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Gran Caffe L’Aquila Is Indeed Grand

Gran Caffe L’Aquila opened a week ago at 1716 Chestnut Street. The bi-level space is open from morning to night, offering Italian coffee, pastries, gelato, […]

Restaurants

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

A new year is perhaps the ideal excuse to hit the reset button on what has, if we know our readers at all, been several […]

City

Terry Gillen Ends Mayoral Campaign

Terry Gillen has reportedly decided to end her mayoral campaign. She officially announced her campaign in September, though she had been talking about running for a […]

City Life

Sixers Stat Man Seriously Injured in Car Crash

https://twitter.com/preston76/status/551080427692097537 Harvey Pollack, the 92-year-old statistician for the Sixers, was seriously injured in a one-car crash on Thursday evening.

City

Teens Now Banned from Delaware Tanning Salons

Teenagers can no longer use tanning beds in Delaware, thanks to a new law that went into effect yesterday. The bill, an amendment to the […]

Restaurants

Mainland Inn Opens Tonight in Harleysville

The long delayed reopening of the Mainland Inn in Harleysville is set for this evening. The restaurant will source much of its bounty from the […]

City

Teen Driver Charged in Death of Bensalem Girl

Police have filed charges against the driver of an SUV that hit a Bensalem High School girl and killed her. The victim, Minete Zeka, was […]

Property

Rail Park Plans Continue to Make Headway with Phase 1

As one reader reminded us on our roundup of developments we’ll be tracking in 2015, the proposed Rail Park is one of the city’s most […]

Property

In Need of More Space, Roman Catholic High School Plans Expansion

Supporters of Roman Catholic High School at Broad and Vine Street have drawn up an impressive expansion plan that includes more classroom space, a fine […]

Restaurants

La Divisa Meats Takes Over for Border Springs Farm Stand

Nick Macri, who has been working at the Border Springs Farm Stand in the Reading Terminal Market is now taking over the stand and rebranding […]

City

Multiple Hepatitis A Cases Tied to N.J. Restaurant

The health department of Hamilton Township, New Jersey, confirmed two additional Hepatitis A cases connected to a restaurant in town. That marks three reported Hep […]

City

Cops: Hospital Patient Steals Aramark Van, Crashes into Creek

A patient at Lankenau Medical Center fled, stole an Aramark van and crashed it into Indian Creek, police said. The made-for-tabloids story happened Thursday morning. […]

City Life

Measles Scare at Please Touch Museum

UPDATE: According to multiple reports, the Health Department has indicated that the person did not, in fact, test positive for measles. ORIGINAL: If you were […]

City

Pregnant Woman Attacked, Robbed in South Philly

A pregnant woman was attacked and robbed while walking in South Philadelphia, police said. Cops say a man got out of a grey SUV and […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Center City Saw $1 Billion in Retail and Office Space Deals Last Year

This past year appears to have been a kind one for commercial real estate investors in Center City. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Natalie […]