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Philadelphia Named One of the Best Cities for Trick-or-Treating

Being that it’s two weeks away, we thought you’d be happy to know that Zillow has named Philadelphia the 4th best town for collecting candy on Halloween. And […]

Property

Shorenstein to Buy 1818 Market Street For $203 Million

Three years after buying Two Liberty Place (Philadelphia’s third tallest skyscraper), San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties sold it and vanished from Philadelphia’s real estate scene. Now, the Business Journal’s Natalie Kostelni […]

City

Pa. Supreme Court Justice McCaffery Tied to Hundreds of Porn Emails

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille said on Wednesday a review found Seamus McCaffery sent and received hundreds of sexually explicit emails. Castille told reporters […]

Restaurants

Brick & Mortar Names An Executive Chef

Brick & Mortar–the new neighborhood joint being opened at 12th and Pearl by ex Franklin Mortgage partner Michael Welsh–has gone and gotten itself an executive […]

Restaurants

Ken Forrester Collaborates with Townsend Wentz For Townsend Wine Dinner

Not sure who Ken Forrester is? He’s a renowned South African winemaker, and he’s coming to Philly. And he’s bringing his wine with him. By […]

City

City Elections Chief Who Hasn’t Voted Since 2011 Breaks Silence

Anthony Clark, the City Commissioner chairman who has not voted since the 2011 general election, has broken his silence on the matter. “That’s personal,” he […]

City Life

Our First-Ever Good Comcast Headlines Roundup

We’ve seen a few complaints lately that we only print bad news about Comcast in these parts — and we kind of understand: Comcast is […]

Restaurants

Tashan Celebrates Diwali This Friday Night

Tashan is hosting a Diwali Dance Party on Friday, October 17th from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Beyond the music by DJ VK, beyond the […]

Property

Dilworth Park’s Rothman Ice Rink Opens November 14th!

Didn’t we tell you it would open before Thanksgiving? The Center City District announced today that the Rothman Institute Ice Rink at Dilworth Park will be open […]

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Commonwealth Foundation to Demonstrate at Schools Protest

Update: Challenging the characterization of the event as a “counter-protest,” the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives confirmed it has hired a team to appear […]

City Life

Porn Email Scandal Claims Another High-Ranking Pa. Official: Randy Feathers

Another state official has resigned in the wake of the porn email scandal: Randy Feathers, a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. Feathers […]

Restaurants

First Look: Brigantessa

The people of East Passyunk must have a boundless appetite for pizza, because despite the proximity of Slice, Santucci’s, Marra’s, and Francoluigi’s (and I’m sure […]

Things to Do

Our Prayers Are Answered: HBO Plans Netflix-Style Service

Are you the kind of person who would like to pay for HBO and not, like, everything else on cable? Then today’s a good day […]

City Life

Pa. High School Soccer Coaches Resign After Team’s “Ebola” Taunts

Last week, the Konkrete Kids soccer team of Northampton, Pennsylvania, traveled to Andrew Leh Stadium in Nazareth for a match against the Nazareth Blue Eagles, […]

City Life

A Reply to Dom Giordano About Mumia Abu-Jamal

I don’t blame Dom Giordano for wanting convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to shut the hell up. But even after reading Giordano’s case for anti-Mumia legislation […]