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Center City’s New Pink, Plant-Filled Wine Bar and Restaurant Is Ready for Your Instagram
Last month, we told you that Blume, a natural wine and cocktail-focused bar and restaurant, would replace cider-heavy sports bar Cinder (1500 Locust Street). Now, Blume will open, […]
Here’s When Spruce Street Harbor Park Reopens for the Summer
It’s only beginning to truly feel like spring now that temperatures are rising and flowers are blooming all around us — so naturally, we’re eagerly anticipating […]
W/N W/N Coffee Bar Has Closed, Will Reopen Under New Ownership
W/N W/N always seemed to be ahead of its time. It debuted on the corner of 10th and Spring Garden Streets in 2014 — crowdfunded into […]
The No-B.S. Guide to Recycling in Philadelphia
It can be hard to muster up the energy to be environmentally conscious these days, what with the knowledge that earth is warming to the […]
High Street on Market Is Hosting Its Own Pizza Pop-Up
High Street on Market has been having some fun with casual comfort food lately: first, they crowned the city’s top sandwich artist with their March […]
How to Shut Down Mansplaining at Work, According to 5 Philly CEOs
It is 2019, and mansplaining is unfortunately still a thing. Merriam-Webster defines the practice as “what occurs when a man talks condescendingly to someone (especially […]
Monday Is the Last Day to Register to Vote in the Primary Election
Monday is the last day to register to vote in the primary election, Philly. If you’re not registered (or if you’re unsure of your voter status), […]
Will Rebecca Rhynhart Derail the City’s New Voting Machines?
Philadelphia’s city commissioners, who oversee elections, say they’ve purchased the best — and most expensive — new voting machines out there just in time for […]
Is This Rich Middle-Aged White Guy From Texas the Most Revolutionary Thinker in Philly?
Richard Vague said he wanted to do the focus groups himself. Yes, yes, he told his seasoned — and worried — political advisers; he knew […]
Millennials! Get Over Your Blankies and Stuffed Animals and Grow Up Already!
I was leafing through my copy of Us Weekly the other day — hey, I’m trying to save a dying industry here — when I […]
Shakespeare & Co. Is Printing and Selling the Redacted Mueller Report
One of my favorite things about Philadelphia’s Shakespeare & Co. is its “espresso book machine.” In just three to six minutes, the independent bookstore on […]
Starbucks Presses Pause on Plans for “Hip” Frankford Avenue Location
Nearly two weeks ago, we told you Starbucks wanted to open a “unique” location on Frankford Avenue in Fishtown, complete with yarn-bombing, a fish mural, […]
First Look: Liberty Kitchen, Fishtown’s New Deli and Artisan Market
Liberty Kitchen, the locally-focused deli, specialty market, and event space, officially opens tomorrow at 1244 North Front Street in Fishtown. The concept is a collaboration between […]
Philly’s Most Epic Easter Egg Hunt Involves a Helicopter Egg Dump
A privately owned helicopter will dump thousands of Easter eggs from the sky on Saturday during what could be the most Northeast Philly event ever. […]
How to Survive Philly’s Rough Allergy Season, According to a Local Expert
In Philly, winter doesn’t ease into spring. This year especially, it seemed like the warmer, greener season unfurled its leaves overnight (like this cool botanic […]