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Fat Ham Begins Sunday Supper

Starting Sunday, October 5th, the Fat Ham will serve up Sunday suppers for all you Southern comfort food lovers who have somehow found yourselves in Philadelphia’s […]

Restaurants

Classic Diner Opening Location in West Chester

Yesterday the Classic Diner tweeted out the following tease: So it's official!!!! Very exciting news… We are opening our 2nd location in the West Chester […]

City

Mayor Nutter Reminds Citizens Not to Smoke Anything in Parks

Just so everyone is clear – smoking anything is already prohibited in our parks & recreation centers, so no one should be doing that anyway. […]

Restaurants

Deep South Philly Erupting in Gravy War

On Sunday, October 12th, it’s a battle for the best gravy at the Tap Room on 19th. Michael Strauss will be putting his gravy up […]

City

Keith Olbermann Calls the Flyers “About As Sexist As Sports Can Get”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqCucNW2QCw The Flyers may think Broad Street Hockey is “the only ones asking any questions” about the return of the Ice Girls. But they’re wrong. […]

Property

Archdiocese Plans to Sell 200-Acre Property For $47 Million

Offers came in after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia put the 200-acre Don Guanella Village on the market last year, but now it seems the site, which includes […]

City Life

Kathleen Kane’s Double Standard

When Kathleen Kane was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s first attorney general last year, she was immediately hailed as shooting political star. There was talk of […]

Restaurants

This Weekend: Zavino Launches A New Brunch Service

Everybody loves brunch, right? Well, starting this Saturday, October 4th, Zavino in University City will begin serving its weekly brunch menu, available from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. […]

City Life

Ban the “Redskins”

“Redskin” is a slur. Got it? This is not up for debate. It is a slur, despite any arguments made about intent. Curiously, it is […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Someone Finally Stands Up To Blackwell

Will Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell respond now? Since April, Blackwell has ignored a zoning variance request from developers planning a mixed-use condo complex at 43rd and Baltimore. […]

City

Philadelphia Cop Charged With Assaulting Partner 4 Separate Times

Philadelphia Police Officer Kenneth Allen was arrested Thursday and charged with assaulting his partner on four separate occasions. The fights between the two partners came […]

City Life

Testimony Heard for Hate-Crime Legislation

The Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing on hate-crime legislation Thursday at the Kimmel Center. The recent attack on a gay couple in […]

City Life

Phillies Deny Report of Big Changes

UPDATE: The Phillies have released a statement on Howard Eskin’s report of the Phillies’ ownership shakeup, and have denied any forthcoming changes to the partnership. […]

City Life

Top Cop Won’t Resign in Email Scandal

A second state official has resigned after participating in the exchange of “racy emails” while working in the office of then-Attorney General Tom Corbett. Glenn […]

City Life

Philadelphia’s $18 Million Boondoggle?

When I moved to Philadelphia from Kansas six years ago, I noticed a couple of things. First, the distinction between economic classes here was far […]