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Be Well Philly

This Barre, Run, Spin “Triathlon” Is the Fitness Challenge You Need Right Now

If you’re really plugged into Philly’s fitness scene, you might sign up for a spin class at one studio, a barre workout at another, and […]

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City Life

The Franklin Square Fountain Is Getting a Colorful Upgrade

The Franklin Square Fountain is getting a big, beautiful makeover this summer — and plans for the upgrade include timed shows that will basically resemble a smaller version […]

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City Life

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 […]

City Life

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 […]

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Restaurants

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 & […]

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City Life

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 […]

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Restaurants

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 […]

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Business

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 […]

City Life

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) […]

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City Life

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 […]

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City Life

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 […]

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City Life

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, […]

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Restaurants

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 […]

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City Life

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 […]

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Restaurants

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 […]