Sushi is being sued. The popular Sansom Street Japanese restaurant — more formally known as 1225 Raw Sushi & Sake Lounge — finds itself […]

Restaurants

Birchtree’s Artistic and Super-Local May Supper Club

Birchtree Catering hosts a multi-course Supper Club on the second Wednesday of every month, where they highlight locally-sourced menus in unique Philly spaces. May’s dinner […]

Restaurants

What To Buy At Trader Joe’s (As Chosen By People Who Love Trader Joe’s)

You guys like lists, right? Everyone loves lists. And you know what everyone else loves? Trader Joe’s. So what would be perfect right here is […]

Citified

Unhappy With the Mayoral Options? Next Time, Make a Pledge for Someone Better

For over a year, the unofficial slogan of the 2015 Mayor’s Race has been THESE CANDIDATES SUCK. Nothing’s really changed that. Even as we’ve gotten to […]

City Life

Lynn Ordered Back to Prison

Monsignor William Lynn has been ordered back to prison following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s reinstatement of his child endangerment conviction stemming from the abuse scandal […]

City Life

Officials: We’re Ready for “Philly Is Baltimore” Protest

Philadelphia officials said today they’re ready for today’s “Philly Is Baltimore” protest at City Hall. No traffic or transit detours were planned — yet — […]

Property

3601 Market Street On Track for Summer Opening, Commercial Space (Almost) All Leased Up

Here’s some cool news. 3601 Market Street is ramping up to its opening this summer and developers Southern Land Company has announced they’ve leased up all […]

SEPTA Route 23 Bus and Michael Jordan
City

SEPTA Wants to Split the 23 Into Two Routes: The 23 and the 45

Last month, SEPTA announced it was seeking to split the 23 bus into two routes. This is notable because the 23 gets more complaints than […]

City Life

Archdiocese Settles Sex Abuse Suits

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has settled to civil suits stemming from the priest sex abuse scandal, the Legal Intelligencer reports. The cases stemmed from incidents […]

City Life

WATCH: Drone Video of the S.S. United States

Here’s a closer look at the S.S. United States than we usually get from the Ikea parking lot: https://vimeo.com/126025786

City Life

Former Christie Ally Expected to Plea in Bridgegate Controversy

David Wildstein, a former ally of N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, is expected to plead to charges related to the “Bridgegate” scandal, according to reports. Bloomberg […]

Property

Headlines: Planning Gives Controversial Ori Feibush Project the Go-Ahead

Controversy seems to follow developer Ori Feibush wherever he goes. The dude is like the Justin Beiber of the Philadelphia real estate development game. Yes, […]