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Most Charges Dropped Against BBWC Co-Founder Who Disrupted Council Meeting
On Thursday morning, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office dropped six of the seven charges filed against Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, co-founder of the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative, after a disruption of a City […]
Meet New Penn Health System CEO Kevin B. Mahoney
The University of Pennsylvania Health System officially has a new leader at its helm. The leading local health network announced on Wednesday that Kevin B. Mahoney will […]
Three Signs Philly Is Getting Serious About Street Safety
Back in 2015, some of us were doubtful that Philadelphia officials would support something like Vision Zero, a Swedish-born concept that cities can prevent traffic […]
Alpen Rose, Schulson’s New Steakhouse, Is About to Open in Midtown Village
We first told you about Alpen Rose, the new Midtown Village concept from Michael Schulson and Nina Tinari, all the way back in May of last […]
Madame Fromage on Fishtown Politics, Hemp-Infused Cheese, and Taking Over at Tria
Behind the Line is Foobooz’s interview series with the people who make up Philadelphia’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. Click here for the full archive. If you’ve eaten […]
Longtime Whole Foods Manager Says Company Policy Discriminates Against Black Workers
In the past several years, Whole Foods has been hit with a series of racial discrimination lawsuits and complaints across the country, including a suit […]
Now You Can Get Salads You Actually Want to Eat at a Philly Hospital
On the whole, Americans are dedicated to their work. They also tend to make time for some kind of play. And, of course, they’re devoted to […]
How King of Prussia, Camden, and 23 Other Philly-Area Towns Got Their Names
Everybody knows that Pennsylvania is named for William Penn and Philadelphia is named for Philip the Great. (Wait, it’s not?) But how about Lionville? Honey Brook? […]
A Philly Photographer on His Decade of Documenting the Opioid Epidemic
Jeffrey Stockbridge did not come to photograph the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia by seeking it out. He spent his time, as a photography student at […]
Nifty Fifty’s Burgers, Shakes and Diner Breakfasts Are Headed Back to South Philly
There are currently three outposts of the ’50s-style diner Nifty Fifty’s in the Philly area: Northeast Philly, Folsom, and Turnersville, N.J. South Philly used to have […]
Two Philly-Area State Senators to Introduce Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
This post has been updated to correct the current status of marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania’s neighboring states. Pennsylvania is slowly boarding the recreational marijuana train. […]
Questlove Is Bringing a Vegetarian Cheesesteak to Citizens Bank Park
Roots drummer and occasional vegan Questlove is getting into the cheesesteak game — minus the steak. The Philadelphia native has partnered with Impossible Foods, makers of […]
City Commissioner Candidate: We Must Fight 2020 Vote Suppression Efforts
Voting rights advocate and attorney Kahlil Williams is one of 13 Democrats running in the highly contested two-seat race for city commissioner. We chat with […]
New York City’s “Best Cookie” Comes From Philly
Non-Philadelphians tend to talk about Philly in terms of its relation to New York. They say that that it’s the “sixth borough” and write articles about […]
Congrats, SEPTA! You’ve Actually Made a Decent Website
SEPTA Key, the new-ish payment mechanism in which you load your subway fare onto a plastic debit card, has always been something of a contradiction: […]