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Why Pennsylvania is Replacing Nearly Half a Million Licenses — Including Mine

I got a letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation late last week. “What did I do?” I thought. I panicked, even though I probably […]

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City Life

Pennsylvania Women Won’t Get Equal Pay Until 2072

Yes, it’s true, Pennsylvania’s Equal Pay Act passed in 1963. So why is it that, in its recent “Status of Women in the States” report from […]

Restaurants

Two Retro Reviews from the Weeklies

  Brian Freedman visits Olde Bar for Philadelphia Weekly while Adam Erace reviews Franky Bradley’s for City Paper. Freedman is in love with the fried clams at Jose […]

City Life

The Best Five Parts of Frank Keel’s Amazing Lawsuit Against David Axelrod

Whatever else you think of Frank Keel’s lawsuit against David Axelrod over who came up with the idea to blame Republicans in then-Philly Mayor John […]

Restaurants

First Look: Helm

Helm, the Old Kensington BYOB from chef-duo Kevin D’Egidio (recently at Stateside), and Michael Griffiths (former sous chef at Fork), is set to officially open […]

Property

POLL: Which LOVE Park Redesign Do You Prefer?

After several meetings wherein officials heard out Philadelphians about what they envisioned for the new JFK Plaza / LOVE Park, the folks over at Hargreaves Associates sat down […]

City Life

5 Charts That Show Just How Screwed Atlantic City Is

On Tuesday, Atlantic City’s Chris Christie-appointed emergency management team released its first report. The results were grim. “The acute financial distress facing the City is […]

Philadelphia Wedding

VIDEO: Ed Sheeran is Quite Possibly the Most Adorable Wedding Crasher Ever

The news of a celebrity wedding crasher used to be a rare (albeit super exciting) happening for us to write about here on the blog, but nowadays […]

Restaurants

The First Ever Monger Games At DiBruno Bros

“Kraft. Terrible Kraft. A single slice of processed cheese product individually wrapped in plastic. Seven districts rebelled against the mass-produced, imitation yellow squares of government-mandated […]

City Life

Philly Woman Sues Angie’s List, Calls Service “Fraudulent,” “Deceptive”

The whole point of the popular website Angie’s List is that it is supposed to provide ratings and reviews of contractors, mechanics, dentists and the […]

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City Life

Philly Players All Over This Map of America’s Most Popular Retro Jerseys

Mitchell & Ness recently released the top-selling retro jerseys in each state from 2014. And a man from Lower Merion has the best-selling jersey in […]

Restaurants

Hippot Shabu Shabu’s Excellent Lunch Deal

Considering that until recently Philadelphia had no shabu shabu restaurants, it’s pretty exciting that we now have two (soon to be three, with Nine Ting). Shabu […]

Citified

The Brief: The Gay Vote in the Mayor’s Race

The LGBT vote proved to be decisive in the 2012 presidential election. Could it be a force in the 2015 Philadelphia mayor’s race? Four mayoral […]

City Life

Embattled State Police Nominee Gets Democratic Support

State Sen. Vincent Hughes has thrown his support behind Gov. Tom Wolf’s embattled nominee to lead the Pennsylvania State Police. Hughes endorsed Marcus Brown Wednesday, […]

City Life

Rendell Says He Didn’t Ask for Favors

Ed Rendell has denied seeking special favors from a Homeland Security official who sped up visa applications for clients of Rendell and other well-connected politicians, […]