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people not social distancing in Rittenhouse Square during the Philadelphia coronavirus crisis
City Life

Philly Coronavirus News: Stay-at-Home Violators Flagrantly Flock to Rittenhouse Square

A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Hey, Let’s All Go Hang Out in Rittenhouse Square! That seemed to be the mentality on Saturday. According to […]

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City Life

Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Jacqueline McBride for Di Bruno Bros. Spitting Incidents

Update 5/4/2020: Click here for an interview with Jacqueline McBride after her release from jail. Original: The Philadelphia Police Department has announced the arrest of […]

City Life

How to Homeschool Your Kids During the Pandemic: 10 Tips From Homeschooling Parents

With the pandemic forcing education online for the time being, parents have suddenly found themselves in the somewhat intimidating role of teacher, and their homes […]

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City Life

Commercial Burglaries and Other Crimes Rise in Philly During Coronavirus Crisis

Earlier this week, a small group of people (that’s one of them above) took to the streets outside City Hall to protest the increasing violence […]

City Life

Comcast Is Getting Into the Streaming TV Game With Peacock. Here’s Everything You Need to Know

At a time when many families are holed up at home due to an unprecedented global pandemic, the country’s demand for news and entertainment is […]

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City Life

It Took Me 159 Phone Calls to Place a Curbside Wine and Spirits Order With the PLCB

When I learned that the PLCB had decided to reopen some of the wine and spirits stores in Philadelphia and across the state for telephoned […]

City Life

These Philly Sports Stars Are Crushing It On TikTok

One of the extremely trivial but also kind of sad things about our present moment is that there are no sports. This is a problem […]

Foobooz

Order In: How Cadence Restaurant Is Making Takeout Feel Like a Celebration

Welcome to Order In, our new coronavirus-related column where we reach out to restaurant owners and chefs to talk about what they chose to do […]

a masked bicyclist rides by a masked Rocky statue in Philadelphia on April 14th, just as Philadelphians began to receive their federal stimulus money due to the coronavirus
City Life

Philly Coronavirus News: Many of You Should Get Your Stimulus Money Today

A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Your Coronavirus Stimulus Money May Be Sitting In Your Bank Account This Morning Well, Philly. There is plenty of […]

NextHealth PHL

Coronavirus Is Legitimizing Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Industry

Medical marijuana is essential. According to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s executive order and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s list of restrictions on business activity, cannabis is […]

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City Life

Everyone in Pennsylvania Should Sign Up for a Mail-In Ballot. Here’s How.

Let Wisconsin serve as a warning: You should take all the precautionary measures you can during the COVID-19 pandemic, including during the all-important process of […]

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NextHealth PHL

Real Estate Mogul Brian O’Neill’s Big Health-Care Bet

Brian O’Neill doesn’t bet small. Nearly every venture the Philadelphia real estate magnate has pursued over his 30-year career was once deemed too big, too […]

mens at-home haircuts
City Life

A Professional Stylist’s Advice for Men’s At-Home Haircuts

It’s been about three weeks since Governor Tom Wolf ordered all non-essential businesses in Pennsylvania to close in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Among those […]

Foobooz

So You (Like Everyone Else on the Internet) Want to Make a Sourdough Starter. Here’s What You Need to Know

We don’t often write about home cooking, but with restaurants reduced to takeout-only options, we want to continue to commune with our readers over food, […]

City Life

5 Ways Philly Was Doing Well Before the Pandemic

We’ve written about quite a few Pew reports here at Philly Mag — but none compare to 2020’s, which was released on Wednesday. The report […]