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Spotted: Is That Construction Equipment at the Future W and Element Hotel Site?

Is the construction of the 755-room W and Element Hotel about to commence on the former parking lot at 15th and Chestnut Street? It certainly […]

City Life

Alan Butkovitz on L&I: “No Excuse for Putting Lives at Risk”

City Controller Alan Butkovitz has released another report critical of Philadelphia’s Licenses & Inspections department. The review, “Vacant Properties Creating Neighborhood Nuisances,” (below) says L&I is failing to hold […]

Restaurants

So Here’s A Funny Story…

Some of you out there might’ve noticed the big, white SUSPENDED LICENSE sign hanging in the window of the new Rubb BBQ in Manayunk on […]

City Life

Journalists “Not Willing to Budge” in Newspaper Labor Stalemate

Labor negotiations between the journalists union and the company that owns Philly’s two largest daily newspapers have taken a “grim turn,” the union announced this […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Here’s How You Can Enter to Win a $40,000 Destination Wedding in Cancùn

Something just crossed our desks, readers, that we have a feeling some of you with dreams of a destination wedding might want to know about: […]

Restaurants

Six Pack: Philly’s Best Restaurants For Dining Out Alone

Sure, dates and dinners with friends are nice, but sometimes you just want to grab a meal all by yourself. Maybe you’re too busy to […]

Restaurants

Mini Federal Donuts For Valentine’s Day

Federal Donuts is offering an assortment of 15 strawberry and chocolate glazed mini donuts this Valentine’s Day. The donuts will cost you $18 and you […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Venue News: Brulee Catering Is Now the Exclusive Caterer at the Philadelphia Free Library on the Parkway

Starting this week, when you book your wedding at the Free Library of Philadelphia on the Parkway, it is with the fine folks at Brûlée Catering […]

Restaurants

Another Link in the Chain

Not Your Average Joe’s is coming to Ardmore’s Suburban Square on February 23rd. The Massachusetts-based, casual bar-restaurant chain is taking over the old movie theater […]

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The Jim Kenney Q&A: The Candidate on Empathy, Vince Fumo, Johnny Doc and Mummers

Jim Kenney is a candidate with huge strengths and glaring weaknesses. He has the potential to appeal to probably a broader swathe of the electorate than any […]

Property

Developer to Submit Demolition Application for Royal Theater This Spring

Following a December approval from the zoning board, Dranoff Properties can now take the next step in its plan to redevelop the historic Royal Theater […]

City Life

FBI on Renewed Effort in Imbo-Petrone Case: “The Idea Here Is to Start Fresh”

Federal investigators opened a new effort this week to find out what happened to Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, the couple who went missing 10 […]

City Life

Arrest Made in Attempted Rape at Center City SEPTA Station

Philadelphia police have announced the arrest of 26-year-old Reginald Green of Southwest Philadelphia for the attempted rape of a 27-year-old woman at SEPTA’s Jefferson Station […]

Restaurants

Tale of the Tape: P’unk Burger Specializing in Burgers on Passyunk

P’unk Burger is opening at 1823 East Passyunk Avenue on Friday, February 13th. The burger joint will serve beef, turkey, tuna and vegetarian burgers from […]

Things to Do

14 Great Philadelphia Clips from The Daily Show

There has been a lot of shakeup in late-night television recently, and now we have another change: Jon Stewart announced yesterday he will leave The Daily […]