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Architype: Lush Life

Developer Tom Scannapieco has spent his career surrounded by skeptics — or his career since 1974, at least, when the self-described “urban pioneer” bought property […]

Property

Retail Roundup: The City’s Newest Stores

Shoppist is always abuzz with news of store openings, so here’s a roundup of the latest in Philly. Center City We told you months ago that Uniqlo at […]

Foobooz

Pho Jerky is Back Pho Real

Back in late 2012, Side Project Jerky collaborated with chef Sean Magee of Time to create Pho jerky. It was a hit. Since then, Side Project […]

City Life

The Harrisburg Porn Email Scandal, Translated by a Woman

As a human with a computer, I expect people to mess around on the clock a bit. Amazon, Buzzfeed, Facebook, The Daily Puppy (just me? […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Get All of Your Big Day Beauty Questions Answered at Just B Beautiful’s Bridal Beauty Boot Camp

Remember the fantastic garden pamper parties we told you about earlier this year? Well, if you couldn’t wait to gather up your best girls for one […]

City Life

Camden Keeps Getting Less Scary

We told you last month about a whole slew of statistics that suggest Camden — notoriously torn by violence and poverty — is becoming a […]

City Life

2014-15 Flyers Preview: Different, but Still Kind of the Same

There is a bonus to being a fan of the Philadelphia Flyers. Like all Philadelphia sports teams, they equip you with the tools to deal […]

City Life

Passenger: I Was Kicked Off Flight at PHL for My Tweets

Philyflight760. Still grounded as authorities board plane for pilot sobriety test pic.twitter.com/8qOU6UaYqB — Drinkwater Marketing (@DWPmarketing) October 8, 2014 All Lisa Carter-Knight wanted to do […]

Foobooz

Where Are the Best Nachos in Philadelphia?

Search for nachos on Foobooz and you’re going to get some old and out of date information. Duck nachos at Rae (remember Rae?). A 2009 […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Pantzer Properties Buys the Sansom For $42 Million

A new rental community seems to be in the works for the corner of 16th and Samson. The Philadelphia Business Journal’s Natalie Kostelni reports that New […]

City Life

Philadelphians Ignore Stabbing in Pathmark Aisle, Keep Shopping

Man stabbed in the face inside Pathmark, unfazed customers continue shopping in bloody aisle: http://t.co/q28zU0vhP2 pic.twitter.com/ba9kCgEqVD — NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) October 8, 2014 What are […]

Foobooz

UPDATED: Avance to Close Saturday

Avance, the successor to Le Bec Fin, will close after service on Saturday night, October 11th. Michael Klein reported that the Walnut Street restaurant is […]

Foobooz

How Israel Got Huge

You’ve got to understand something about Israeli cuisine right from the start: It’s not something that existed in the American consciousness a few years ago. […]

City Life

Labor Peace at Convention Center Gets Big Test

CBS Philly reports that the still-young labor agreement at the Pennsylvania Convention Center gets a big test this week when the Infectious Diseases Society of […]

City Life

Ted Cruz: Chris Christie Is the Rudy Giuliani of 2016

Chris Christie’s desire to run for president in 2016 seems pretty clear at this point, as is the desire of his GOP rivals to take […]