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What We Love: Kick in the Eye

The new exhibition at Vox Populi – “Kick in the Eye” (through May 1) – delivers a full and boundary-pushing spectrum of queer art. Curated […]

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PIFA Means Three Weeks of Arts and Food

Today marks the kickoff of the three-week long Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. Featuring everything from classical music to trapeze lessons there will also […]

City Life

Gaga Confronts Anti-Gay Protester

Lady Gaga decided to confront a fundamentalist Christian protester outside her recent concert in Anaheim, Calif. He gave her a “Get Out of Hell for […]

City Life

More Than 9 Million and Counting

If you ever wondered where you figure into the U.S. population, a new study by the Williams Institute says you’re in very good company. The national […]

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Suburban Snacks: Pizza in Glenside, Bryn Mawr & BYOBs

Trevi Pizza Pasta Byob has opened in at 21 E Glenside Avenue in Glenside. The restaurant takes over the old Rizzo’s and has gotten early […]

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Foodery Turns 35

The Foodery hasn’t always been a beer nerd’s paradise. In fact in its early days we knew it as a dependable spot to get Coors […]

City Life

Live Music: Tropicana vs. Tin Angel

Saturday night, my 21-year-old son, Sam, and I headed down the Expressway to A.C. to see the band Yes, music he is passionate for and […]

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Quick Bites: New Thai & Cupcakes, More Cupcakes

Meal Ticket gets the tip that a Thai restaurant is taking the place of the former Pico de Gallo at 15th and South. [Meal Ticket] […]

City Life

CineFest Kicks Off Today

It’s that time of year again when diehard cinemaphiles dash from theater to theater to catch a string of indie flicks during Philadelphia’s own CineFest […]

City Life

The Most Hilarious Voice Mail Ever

Climbing a soapbox and reacting viscerally to a news item is one popular depiction of what a blogger’s job should be all about. But there […]

City Life

Alycia Lane Gave Us All a Bad Name

For young women looking to break into journalism—especially in broadcasting—there’s always this cautionary tale: If you don’t work hard enough to prove yourself, you may […]

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Menu For Sbraga Dinner at Blackfish

Top Chef winner Kevin Sbraga is teaming up with Chip Roman on Monday, May 2nd for a collaborative $85 per person, six-course dinner at Roman’s […]

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Philadelphia Is a Progressive Food City

From the Opinion pages of the New York Times comes praise for Philadelphia. Mark Bittman calls Philadelphia one of the most progressive food cities in […]

City Life

Big Government Contributed to Tastykake’s Failure

“Nobody bakes a cake as tasty as a Tastykake.” While that jingle can be hummed by most Philadelphians, odds are that another company will soon […]

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Who Cares If NFL Players Have Health Insurance?

Just a few moments after this blog is published, a federal court judge in Minnesota will rule on an injunction to stop the NFL owners’ […]