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How Frank Rizzo Helped the Beatles Play Philly

XPN has a great piece up today about today’s momentous anniversary: The Beatles played Convention Hall on Sept. 2, 1964. The whole story’s worth a […]

Restaurants

Today: Free Pie At Magpie

Right now, actually. In celebration of its second anniversary, the South Street shop is offering up free slices of Holly Ricciardi’s popular butterscotch bourbon pie […]

City Life

NYT: Camden Is Reviving Under New Police Force

Words that feel weird to write or say, because they’re so rare: We have some  … good news? … for Camden. Yes, that’s it: Good […]

City Life

Thousands of People Lost Their Jobs in Atlantic City and Donald Trump Is Gloating

What is happening in Atlantic City, casino closures, is very sad – but does anybody give me credit for getting out before its demise? Timing […]

City Life

Did You Click on the Leaked Celebrity Nudes?

Every time a bored, lonely hacker splashes photos of a naked celebrity across the Internet, we seem to forget the answer to a very basic […]

City Life

SEPTA to Announce “Change” to Market East

Will Market East still be “Market East” by the end of the week?

City Life

Report: Probe Discovered Explicit Emails in AG’s Office

Kathleen Kane never did find evidence that Tom Corbett slowed his Jerry Sandusky probe for political gain. But her investigators, it turns out, found something […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Shared Coworking Space Is Coming To South Broad

Two shared coworking spaces are coming to Philadelphia this winter, one of which will be on Broad and Locust. Industrious, a coworking space company from […]

Revel Casino Hotel, now called TEN
City Life

Revel Went Out With an Early-Morning Fire Alarm

The Revel couldn’t even close without a little drama. With just five hours until closing, the fire alarm at Revel went off. At 1 a.m., […]

City Life

Kane’s Office the Target of Leak Probe

Kathleen Kane has more trouble on her hands. It’s been a quiet few months for the controversial Pennsylvania attorney general, but an old scandal is […]

City Life

Needed: Better Philadelphia Republicans

Chaka Fattah hasn’t been convicted of anything. He hasn’t been charged with anything. And let’s not forget: He hasn’t even been officially named as a […]

City Life

Four Phillies Pitchers Combine for No-Hitter

The Phillies got a bright spot in their lost season. Four Phillies pitchers — Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon — held […]

Restaurants

Greatest Hits and What You Missed: La Peg, Beast & Ale, Society Hill Society, Crow And The Pitcher, Corn Dogs, Cooking With Vetri and More

The week running up to Labor Day weekend can be kind of slow, but that doesn’t mean things were completely quiet in the restaurant world. […]

Restaurants

The Dirt: What To Get At The Farmers Market This Weekend

Locally grown produce represents a season’s worth of hard labor for area farmers, and the most rewarding moment of all happens when a customer takes […]

Property

10 Best and Worst Markets for Flipping

Sorry, your browser doesn’t support iframes. RealtyTrac took a look at housing markets with 50 or more flips in the second quarter of 2014 to assess […]