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Shroom Dinner at Kensington Quarters

I was always warned against eating mushrooms because ” like, that stuff will blow your mind, man.” But on Thursday, April 30th, Kensington Quarters is […]

City Life

Poll: Mayors Admire Michael Nutter

Good government types sure do love Philly Mayor Michael Nutter. Just months after Governing magazine named Nutter one of its “public officials of the year,” […]

Property

The Five “Jane’s Walk” Tours in Philadelphia You Should Definitely Go To

If senioritis kicked in early when you were in college and you subsequently “forgot” to do the assigned The Death and Life of American Great Cities reading, […]

Citified

Lynne Abraham Now OK with Pantsuits, Pot and Abolishing the Death Penalty

Is Lynne Abraham too stuck in the past to be the mayor of Philadelphia today? It’s a question that has dogged Abraham, who served as the city’s district attorney from 1991 […]

Philadelphia Wedding

The Brides Against Breast Cancer Charity Gown Sale is Coming Back to Philly Next Week

Hey brides, you’ll want to go ahead and clear your calendars for next weekend because Brides Against Breast Cancer‘s “Nationwide Tour of Gowns” is returning […]

City Life

Philly’s 5 Worst Reality TV Moments

What exactly did Philadelphia do to deserve TLC’s “Summer Block Party”? The short answer is that Northeast Philly resident Lisa Miller “won” a contest to […]

City Life

Boston Marathon Runner Gets Letter from Montco School Principal About Trip [UPDATED]

UPDATE 4/29 11:55 a.m.: Mike Rossi and his wife met with the school on Wednesday morning and says he’ll be on the Today show and […]

Restaurants

High Point Cafe Opens Wholesale Facility

High Point Cafe in Mount Airy is having a pretty good spring. They recently expanded and opened a new wholesale facility at 6700 Germantown Avenue. […]

Property

Building Bump-Outs Will Bring Dining (and Possibly Retail) to Market Street West

It looks as though there’s a mini battle happening between Market Street East and Market Street West. Thanks to projects at The Gallery and East Market, […]

City Life

Lynne Abraham’s Startling Admission Should Disqualify Her

So, Lynne Abraham essentially disqualified herself in the mayor’s race last week. She did so in such matter-of-fact, low-key fashion that I’m not sure that Philadelphians […]

City Life

WATCH: Philly’s Marc Lamont Hill and CNN’s Don Lemon Discuss Baltimore Rioting

Philly’s Marc Lamont Hill was on CNN Monday night with Don Lemon to discuss the rioting in Baltimore:

City Life

Is It Neglectful to Leave Your Kid in a Car for 5 Minutes?

Say you you’re running errands and you need to stop into a store for five minutes to grab an item. Leave your kid in the […]

Property

Headlines: Could New Dorms Help Local Penn State Branches Compete?

Universities around the city are rapidly expanding their footprint in order to give their institution the edge when it comes to attracting students and faculty. […]

City Life

Toomey Among “Most Vulnerable” Incumbents

Sen. Pat Toomey is among the Senate’s most-vulnerable incumbents in 2016, according to a new ranking. National Journal ranked Toomey is fifth most-vulnerable incumbent, but […]

Citified

Baltimore’s Freddie Gray Died in Police Custody — Could the Same Thing Happen Here?

On the morning of April 12, a handcuffed Freddie Gray was placed in the rear of a Baltimore police van. He was not buckled in. When he […]