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Foobooz

Rex 1516 Goes Cult-y With Their Burger Of The Week

Chef Justin Swain took over burger-designing duties again this week. He slapped down some Swiss cheese, lettuce, truffle aioli and truffle fries on a burger, […]

City Life

Milton Street “Without Question” Will Be Running for Mayor

Milton Street, the former state senator, ex-inmate and convicted tax dodger, tells us he is “without question” running for mayor of Philadelphia. His formal announcement […]

Foobooz

Limited Tickets Remain to Philly Chef Conference

Drexel University’s second annual Philly Chef Conference takes place this Sunday and Monday. Monday’s chef-only sessions are already sold out but a limited number of […]

City Life

Natural Gas Price Plummets, But Fracking Tax Still a Wolf Priority

States that depend on energy resources to power their economies and budgets are tightening their belts as the prices of oil and natural gas fall, […]

Philadelphia Wedding

VIDEO: This Boy’s Hilarious Dance Moves Are Why Having Kids at Your Wedding Can Be Very Entertaining

We first came across the story of young Harlan (which is somehow the most perfect name for him) and his hilarious dance moves while on break last […]

Citified

Game On: Trujillo Camp Knocks Abraham Over Citified Q&A

In her Citified Q&A published yesterday, Lynne Abraham had some tough words about Barack Obama. I’d asked Abraham about why she had decided to run now, […]

City Life

Here’s a Video of the Philadelphia Zoo’s New Lion Cubs In Their First Snow

Watch Mali, Kataba, Sabi and Msinga — aka the Philadelphia Zoo’s 6-month-old lion cubs — playing with their mom and dad in the cubs’ first […]

Foobooz

Best News We’ve Heard All Week: V Street Opening For Lunch

And this, in a week that has already had some pretty good news in it AND some great news about lunch in it. So that’s […]

City Life

Photos from the Great Philly Snow Dusting of 2015

A few snowflakes hit the ground, and suddenly you fancy yourself as Ansel Adams. Here are some of our favorite Philly snow photos from the […]

Foobooz

Want To Get A Sneak Peek At Townsend Wentz’s New Italian Restaurant?

Well you can. Kinda. First, you’re going to have to clear your schedule on the night of January 13 (which is a Tuesday, so you […]

Foobooz

Fundraiser for Family of Slain Earth Bread + Brewery Employee

This Thursday, Earth Bread + Brewery is hosting a fundraiser for the family of one of its own. Long time employee Bernard Ray was killed […]

Foobooz

Lawsuit: Caribou Cafe Owner Took Employee Tips, Failed to Pay Overtime

Longtime Walnut Street restaurant Caribou Cafe has been hit with a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia’s federal court. In the filing, five employees claim that the […]

Citified

Philly’s Coffee Can of Justice

Pennsylvania’s kooky practice of electing its judiciary is proving to be a really stupid idea, and not for the first time. State Supreme Court Justice […]

Philadelphia Wedding

It’s Official: Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden Have Tied the Knot

While these kinds of reports certainly do not always turn out to be true, it appears that this time, at least, they were: Cameron Diaz […]

Foobooz

Juniper Commons Is Now Serving Lunch

Kevin Sbraga’s Juniper Commons has started serving lunch. Now your lunch can feature ’80s highlights like peel-and-eat shrimp, a tableside Caesar,a hot roast beef sandwich, pastrami reuben […]