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City Life

A Penn Genetics Professor Wants to Change How We Think About Race

Three decades ago, a white couple I know was awaiting the birth of a baby they were adopting. Not long after the delivery, the pediatrician […]

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City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Our Very Own Ghost Ship

Goonies fans (and really, who’s not? “One-Eyed Willy!”) are already familiar with the concept of “ghost ships,” vessels found at sea with their crews either […]

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Restaurants

Sneak Preview: November Classes at COOK

There’s a Dia de los Muertos party on Saturday, November 2nd, a beer dinner with the chef from Res Ipsa, Drew Lazor and Resa Mueller […]

City Life

Don’t Get Spooked by This South Philly Halloween Decor

You know how they say less is more? Well, enough with all of those over-the-top, baroque Halloween displays bursting with stage lighting, fake spider webs, ornately […]

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City Life

“The Rock” Wished This Fishtown Grandma a Happy 100th Birthday

Turning 100 years old is a celebration in and of itself — with or without Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wishing you a happy birthday. But a […]

Restaurants

Race Street Pier Gets Its Very Own Beer Garden

Starting tomorrow, in partnership with Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, FCM Hospitality (Morgan’s Pier, Craft Hall, Harper’s Garden, Parks on Tap) will open a beer garden overlooking […]

Restaurants

Forget Apples, Let’s Eat Some Pears

There are many harbingers of fall – apples, pumpkin spice, Halloween-themed bars. But among all this excitement, somehow pears never seem to get their due. […]

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City Life

You Can Now Track All Fatal Traffic Crashes in Philly

Philadelphia is home to one of the highest fatal crash rates in the nation. Over the last five years, our average traffic death — six deaths […]

Restaurants

Inside Philly’s First Halloween-Themed Pop-Up Bars

After two years of great success running Philadelphia’s Christmas-themed pop-Up Bar Tinsel, Teddy Sourias and the team at Craft Concept Group (who brought you Bru, Blume, […]

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City Life

This Record-Breaking October Heat Has Us All Confused

It’s going to be 93 degrees Fahrenheit in Philadelphia today. On October 2nd. During what’s supposed to be fall. This weather feels more apropos of […]

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Be Well Philly

3 Bread Recipes Packed With Fruits and Vegetables to Bake This Fall

It doesn’t feel like autumn in Philadelphia right now, to say the least. But when you’re sweating in 90-degree heat today, think about your plans […]

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City Life

Capogiro Owners Stephanie and John Reitano Declare Bankruptcy

Ten months after Capogiro shocked gelato lovers and Philly food scenesters by announcing that it was closing all locations, founders Stephanie and John Reitano have […]

City Life

Attorney General Josh Shapiro Is Hosting a Philly Town Hall on Student Debt

Pennsylvanians are drowning in student debt. Some stats to prove it: Across the entire country, the debt load for college graduates totals $1.5 trillion. In […]

Restaurants

First Look: Condesa, the Suraya Crew’s New Mexican Restaurant in Rittenhouse

If El Cafe, Defined Hospitality’s (Suraya, Pizzeria Beddia, R&D) Mexican-inspired cafe in the new Pod Philly Hotel was phase 1 of the team’s invasion of […]

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City Life

Eagles Fan Rob Dunphy Is Putting His Philly Tattoos to Good Use

The last several days have been quite a trip for Rob Dunphy. On Thursday morning, nobody knew who the 26-year-old Bridesburg dad was. But by […]