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Citified

PA’s Wealthy School Districts Get Way More Local Cash Than Poor Ones

School districts across Pennsylvania have felt the impact of state budget cuts and the expiration of federal stimulus dollars over the past few years. But the money woes of […]

Philadelphia Wedding

You Can Win $10,000 By Designing a Wedding Dress Out of Toilet Paper

We were seriously impressed at the results of the 10th Annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress competition, so you can imagine our excitement when this year’s contest […]

City Life

Boy, Suspect Found

[Update 10:22 a.m.] Police report the boy and the suspect have both been found. [Original] Police are looking for a 4-year-old boy and the 35-year-old […]

Restaurants

Opening Soon: Nine Ting at 9th and Race

On March 26, Nine Ting is scheduled to open at 926 Race Street. The restaurant will offer all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and Korean barbecue. The set price […]

Philadelphia pothole filler
City

Philly Says It Will Fill a Reported Pothole in Three Days

It’s headed to the 50s on Friday, and it’s going to be in the 40s and 50s next week, too. Let’s cross our fingers and […]

Property

First Look: Inside the Never-Before-Listed Raw Space at Parc Rittenhouse

“This is what we call beach front,” said Allan Domb during a recent private tour of the nearly 60,000 square-foot raw space on the second […]

City Life

Sometimes, Racism Is Just Racism

The story about a bunch of young racists bound together under the fraternal bonds of exclusion and utter stupidity has grown with leaps and bounds […]

Restaurants

Preview Philly’s Dumpling Truck

This Saturday, March 14th, Philadelphia’s dumpling food truck, Dump n Roll will be hosting a pop-up dinner at the Grubhouse in South Philadelphia. Peter Tong, […]

Property

Property’s Weekend Agenda: Last Day of “Ci-Lines” Installation Is Saturday

Saturday afternoon plans still up in the air? We’ve got just the thing: Ci-Lines, a temporary art installation in, of all places, a Philadelphia chapel […]

Property

Morning Headlines: The Impact of Next-Gen Digital Signage

We all know that technology changes at a break-neck speed. The latest cell phones rapidly become outdated early on within the two-year contract period. So […]

City Life

How Ed Rendell Would Fix Ferguson

Been wondering how Ed Rendell would fix Ferguson? It may not surprise you that the former mayor/former governor has a few ideas how to do […]

City Life

Funeral Set for Officer Wilson

Funeral services have been set for Officer Robert Wilson III, the Philadelphia Police officer shot by robbers last week at a North Philadelphia GameStop. Meanwhile, […]

Citified

The Brief: At Last, Real Substance in the Philadelphia Mayor’s Race

We’ve been thumping the mayoral candidates pretty hard over the lack of substance—and by that we mean fresh new ideas, policy proposals, general command of […]

Citified

Milton Street: “I’m Running, I’m Running!”

By Milton Street’s standards, it was a pretty boring affair. Street, the city’s favorite gonzo candidate, kicked off his campaign for mayor Thursday in a perfectly normal-looking church in North […]

Property

Spring Arrivals: The Palmer Apartments in Wynnewood

May 1. That’s the date the first residents will move into The Palmer at 18 E. Lancaster Ave. in Wynnewood. Sure, it’s always fun to take a […]