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With $5 Million Grant, Lenfest Institute Makes Its Largest-Ever Investment in Local News
In today’s media world, fraught with layoffs and hedge fund takeovers, one of the surest methods of survival — temporary survival, anyway — is ownership by a […]
This Spotted Lanternfly Problem Is About to Get Even More Disgusting
It seems like not an hour goes by in the Philadelphia area without somebody posting photos of their latest spotted lanternfly kills, swarms of those […]
Drexel Is Launching a Fall Event Series Full of Culinary Heavy Hitters
Drexel’s Philly Chef Conference (Philly’s greatest industry event) isn’t until spring 2020, but the Food & Hospitality Management department has lined up some events this fall to keep […]
The Philadelphia Parking Authority Is Cutting Car Owners a Break. For Once.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority has been quietly enacting a policy that makes us wonder if the agency isn’t as bad as we once thought. It […]
GlaxoSmithKline Unveils $120 Million Renovation at Upper Merion Campus
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is making major changes at its Upper Merion East campus. On Wednesday, the global healthcare giant revealed the completion of a $120 million renovation […]
Helen Gym Wants the City to Publicly Disclose All Lawsuit Settlements
Philly taxpayers pitched in a whopping $48 million to settle legal disputes against the city in the 2019 fiscal year, according to Councilmember Helen Gym’s office. The claims encompassed sidewalk […]
It Gritty’s Birthday!!!
When the Flyers unveiled their new mascot Gritty on September 24, 2018, the reaction was one of shock, disbelief, dread. Looking at it — this ghoulish, […]
Here’s What’s for Dinner at K’Far Cafe in Rittenhouse
When K’Far first opened in July at 110 South 19th Street, Rittenhouse went nuts. Absolutely nuts. For pistachio sticky buns; for Jerusalem bagel sandwiches; for the Kubaneh […]
West Philly Woman Turns Dead Spotted Lanternflies Into Jewelry
All of this spotted lanternfly killing has left us with one small problem: There are dead spotted lanternfly bodies all over the place. But one […]
Where to Watch Free Philadelphia Orchestra Pop-up Concerts
Don’t miss out: Philadelphia Orchestra members will perform for free at 32 random locations in the region on Monday. The pop-up concerts are part of […]
El Cafe Opens in Rittenhouse With Breakfast Tacos, Mexican Pastries and Horchata Lattes
Phase 1 of Defined Hospitality’s (Suraya, Pizzeria Beddia, R&D) foray into Rittenhouse is in full effect. El Cafe, their ground floor Mexican cafe in the new […]
Philly Just Got a Less Sugary Pumpkin Spice Latte
Le Pain Quotidien Has Made a Less Sugary PSL I always sort of forget about Le Pain Quotidien (probably because I mix it up with […]
Critics Say Richard Florida’s Ideas Helped Ruin American Cities. Can He Redeem Himself in Philly?
The subject was grim — poverty and the struggling middle class — but when Richard Florida took the stage at Drexel one evening this past […]
Maria Quiñones Sánchez on Her Pet Shih Tzu and Hanging Out in Northeast Philly Bars
My full name is … Maria de los Angeles Quiñones Sánchez. The woman next to my mother in the delivery room — her child passed […]
Philly Is the Best City in America to Be a Celebrity. No, Really.
Sometime this summer, I walked out of Philly Mag’s Washington Square offices and stumbled upon a camera crew intently following a man gazing up in […]