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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending February 27th

The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?

Property

Art Installation Puts the Spotlight on a Long-Shuttered Chapel in University City

After years of sitting in quiet disuse, the St. Andrew’s Collegiate Chapel at Spruce and 42nd will open its doors to the public for a three-day-only […]

Restaurants

The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend

By now, we’ve all pretty much given in to winter. We’ve settled for the idea that it’s just going to be cold and slushy forever […]

City

Protesters Flying Grumpy Cat Banner Around Comcast Center

UPDATE: The activists behind the Grumpy Cat banner explain why they spent $7,000 on the stunt. ORIGINAL: The group Demand Progress and two other organizations are […]

Things to Do

A Permanent Home for Rocky Musical? Bad Idea.

So this appeared today in the Philadelphia Daily News, under Chuck Darrow’s byline: “Rocky,” the musical based on the iconic 1976 rags-to-riches film about a […]

Property

Neighbors Unite to Save Historic Germantown YWCA Building

While Councilwoman Cindy Bass remains locked in a battle with the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority and developer Ken Weinstein about the future of the Germantown YWCA, concerned neighbors have […]

City

You Can Own Guns Mayor Frank Rizzo Used to Own

Stephenson’s Auction, a Southampton based auction house, is currently selling numerous firearms and Nazi war memorabilia at auction. Also included in this collection? Three pistols […]

Property

And So It (Officially) Begins: Groundbreaking Date Set for 500 Walnut

Tom Scannapieco’s next big project is about to take off in earnest at 5th and Walnut as the official groundbreaking date has been set for […]

Citified

Listen To the Pro-Ori Feibush Rap Song

Zaa Geez, a South Philadelphia rapper, has released a song about none other than City Council candidate Ori Feibush. Zaa Geez compares Feibush to Martin […]

City Life

Gov. Wolf to Obama: Help Prevent Oil Train Accidents

Every week, as many as 70 trains carrying crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken formation pass through Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf says. Many are en route to Philadelphia. Wolf wrote […]

Restaurants

KOP Hosts Restaurant Week

For all of those in the suburbs who missed out on Center City Restaurant Week, the King of Prussia District is holding their own version, […]

City Life

Man Robs Cosi Three Times, Gets 35 Years In Prison

Some people rob liquor stores. Others rob banks. And still others rob Cosis, the publicly traded restaurant chain with over 100 locations throughout the country. […]

City Life

Why Net Neutrality Is Good for Comcast

So what if Thursday’s net neutrality vote by the FCC isn’t that big a deal for Comcast? Yes, we know that Comcast wasn’t happy with […]

City Life

Pa. Senate Eyes Low State Vaccination Rate

Remember that Pew study showing Pennsylvania has the second-lowest vaccination rate in all the 50 states? The news didn’t go over so well in the […]

Things to Do

Learn About The History of Music Videos Tonight

Stephen Pitalo likes music videos. He really likes them. So much so that he has a wide-ranging website about the Golden Age of Music Video, […]