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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending October 24th

The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?

City Life

The Philadelphia Outrage Meter for the Week Ending October 24

Copy: Copy: Copy: | Create Infographics 70% of the week’s outrage was directly attributable to the bracelet bribery scandal, with 20% of the outrage directed […]

City

SEPTA Won’t Strike Monday

Although SEPTA union workers are expected to take a strike authorization vote on Sunday, the union is not expected to strike on Monday. Transit Workers […]

City

Philly TV News: Lots of Campaign Ads, But No Coverage

The Sunlight Foundation recently watched a half-hour of the CBS 3 local news and found a wide disparity between the number of political commercials and […]

Restaurants

Tonight: Poi Dog at The Garage

Tonight, Garage Philly will be doing some of that most elusive of cuisines: Filipino food. And it’ll be the crew from Poi Dog working the […]

Restaurants

The Best Instagrams of the Week

Since we just gave you the best food places to follow on Instagram, here’s the best photos we’ve seen posted this week. Try not to […]

City Life

The PFT Fails Philly’s Students and Teachers

Who is standing up for good teachers and poor children in the School District of Philadelphia? If you guessed “the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers,” you’d […]

Restaurants

Opening Date for Kensington Quarters

Kensington Quarters is officially opening on Wednesday, October 29th. The Fishtown restaurant, bar, butcher shop, classroom combo will  offer a selection of the region’s finest meats in […]

City

Rich Tech Bro Speaks at Kensington HS, Struggles To Give Advice

On Wednesday this week, entrepreneur Alex Klein spoke at Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High School. He went to Yale and Cambridge and is creating […]

Restaurants

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

You might have heard that Questlove dined at Abe Fisher the other night, but he’s not the only one of the roots back in town […]

Property

Pearl Art Supply to Become Millennium Dance Complex

Our sweet, beloved Pearl Art & Crafts — another Philly retail stalwart (like Daffy’s and Strawbridge’s and Bonwit’s), whose closure was met with great gnashing […]

Restaurants

The Industry Overhauls Its Menu

The Industry, number 3 in the most recent Foobooz Best Bars list, has revamped its menu, adding approximately 10 new items to their lunch and dinner menu. Among […]

City Life

Lawyer Who Filed Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” Suit Could Be Disbarred

Recently, Media, Pennsylvania-based attorney Francis Malofiy scored a small victory against Led Zeppelin in his “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism lawsuit when a Philadelphia federal judge […]

Restaurants

Top Chef Episode 2 Recap: Surf (And Turf’s) Up!

Okay, you can throw last week’s racing form out the window. My snap judgments didn’t exactly hold (rather similar to Aaron Grissom’s bourbon onion “jam,” […]

City

Pa. State Senator to Plead Guilty to Felony Charge

Pennsylvania State Senator LeAnna Washington will plead guilty next week to charges she used taxpayer money to fund political fundraisers. Washington is facing two felony […]