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City Life

Meet the Husband-and-Wife Team Behind Philly’s Coolest Hotels

On the first week of January in downtown Cape May, the only signs of life are seagulls and construction crews. Workers swarm the windows of […]

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City Life

For Philly City Council, Incumbency Doesn’t Mean What It Used To

Earlier this year, City Councilman Allan Domb proposed a bill to stamp a 12-year cap on his and his colleagues’ time in office. Term limits […]

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City Life

It’s Official: Speed Cameras Will Be Installed in Philly this Year

If you’re not a big fan of the red-light cameras that have been snapping photos of offending vehicles in Philly since 2005, you’re probably not […]

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Restaurants

Reading Terminal Market Is Getting a Pedestrian Plaza

If you’ve ever walked, driven, or ridden on Filbert Street between 11th and 12th Streets, you’ve seen how jammed up — and potentially dangerous — the Reading […]

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Restaurants

Camden Is Getting a Waterfront Beer Garden

South Jersey brewery Flying Fish is bringing a beer garden to the Camden waterfront. The family-friendly Flying Fish Beer Garden will open at Adventure Aquarium just in […]

City Life

Biden 2020 Rally: Road Closures, Parking Restrictions, and Logistics

Joe Biden will be spending a lot of time in Philly as he navigates the 2020 presidential race — starting this weekend. The former vice president and current […]

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Restaurants

With Amis Closure, the Remains of the Vetri Family Empire Continue to Crumble

Amis Trattoria, the onetime Vetri Family restaurant with a freewheeling vibe and Roman-inspired menu, is closing at the end of the summer. The move is the latest in […]

City Life

How Pennsylvania’s Latest Anti-Abortion Bill Fits Into Anti-Roe Strategy

Just one day before Alabama governor Kay Ivey signed the country’s strictest anti-abortion bill into law this week — bringing a fierce abortion rights debate […]

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Restaurants

Blume, Philly’s Most Instagrammable Restaurant, Will Open a Mini Outpost in NoLibs

The final two food vendors debuting in the new Piazza Pod Park have been announced: Bavarian-influenced, beer-focused Bru Craft & Wurst and a second outpost of the […]

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City Life

Looks Like We’ll Be Seeing a Lot of Joe Biden in Philly

There’s a lot of excitement building in Philadelphia over Joe Biden. This Saturday, the former vice president of the United States is appearing at a […]

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Restaurants

Meltkraft, Reading Terminal’s Grilled Cheese Stand, Will Close

Meltkraft, the grilled cheese stand and regional cheese shop in Reading Terminal Market owned by New Jersey-based Valley Shepherd Creamery, will close this summer. Carla […]

City Life

BBWC Activist Demands That Jannie Blackwell Retract Accusations of Violence

Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, co-founder of the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative, is demanding a retraction of and apology for a series of public accusations of violent […]

Restaurants

Yes, You Absolutely Should Order the Seafood Tower

Let me tell you about the last seafood tower I ordered. It was the big one on Oyster House’s menu (“The Moravian”), not the smaller one, because the big one felt […]

City Life

This Is the Best Worst Map of Philadelphia Ever

In the competition of the worst maps of anywhere ever, we’ve got ourselves a winner, Philly! The map pictured above presents a never-before-seen and completely […]

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City Life

What Happened to Chris Stigall After He Left 1210AM? A Podcast, of Course.

Back in March, we told you that conservative radio talker Chris Stigall was no longer at 1210AM, the Philadelphia station that broadcasts such right-wing, er, […]