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Reserve Your Philly Style Bagels for This Weekend
Philly Style Bagels have been operating as an occasional pop-up out of Pizzeria Beddia in Fishtown on Sunday mornings. This Sunday they’re offering order half and full-dozens of […]
The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend
If death and taxes are two of life’s certainties, then produce seasonality is the opposite. Every week in this column we try to offer an […]
3 Observations About Eagles Fans (From a Non-Eagles Fan)
Last year, while reporting on a story about football cuisine before the Eagles’ home opener, I crashed multiple tailgates all over the Linc lots, looking […]
Terry Gillen to Announce Mayoral Run
It’s (almost) official: Terry Gillen will be making a run for mayor. The Daily News reports the announcement will come on Saturday morning in her […]
Three Years Later, Sandusky Scandal Still Ripples at Penn State
The Jerry Sandusky scandal is apparently still taking a toll on Penn State. It’s not just the football sanctions, either. Officials at the university are […]
Michael Nutter and Philly Jesus, Together at Last
And with this picture, Thursday’s re-opening of Dilworth Park became the best Philly event ever: Michael Nutter and Philly Jesus: Together at last.
It Is Perfectly Legal to Kill and Eat Dogs and Cats In Pennsylvania
You’ve probably been doing most of your dog and cat eating in secret, ashamed to admit that as much as your pet Fido or Chloe […]
Everything’s Coming Up Camden
Remember how earlier this week we told you that crime was dropping dramatically in Camden under its new county-supervised police force? Well, more good news: […]
Ben & Jerry’s Coming to Rittenhouse
Looks like Ben & Jerry’s is returning to Rittenhouse Square. Ben & Jerry’s used to have a scoop shop around on 18th Street but that […]
Former Art Museum Director Has Died
The Inquirer reports that Jean Sutherland Boggs, director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1978 to 1982, has died at the age of 92.
10 Wedding-Planning Don’ts for Brides
There are plenty of situations we hear of brides encountering along their wedding-planning way where they are not quite sure what to do. Whether it’s […]
Here’s What People Are Saying About Dilworth Plaza
As you surely know by now, Dilworth Plaza turned into Dilworth Park yesterday. Every media outlet in town turned up for the party, and while […]
Chris Christie, In Mexico, Doesn’t Want to Talk Immigration
Gov. Chris Christie is in Mexico this week — ostensibly on a trade mission, but probably also burnishing his presidential credentials — but there’s one […]
And in the Second Round, Buzz Bissinger Selects Nick Foles
In Philadelphia magazine’s July cover story, Buzz Bissinger wrote memorably of Eagles quarterback Nick Foles that, “unless he stops being chickenshit and goes into the […]
Will FCC’s Desire for More Competition Doom Comcast Merger?
The FCC wants more competitors offering high-speed internet service. Does that mean the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger is doomed? BGR’s Brad Reed thinks so. He […]