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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 […]

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City Life

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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]

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Be Well Philly

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 […]

City Life

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 […]

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City Life

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 […]

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City Life

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 […]

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City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Pumpkin Spice Phone

Our birthday happens to cozy right up to Halloween, and as a child, we preferred pumpkin pie to cake to fete the occasion. Anybody can have […]

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City Life

60,000 People Leave Philly Each Year. But It’s Not Like All of Them Hate It.

After a run of consistent population decline from 1950 to 2006, Philadelphia has, in recent years, enjoyed touting itself as a renaissance city — full […]

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City Life

Philly Public Schools Will Mark Climate Change Protesters Absent Today

All the Greta Thunbergs of Philly will skip school on Friday to hit the streets in protest as people around the world take part in […]

City Life

A Look Inside Temple’s New $175 Million Charles Library

When it came to planning the new Charles Library at Temple University, there was a particular problem Joe Lucia, the school’s dean of libraries, had to […]

NextHealth PHL

Robots Are Taking Over Rehabilitative Medicine

There was a time when losing a limb meant losing a bodily function forever. The idea of bionics was nothing more than fodder for television. […]

City Life

Philly to Facebook: Get Your Dating Ads Off of Our Sidewalks

In case you haven’t heard (or if the ubiquitous social media site hasn’t already informed you — or if you haven’t literally stepped on an […]

Restaurants

Trouble’s End Brewing Will Open With Beer, Food, and Music in Collegeville

A new brewery with a Philly connection is coming to Collegeville. Trouble’s End Brewing will take over the former home of Appalachian Brewing Co. that shuttered last […]

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City Life

The Zoo Will Turn Into a Magical Holiday Lights Wonderland in November

The Philadelphia Zoo has been crushing it lately. If the goal was to take it from a popular spot for tots in strollers and turn it […]