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Spotted Lanternflies Deserve No Mercy. This Short Film Will Train You to Be Merciless.
If you haven’t killed a spotted lanternfly yet, you are not a good citizen. The invasive planthoppers are wreaking havoc across the state — including […]
Merck Selects Philadelphia for Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative
Philadelphia could soon become a much safer place for mothers to give birth. This week, Merck & Co. announced Philadelphia as one of nine cities selected to […]
Elizabeth Warren Is a Hypocrite, Says Hypocrite Ed Rendell
This story has been updated with a comment from Ed Rendell. Elizabeth Warren is a hypocrite. That’s the message from Ed Rendell ahead of Thursday […]
Queen & Rook Is About to Open With Board Games and Vegetarian Fare
Back in June, we told you that Philly would be getting a third board game cafe. Now, Queen & Rook is ready to open at […]
A Brewery With a Mission Is Opening in Spring Arts
A new mission-driven brewery is about to open in Spring Arts. Triple Bottom Brewing will open tomorrow — Thursday, September 12th — at 4 p.m. […]
Melrose Diner Is Open Again With Half-Off Everything
Sometimes, when we lose a thing, we realize how much we love it. The absence of said thing reminds us how treasured it really is. Such is not the […]
Meet the City Council At-Large Candidate Endorsed by Elizabeth Warren
Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren flung a surprising twist in a local race this week by endorsing at-large City Council contender Kendra Brooks — who is, notably, not […]
Former Spark Therapeutics COO Appointed CEO of Imvax
When John Furey retired from his role as chief operating officer at Spark Therapeutics in November 2018, he had plans to take it easy. He […]
Philly’s New Youth Poet Laureate Wants You to Take Young People Seriously
City poet laureate programs have been popping up all over the country, but for all that new poetic attention on the adult practitioners of the […]
Good King Tavern Is Expanding With a French Wine Bar in Bella Vista
The owners of Bella Vista’s Good King Tavern are expanding with a new concept. Chloé Grigri and Bernard Grigri will open Le Caveau, a Loire Valley-style wine bar, […]
Two Philly Restaurants Are Bon Appétit Best New Restaurant Nominees
Before Bon Appétit announces its Hot 10 list of the best new restaurants in America each year, they narrow the choice down to 50 great […]
How Men Can (Still) Help Women Advance Their Careers Post #MeToo
“I used to take every new hire in our business unit out to lunch. It was my go-to welcome,” a white male division president once […]
The Philly Police Athletic League Favors White Kids, Says Latina Who Ran It
This story has been corrected. Evelyn Cintron was a Latina lieutenant in the Philadelphia Police Department when, in 2016, then-commissioner Richard Ross named her the […]
How the New Chestnut Street Loading Zones Can Help Curb Congestion
No one likes driving on Chestnut Street. Absolutely no one. I say this as a fact. At all times of the day, the road feels […]
How Philly Schools Fared in U.S. News’s 2020 College Rankings
These days, teenage kids are stressed. This much we know. The question of why, though, is more nebulous. One obvious answer could be that it has something to do […]