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5 Rules for Behaving During Philadelphia Street Festival Season

Somehow, I went almost three decades in this city without having to experience a neighborhood street festival. Actually, it was easy. I grew up in […]

Property

Report: Former Trump Tower River Site Sold, More Residential Planned

Is another residential project coming to the shores of the Delaware River? Jacob Adelman of The Inquirer reports that Pier 35 & 1/2 has been sold […]

Citified

The Brief: Right Now, Jim Kenney Is Winning This Election

1. Kenney attacked, in debate and (potentially) on TV, and Doug Oliver generates the most poignant moment of the campaign. The gist: Jim Kenney was again […]

City Life

City Hall Wants to Delay Parking App

The Philadelphia Parking Authority wants to offer a new smartphone app that would nearly automate the process of paying for on-street parking, but it has […]

Property

Headlines: Should Reyburn Plaza Be the Next Public Space Domino to Fall?

The collection of unwelcoming public spaces in and around the venerable City Hall area are starting to fall like a well designed domino setup. First, it […]

City Life

Philly Lawyer Buys Interest in Muhammad Ali Childhood Home

Philadelphia superlawyer George Bochetto has acquired a half-interest in the Louisville, Kentucky boyhood home of Muhammad Ali, and hopes to permit public access to the […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Get a One-on-One Makeup Consultation for Your Big Day at Nordstrom’s Beauty Event this Weekend

If you haven’t yet decided on a makeup look for your wedding day, we suggest you spend a tiny portion of your weekend at the Cherry […]

Restaurants

Two More Star Wars Day Events–Booze, Blasters and Cinnamon Buns

Alla Spina isn’t the only place celebrating Star Wars Day today. We’ve also got deals, drinks and special menus from Standard Tap and Cedar Point […]

City Life

Chew On This, Anti-Vaxxers: America Has Wiped Out Rubella

In case you missed it with all the hoopla over the NFL draft, the World Health Organization made a big announcement last week: Rubella has […]

City Life

Introducing the Philly Selfie Contest

Hey Philly! Get pumped for Selfies Week! We need your best selfies for an upcoming photo feature. Starting Monday, May 4th, we’re collecting your submissions […]

City Life

The Lavish Lifestyle of the Manco & Manco Owners, Revealed in Court Docs

One of the dangers of asking a judge to seal a document in a court case is that then everyone will know that you wanted […]

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Property

And So It Begins: Construction Loan Means East Market Will Soon Rise

One of the more interesting developments to watch take shape over the past year or so has been East Market. The super block that was Girard […]

Restaurants

Alla Spina Hosts a Celebratory/Collaborative Industry Night

Most people look forward to the weekends to relax on their days off and sometimes go to a nice dinner. Well, servers are kind of […]

City Life

My 10-Step Plan for Emancipation From Police Brutality

Municipal police departments, as they are now known, began as slave patrols. In fact, the first official one started in 1704 in the Colony of […]

Property

The Saucer and the Fountain(s) Will Live on at New LOVE Park

If there is one major thing to take away from the newly released designs for LOVE Park, it’s this: They listened. They being lead designers […]