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Under Construction: Bud & Marilyn’s

For those of you out there wondering exactly what kind of restaurant Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran‘s Bud & Marilyn’s is going to be, I […]

Property

University City District Report Says Parklets Enhance Neighborhoods

The elimination of parking space–even if it’s the loss of one or two spots–in a low-density neighborhood is not something drivers are likely to enjoy hearing, especially […]

Foobooz

First Bite: Nom Wah Tea Parlor

Nom Wah Tea Parlor kind of opened today. The New York based dim sum spot has a Philadelphia location at 218 N 13th Street and the kitchen […]

City Life

What to Expect From the Impending Winter Storm

UPDATE: Mayor Nutter has announced a snow emergency for the city of Philadelphia starting at 6 a.m. Decision about district schools will be made in […]

City Life

3 Ways William Hite’s Action Plan 3.0 Could Revitalize Philadelphia Schools

After two years spent slashing programs, closing schools, and laying off thousands of workers, Philadelphia School Superintendent William Hite on Wednesday declared a victory of […]

Foobooz

Flavors Of The Avenue Tickets On Sale Now

East Passyunk’s annual Flavors of the Avenue culinary festival is back on April 26th, from 12 pm to 4 pm. Although the weather out the window right […]

City Life

State Legislators Want to Bigfoot Philly’s New Sick Leave Ordinance

Pennsylvania legislators met yesterday in Harrisburg to hone a bipartisan amendment that would vitiate the seven-plus years of work that went into Philadelphia’s sick leave ordinance by making it retroactive […]

City Life

Philly Native Andrew McGill Creates Obama Detector Device

Really Smart Guy Andrew McGill is best known in Philadelphia for his website PhillyRapSheet.com, which scans court filings every 30 minutes to tell you who […]

Property

Video of a Schuylkill River Ice Breaker Is Oddly Therapeutic

We can’t get enough of the frozen Schuylkill River. Yesterday, it was a stunning drone video that gracefully hovered over the Hidden River. Today, we […]

City Life

Union Accuses SugarHouse of Spying On Organizers With Surveillance Cameras

The Unite Here Local 54 union has been working for years to unionize casino workers at SugarHouse, the gambling hall that opened in 2010 on […]

City Life

Are Women Being Overmedicated?

Psychiatrist Julie Holland wrote in the New York Times this weekend about adjudicating the female mood, which ever since the publication of the feminist classic The […]

Foobooz

Distrito Wants Your Lunch Loyalty

  Along with the endless supply of uncapped pens and and receipts swimming around at the bottom of my purse, I seem to always have […]

Citified

Tom Wolf’s Incredible Plan to Overhaul Philly Taxes

Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled his first budget plan for Pennsylvania Tuesday, and it’s nothing if not ambitious. What got a little lost in the coverage of Wolf’s […]

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Citified

The Brief: No Standouts at Green-Themed Mayoral Forum

Six Democrats vying to be mayor of Philadelphia pitched themselves Tuesday night at a forum where sustainability issues such as bike lanes, plastic bag fees and street cleaning […]

City Life

Court to Hear Challenge to Death Penalty Moratorium

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear Philly D.A. Seth Williams’ challenge to Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on executions, the court said Tuesday. “In a brief […]