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Restaurants

Johnny Mañana’s, Which Closed in 2016, Is About to Reopen in Callowhill

A bygone Philly restaurant is about to make a comeback. Mexican-American concept Johnny Mañana’s, which closed in 2016, is reopening this weekend in the Goldtex Building. The reborn concept, […]

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Be Well Philly

A Bone Broth Company With Philly Ties Is Launching Keto-Friendly Soups

We get that diets can blow up, but the keto trend seems to be seriously everywhere (although many people have qualms with the high-fat, ultra-low-carb […]

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Restaurants

Philly Wine Week’s Opening Corks Party Has a New Home

The city’s annual celebration of all things vino returns next month. The sixth Philly Wine Week kicks off on Sunday, March 31st with their blowout Opening […]

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City Life

Media-Shy Amy Gutmann Helped Produce Report Calling for Media Transparency

Penn president Amy Gutmann is a political scientist by trade. Like most political scientists, she believes that a free press is critical to the health […]

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City Life

Yes, Philly Is Getting More Snow Monday Night (and Tuesday)

Enjoy waking up to the snow on Monday? Great — because we’re getting some more. Forecasters say another winter storm will hit on Monday evening […]

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City Life

A New Tool Makes It Easy to Find and Report Unapproved Street Blockages in Philly

Pretty much every Philadelphian will tell you the same thing these days: Traffic in the city feels like more of a nightmare than ever. Try to […]

Business

The 7 Problems Holding Back Philly Businesses

As we make our way further into 2019, we asked local business leaders about the biggest challenges facing their businesses today. Attracting and retaining talent, […]

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City Life

And They’re Off: Mayor Kenney Launches Reelection Bid

In what was a mere formality, Mayor Jim Kenney officially announced his campaign for reelection on Sunday morning. The announcement, as is common practice these […]

Restaurants

Palizzi Social Club Will Finally Start Selling Memberships Again

Yesterday was a monumental day in Philly restaurant history, because yesterday, someone tried selling a membership card to South Philly’s beloved members-only restaurant, Palizzi Social […]

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Restaurants

Philly Restaurants and the Outsourcing of Authenticity

I’m inside Giuseppe & Sons on its opening day in November, and owners Michael Schulson and Nina Tinari are showing off the restaurant’s collection of […]

City Life

Katherine Gilmore Richardson Wants to Become Philly’s Youngest Black Council Member

In mid-January, longtime City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown announced that she would not be seeking re-election. Now, her former chief of staff, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, […]

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City Life

Journalists Union Declares No Confidence in Inquirer Publisher

The ongoing feud between Philadelphia Media Network and the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia escalated last week as the newspaper union took the unprecedented step of […]

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City Life

People Laughed When This Philly Lawyer Sued Led Zeppelin. Nobody’s Laughing Now.

The fact that Philadelphia barrister Francis Alexander Malofiy, Esquire, is suing Led Zeppelin over the authorship of “Stairway to Heaven” is, by any objective measure, […]

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City Life

This South Philly Firefighter Wants to Rename Broad Street to Honor the Eagles

It has been exactly a year since Eagles fans across the region converged on Broad Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for a massive parade […]

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City Life

Here’s a Philly-Style Green New Deal You Can Actually Help With Today

Philadelphia is home to some 2.9 million trees. That sounds like a lot, but it translates to overall tree coverage of just 20 percent. It’s […]