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Controller’s Office: Whites Are Overrepresented in Philadelphia’s City Workforce
City controller Rebecca Rhynhart released a report on Wednesday assessing diversity among the city-hired workforce. The main findings? White employees are overrepresented relative to Philadelphia’s overall population […]
Meet the Philly Candidate Who Has Run for Four Different Seats
Longtime community advocate Tracey Gordon is a Democrat running in the contested primary for register of wills. We talk to the former candidate for City […]
Chef Kurt Evans Is In at Booker’s in West Philly
Chef and activist Kurt Evans, founder of the End Mass Incarceration Dinners and a co-founder of Cooks for the Culture, is heading up the kitchen at Booker’s Restaurant & […]
Why Schools Like Temple Choose to Go Tobacco-Free
On Tuesday, Temple University president Richard M. Englert announced that the school’s North Philadelphia campus will go tobacco-free as early as July 1st. Soon, students will […]
Meet the Philly Couple Bringing the Fresh-Milled Grains Revolution to Pasta
We’ve been following Philly’s artisan bread renaissance for a while now, and the confluence of innovative bakers, traditional fermentation techniques, and locally grown and milled grains […]
Philadelphia Is Now One of the Nation’s Top 10 Regions for Venture Activity
The Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) recently released its yearly venture report, which offers a look at investment across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical […]
Cardi B and Travis Scott Will Headline This Year’s Made in America Festival
Grammy-winning Cardi B and Travis Scott are coming to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The rappers will headline this year’s Made in America festival, scheduled (as always) […]
Rapper Tech 9 Was Facing Child Porn Charges Before His Death
Last week, it was reported that legendary Philadelphia battle rapper Tech 9 had died suddenly on March 24th, and now we’ve learned that he had […]
Like New York, Philly Is Weighing a Traffic Congestion Fee
New York will soon become the first U.S. city to charge drivers to access its most congested neighborhoods — and Philly says it’s watching closely and […]
Undemocratic Democracy: The Trouble With Voter Recalls
When Northeast Philly state Rep. Jared Solomon announced a proposal last week to amend the state constitution to allow for voter-led recalls of elected officials, […]
A Farmer-Driven Coffee Shop Is Coming to Callowhill
The flagship location of Bison Coffee Company will open in the ground-floor retail space at Sixteen Hundred, a newly-restored boutique residential property at 1600 Callowhill […]
Boycotting Chick-fil-A? Here Are 243 Other Companies You Might Want to Avoid
You know how your friends are always annoying you by sharing links from years ago as if they are new stories? That’s what I thought […]
Circles + Squares: Pizza Gutt’s New Home in Kensington
When it first launched, Pizza Gutt, “Instagram’s first pizza shop,” was a revelation: just a dude (Dan Gutter) making square pan pies — a cross between […]
This Is Not a Drill: It Looks Like Wawa’s Going to Sell Beer in Philly
There are certain things that were put on this earth to be consumed together: chopped steak and Cheez Whiz, the shot/beer combo of a Citywide […]
After Midnight, a Sour-Centric Brewery, Is Coming to Kensington
A new brewery specializing in sour styles is coming to Kensington. After Midnight Brewing will open a production space and taproom 2205 North American Street sometime […]