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SEPTA Preparing for More Frequent Regional Rail Trains

On the same day that SEPTA officially rebadged Market East as Jefferson Station, as Center City District and city officials were cutting the ribbon on Dilworth […]

City Life

Revel Nightclub Operator Makes Pitch to Keep Clubs Open

The owner of the HQ clubs at the Revel casino is attempting to re-open them even though the Revel is closed for good. Idea Boardwalk […]

Restaurants

New Liberty Distillery In Kensington Partners With Stephen Starr

So first things first, yes. There is a new distillery in Kensington, located in the Crane Arts complex. A whiskey distillery, most notably, and one […]

City Life

Market East Station Renamed Jefferson Station

#SEPTA's Market East Station is now #JeffersonStation. Rest assured your stop is still your stop. #ISEPTAPHILLY pic.twitter.com/jmXpJuusq7 — ISEPTAPHILLY (@SEPTAPHILLY) September 4, 2014 Today, SEPTA […]

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Mushroom Festival This Weekend

Kennett Square, The Mushroom Capital of the World, will host its 29th annual Mushroom Festival on September 6th and 7th at 600 Broad Street in […]

City Life

We Want Answers: Josh Innes, WIP Sports Talk Radio

How is Philly treating you more than half a year in? Considerably better than you might believe. Obviously, there are the comments you read online […]

City

Delaware Governor Tweets Out Photo of Estonian Model

https://twitter.com/WHYYShirley_Min/status/507536596003221504 Delaware Gov. Jack Markell sent out this inexplicable, hilarious image attached to a tweet this morning. I have no idea how Markell attached the […]

City

Drexel Scientists Discover Largest Dinosaur Ever

In a paper published Thursday in Scientific Reports, Drexel scientists announced the discovery of the largest animal ever found: Dreadnoughtus schrani, a supermassive dinosaur that […]

City

Korean Bribes Helped Build Convention Center, Feds Say

Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced it had seized $500,000 from former South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan. Obviously, there is a Philadelphia connection: The money […]

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Federal Donuts Creates David Lynch Inspired Donuts

The work of filmmaker and artist David Lynch is being shown at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Lynch, who is known for films like […]

City Life

PHOTOS: Dilworth Park Grand Opening

Dilworth Park officially opened today with an 11 a.m. ribbon-cutting, and Philly Mag will be providing coverage throughout the day. We’ll be updating this post with more photos as the […]

Philadelphia Wedding

How Did Someone Not Invent This Genius, Completely Flat Engagement Ring Box Before Now? 

Obviously, when my friends get engaged, the first thing I want is to hear the story from the very beginning. (Well, and to see the […]

City

Pennsylvania Senate Library Has ‘50 Shades of Grey’ Audiobook

A report from WHTM-TV, an ABC affiliate serving the Susquehanna Valley, recently reported on the Pennsylvania Senate Library. The library, which moved to its current […]

Restaurants

Behold the Pork Roll Egg Roll

Chef Chris Ritter posted the above photo on Twitter this a.m. He’s serving up a pork roll, egg and cheese egg roll at the Grubhouse […]

City

2 Students in Fatal Crash Weren’t Wearing Seat Belts

Family and friends in Bucks County are still mourning the deaths of three Council Rock South students who died in a car crash in the […]