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City Life

Senate Leader: No Big “Lame Duck” Bills Planned

After a couple of weeks of speculation, new Pa. Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman has set the record straight — the GOP won’t use a […]

City Life

Ranking Philly’s 5 Mortal Parking Sins

  Even with the strange new lens through which Philadelphians now view City Hall and parking, what happened over at the intersection of Broad and Market earlier this […]

Foobooz

Aldine’s Got Black Friday Deals

If you’re taking to Center City to do your Black Friday shopping, you’re going to need a bite (and drink) to recover. Aldine, at 19th […]

Property

NoLibs: One of 26 “Most Hipster” Hoods in the World

According to Business Insider, Northern Liberties isn’t just one of the “most hipster” neighborhoods in Philadelphia; it’s one of the most hipster neighborhoods in the […]

Property

VIDEO: The Rebirth of the Navy Yard

Mayoral would-be Terry Gillen gave a TEDxPhiladelphia lecture earlier this year in which she discussed the revival and ever-evolving transformation of what was once an […]

Foobooz

The Food at Love Park’s Christmas Village

Philadelphia’s Christmas Village at Love Park kicks off Thanksgiving Day and runs through Sunday, December 28th. And although the Christmas Village is mainly about the shopping, there will […]

City

It’s Started Snowing — Thundersnowing — in Philadelphia

Try to stay calm people, but it’s snowing. Yes, the Great Snow of Thanksgiving Eve 2014 is here. Though we’re only expecting around two inches of […]

Foobooz

Spend Your Saturdays with Sinatra

Pennsylvania 6 is hosting something a little different on Saturdays through the holiday season, dinner and drink specials to the tunes of Sinatra. PE6 will offer[Not Your] Same […]

Philadelphia School District Building
City Life

Could Caucus of Working Educators Oust PFT Leadership?

City Paper’s Daniel Denvir has a lengthy article today about the Caucus of Working Educators, a 141-member group founded in March that just held its […]

City

Failure of Revel Sale Could Harm Local Businesses

That meeting scheduled Monday in an attempt to save the possibly-failed Revel sale to Brookfield? We don’t know what happened, or if it even took […]

City Life

This Thanksgiving, Ferguson Makes Football Seem Small

On Monday night, three days before a colossal NFL game between the Eagles and Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, a major news story began playing out making […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Study: A Whole Lot of People Are Getting Remarried These Days

Many of the studies we’ve posted about here on the blog have revolved around the different elements that make up a successful marriage (like, you know, short commutes and big […]

City Life

Man Arrested in Omega Pizza Robbery

Two weeks ago, we showed you footage (and animated GIFs, see below) of a robbery at Omega Pizza at 22nd and South, where the robber […]

Foobooz

Marcie Turney and Nick Elmi Will Be Talking Thanksgiving on WHYY’s Radio Times

Marcie Turney (chef and owner of Barbuzzo, Lolita, Jamonera, Little Nonna’s and upcoming Bud and Marilyn’s) and Nick Elmi (chef and owner of Laurel and Season […]

City Life

Forbes: Flyers 7th-Most Valuable Team in NHL

Comcast has a few quirky items in its portfolio. Comcast Ventures backs a sports gambling site. Comcast owns theme parks based on a fictional boy […]