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Norwegian Cruise Line Is Now Offering Wedding Ceremonies at Sea

If saying I Do while sailing aboard a cruise ship sounds like an ideal scenario for you and your to-be, you’ll be thrilled to hear the […]

City Life

These Two Charts Show the Severity of Comcast’s Customer Service Conundrum

Most of what we know about Comcast’s seemingly legendary customer service woes is anecdote-driven. Every other week, it seems, we get a new story about […]

Citified

Should Philly Police Recruits Learn African-American History at the Academy?

There’s been plenty of evidence recently that the relationships between police officers and citizens throughout the nation are, to put it mildly, strained. (If you’ve been living under a […]

City

Chris Christie’s Lottery Privatization Is Costing N.J. Millions

When New Jersey privatized its lottery in 2013, some were celebrating. For Gov. Chris Christie, the upfront $120 million payment from the lottery’s new operators […]

Restaurants

Chickie’s Italian Deli Is Closing

Chickie’s Italian Deli is closing after 21-years in business. The award winning deli is known for its Italian-style sandwiches, hoagies and particularly its veggie hoagie. A Facebook […]

Property

3201 Race Street Plans Apartments, Homes and Childcare

A Drexel-owned lot at 3201 Race Street looks to have a new life in its not-too-distant future. Radnor Property Group plans for a glassy 16-story apartment […]

Restaurants

Green Aisle Grocery Is Coming to Fishtown

Andrew and Adam Erace are preparing to open their third location of Green Aisle Grocery. The boutique general store has locations on East Passyunk and […]

City Life

ISIS Magazine Labels Rick Santorum An “Enemy”

Sometimes, it pays to have the right enemies. So you can’t blame Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, for being pretty happy that a magazine […]

City Life

Columbia Journalism School’s Damning Report on That UVA Rape Story

Last night, the report by the team assigned by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to dissect what went wrong in Rolling Stone‘s story […]

Property

Will Philadelphia’s Historic Jewelers’ Row Last?

What are those qualities that give great cities their “strong sense of place” ? We recounted those here some months back, but the one that has our attention […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Fishtown Warehouse Could Become 12-story Apartment Tower

Travel up Columbus Boulevard far enough to where it becomes the old Delaware Avenue once again and you’ll see it, a pretty run down box […]

City Life

Chaput Hopes Pope’s Visit “Transformative”

World News Videos | US News Videos Archbishop Charles Chaput gave an Easter Day interview to ABC News this weekend, highlighting preparations for the visit […]

City Life

Phillies Host Red Sox in 2015 Opener

We are done waiting ’till next year: It is next year. It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball, and the Phillies start the season with […]

City Life

Why Philly’s Millennials Aren’t Buying Houses

I love Philly, but I’m not going to buy a house here — at least, not anytime soon. Neither, it seems, are thousands of millennials […]

City Life

10 Surprising Wild Animals Spotted in Philadelphia