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Vernick Wine Is the Wine Boutique Rittenhouse Has Been Waiting For

Today, November 13th, Vernick Wine will open at 2029 Walnut Street, just next door to Vernick Food and Drink. The project, says GM Ryan Mulholland, has […]

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Be Well Philly

Where to Buy Local, Organic, and Free-Range Turkeys in Philly for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is coming up soon! Make sure you’re prepared to wow your friends and family with a bird that tastes as good as it looks. […]

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Be Well Philly

How to Combat 5 Common Health Symptoms Through Nutrition

If you aren’t feeling well, you might take a pain relief pill and call it a day or make a quick appointment to see a […]

City Life

A Wawa Gas Station on Columbus Boulevard? No Way, Neighbors Say. But a Regular Wawa? Sure!

If you’ve been following Bart Blatstein’s proposed Wawa gas station along Columbus Boulevard in South Philly, you know that a big chunk of the neighborhood […]

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City Life

This Philly Driving App Wants to Save Lives — and Earn You Shake Shack

Ryan Frankel remembers this about the bicycling accident that nearly killed him in 2015: The person behind the steering wheel of the red light-running oncoming […]

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Be Well Philly

For Every Serving of Hot Cereal Bought, This Local Company Donates Another One to a Food Bank

We all have that friend who makes a habit of never eating breakfast. They’re not hungry, they say, or they don’t want to eat before […]

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City Life

You Can Help Philly’s Real Concrete Cowboys Settle Into Permanent Stables

For some, talk of Philly’s “Concrete Cowboys” might conjure up visions of British actor Idris Elba on horseback, thanks to the star’s role in a […]

City Life

Philly Could See Record Low Temperatures This Week — and Maybe a Dash of Snow

If you were to step outside right now, on Monday afternoon, you’d find yourself in the balmy embrace of fall. Temperatures in the mid-60s, the […]

City Life

Two Incoming City Council Members Are Endorsing Elizabeth Warren for President

On the heels of their election victories, City Councilmembers-Elect Isaiah Thomas and Jamie Gauthier announced on Monday that they are officially endorsing Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth […]

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City Life

Can This Charismatic Pastor Rally Philly Around Its Most Intractable Problem?

Almost four years ago, I met Bill Golderer for the first time, and like many people who meet Bill Golderer, I felt moved. I can’t […]

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City Life

I Built My Identity Around Being Bipolar. Then My Doctor Said I’m Not Bipolar

My psychiatrist first floated the idea that I don’t have bipolar disorder months ago, when we were spending another session dissecting my history of disasters. […]

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City Life

Why Youse Guys Should Start Saying Y’all

Anytime I’m talking to someone new, the question inevitably arises: “Wait — where are you from?” My apparent outsider status is given away by one […]

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City Life

Philly’s Latest Literary Star Has a Second Book Out This Week

One of Philly’s most distinguished modern writers, Carmen Maria Machado, has a second book out this week. The 33-year-old Penn professor’s memoir, In the Dream […]

City Life

Behold This Giant Cocoon by the Group Behind the Navy Yard Sea Monster

The Navy Yard is about to get weird. Group X, the anonymous Philly-based art collective responsible for SEA MONSTERS HERE (the bright blue, green and […]

Restaurants

Inside Cicala, the Divine Lorraine Hotel’s New Southern Italian Restaurant

On November 15, Angela and Joe Cicala will open Cicala, their new restaurant at the Divine Lorraine Hotel. After their split from Le Virtu and […]