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Nick Elmi Releases His Morgan’s Pier Menu

So you guys remember that Morgan’s Pier is opening tomorrow, right? And that Nick Elmi–our newest Top Chef winner, the man behind Laurel, the best […]

Eagles fans in stands
City

Eagles Fans Have Some of the Best Grammar in the NFL

The Wall Street Journal has a fun story today tracking the grammar of NFL fans, or at least fans who comment on team websites. And […]

Property

Neighbors Await Church to Preschools Conversion In West Philly

The former Saint Peter’s Church of Christ building at 4700 Kingsessing Avenue has already started to see renovation work, as previously reported, but the property […]

City Life

6 Key Moments From the Brandon Tate-Brown Police Lawsuit Announcement

The family of Brandon Tate-Brown, who was killed in a December scuffle with Philadelphia Police, held a noontime press conference at Dilworth Park today to […]

City Life

Mumia Supporters Raise More Than $1,200 Per Day for His Medical Care

It has been one month since Mumia Abu-Jamal was in the intensive care unit of a Pennsylvania hospital near the prison where he is serving […]

Restaurants

Weckerly’s Has A New Ice Cream Flavor

Weckerly’s is debuting a new ice cream flavor this week and you may just want to add it to your morning routine. The flavor, called […]

Citified

Op-Ed: Leave Behind “Reductive Thinking” on Race and Politics

(Editor’s note: This is an op-ed from Alba Martinez, chair of Jim Kenney’s policy committee, in response to recent columns from Citified insider Jay McCalla analyzing […]

Property

New-Look Finnigan’s Wake Would Become Creative Office Space

“May it rest in peace.” That was the sentiment from one of the neighbors in the crowd at the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association’s (NLNA) zoning […]

Gov. Tom Wolf and a hot dog
City

Gov. Tom Wolf Declares: A Hot Dog Is a Sandwich

.@rcc_215 Yes, and a good one too. – TW — Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) April 28, 2015 Yesterday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf held a “Twitter […]

City Life

Boston Marathon Dad Scolds Media Over Principal Letter Coverage

On Tuesday, we told you about Montgomery County’s Mike Rossi, the Dancin’ on Air host-turned-47-year-old suburban dad currently embroiled in a fight with his kids’ […]

Citified

Inside Take: To Win the Democratic Party’s Endorsement, Pay and Pay Again

(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider. McCalla is a policy consultant who has provided pro bono advice to mayoral candidate Anthony H. […]

Restaurants

Locations of All Three PHS Beer Gardens Announced

UPDATE: The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society informs us that these beer gardens are not finalized as contracts have not been signed, Ts crossed and Is dotted. […]

City Life

(UPDATE) 300 Pa. Troopers Headed to Baltimore

[Update 11:20 a.m.] Gov. Tom Wolf announced today that the state will send 300 members of the Pennsylvania State Police to Baltimore to assist in […]

City Life

Police: Man Stole From Bucks County Church’s Poor Box

A burglar smashed a window on a side door and stole from several poor boxes in a church in Bucks County, Warminster police said. A […]

Philadelphia Wedding

6 Practical Wedding Fashion Tips From the Designers Behind Marchesa

Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman—the designing duo behind Marchesa—have outfitted quite a few brides in their gorgeous wedding gowns (take a peek at a few styles from […]