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5 Telling Quotes From the Comcast Franchise Meeting

https://twitter.com/joelmmathis/status/593087272196644865 Turns out, lots of people have very strong feelings about Comcast. So many of them have strong feelings, in fact, that the basement conference […]

City Life

Analysis: What if Comcast Has Peaked?

Here’s an important question for Philadelphia’s future: Has Comcast peaked? Has its trajectory of ever-more success, ever-bigger profits, and ever-far-reaching power hit a plateau? Has […]

Restaurants

More Free Stuff: Federal Donuts for College Students

As finals season approaches, college students are inundated with unpleasant messages from professors like, “don’t start studying the night before” (challenge accepted) and “you really […]

Property

Partial Building Collapse Near Temple University, No Injuries Reported

#UPDATE: Chopper 3 over the scene of a building collapse in North Philadelphia: http://t.co/gHzGAu88TM pic.twitter.com/4KTnz59SyA — CBS Philadelphia (@CBSPhiladelphia) April 28, 2015 It was a […]

Restaurants

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: