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New (Old) Chef At Southwark, And A Very New Menu
Typically, we prefer to toot our own horn here at Foobooz, but today we’ll admit that we’re really enjoying Danya Henninger’s column The Spot over […]
Why Doesn’t Bill Cosby Just Say He Didn’t Do It?
Last week, when I asked Bill Cosby if he had anything to say about the persistent and multiple sexual assault allegations against him, he smiled […]
Kenyatta Johnson Sued Over Development Process
A Montgomery County developer is suing Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, saying Johnson has steered city-owned property to “political insiders” for development — bypassing accepted practices along […]
The Sixers Are Making Deadspin Really Angry
The folks at Deadspin have had it with the Sixers and their tank-job ways. We’ll give you three quotes from the piece, “The Philadelphia 76ers […]
5 Ways Businesses Will Profit From Philly’s Coming Energy Boom
Did you hear? An economic boom is quietly and slowly happening in Philadelphia. “With little fanfare,” this report from last weekend says, “Philadelphia is undergoing […]
Tonight: Kevin Sbraga’s Career Dinner Looks Amazing
Chef Kevin Sbraga is hosting a Culinary Career Dinner tonight at Sbraga, and with it, he will be representing his entire career as a chef with […]
King of Prussia Mall Unveils Expansion Plans
The owner of the King of Prussia Mall unveiled its expansion plans yesterday. Simon Property Group announced details and showed off renderings of the already-underway […]
Kane to CNN: Racy Emails Showed Children, Violence
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane appeared on CNN Tuesday night to discuss the email scandal that helped force several high-ranking state officials out of their […]
Fountain Restaurant Announces Final Dinner Service
So this is it. We all knew it was coming, but now we have an actual date. The last dinner served at Fountain at the […]
Bart Blatstein Plans Mixed-Use Complex in South Philly
With casino fever taking over yesterday, it was easy to overlook another project Bart Blatstein, one of the applicants who lost out on Philadelphia’s second […]
Forum to Discuss LOVE Park Redesign
PennPraxis is hosting a public forum at the Free Library to discuss the upcoming redesign of JFK Plaza/LOVE Park. The overhaul of this very important […]
Philly Expected to Survive DNC Cutdown This Week
Philadelphia expects to be one of three finalists to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the Morning Call reports this morning. The other two remaining […]
Philly Officials Make Case for More School Funding
A parade of Philadelphia officials made the case for greater state education funding Tuesday, the first of two days of hearings held here by the […]
Reports: Cooper CEO and Wife Were Stabbed
Two newspapers are separately reporting this morning that Cooper Health System CEO John P. Sheridan Jr. and his wife, Joyce, had both been stabbed repeatedly when […]
Are Philly Liberals Ready for the Pope?
As Philly this week celebrated the long-awaited news that Pope Francis will indeed be visiting us for next year’s World Meeting of Families, this Tweet […]