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City Life

6 Very Philly Groundhog Day Predictions

Every February, we turn our frowning, frostbitten faces toward Punxsutawney, PA, to observe the behavior of one special groundhog in order to make vague long-term […]

City Life

Philly’s New Archbishop Might Not Be as Progressive as You Think

Last Thursday, Pope Francis named Cleveland bishop Nelson J. Pérez, 58, the 14th bishop and 10th archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The major […]

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Restaurants

My Friends Refuse to Eat in Chinatown Due to Coronavirus — and They’re Not the Only Ones

I was supposed to go to dinner in Philly’s Chinatown with a group of 10 tonight. But now that’s not happening. Why? You can blame […]

City Life

Women Writers Are Driving Philadelphia’s Literary Renaissance

Carmen Maria Machado is one of the country’s most celebrated contemporary fiction writers. A few years ago, she was catapulted into the national spotlight on […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

Brides, Bubbly & Brunch is Back, And We Couldn’t Be More Excited

Ready to get a jumpstart on wedding planning? We know *exactly* where you should do it: at Brides, Bubbly & Brunch, Philadelphia Wedding’s annual wedding […]

Restaurants

Sorry, But There Are No Good Buffalo Wings in Philly

The Buffalo Wing Question is my Kryptonite. I get it often — usually during football season, especially Super Bowl week — but sometimes on a […]

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City Life

I Went to Wildwood for the Donald Trump Rally and Lived to Tell the Tale

If you look forward to off-season day trips to the Jersey Shore as a chance to relax, restore and reset, Wildwood was not that on […]

Restaurants

A “Music and Cocktail Hideaway” Opens in Midtown Village

On Friday, January 31st, Derek Gibbons and Tim Lu (Vesper Center City, Vesper Dayclub, Raw) will open Leda and the Swan, a cocktail lounge concept […]

Be Well Philly

A New Location of the Reiki School Just Opened in Queen Village

Get ready to relax and breathe deeper in Queen Village at the just-opened outpost of The Reiki School + Clinic. It’s the 21-year-old business’s second […]

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City Life

The Man Who Made the Rizzo Statue Has His Own Surprising Ideas About What to Do With It

There are those who believe that the Frank Rizzo statue needs to go, and there is a plan for removal — sort of — that […]

Restaurants

Philly Wine Week Rebrands Itself

“Philly Wine Week was originally founded in 2014 by a group of people who worked with wine programs across the city, and got together and […]

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City Life

Anthony Gargano: Kobe Was Forever a Philadelphian

The images of Kobe flashed all day yesterday, stringing together a rush of sadness and sobering thoughts of mortality and the fragileness of life. Young […]

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City Life

Philly Needs More Surveillance Cameras. Now.

Of all the life-changing revelations I’ve experienced since becoming a parent (translation: someone whose date nights routinely revolve around streaming television), one of the greatest […]

NextHealth PHL

NextUp: Galera Is Reducing the Negative Side Effects of Radiation Therapy

“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]

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City Life

Philly Media Giant Entercom Is Doubling Down on the Future of Radio

Like any smart CEO, David Field knows that you lead with the good news and try to hum a happy tune over the bad, especially […]