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Restaurants

Musi BYOB in Pennsport Has a Menu and an Opening Date

When chef Ari Miller announced he’d be opening Musi, his own BYO, in Pennsport, it wasn’t exactly clear what kind of food the place would serve. […]

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City Life

Here Are 169 Things Johnny Doc Is Accused of Buying With Union Money

Rumors of corruption have been swirling around Philadelphia Electrical Workers union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and some of his cronies for years, and now […]

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Be Well Philly

These Philly Women Are Trying to Normalize Social Events Without Alcohol

Everywhere you turn in Philly, it seems like there’s another yoga event with drinks or a book club with drinks or a goat race with […]

City Life

Scenes From the Campaign Trail: A Black Trump Supporter Throws a Mayoral Kickoff Birthday

On Tuesday night, as news broke that the feds were set to indict longtime Democratic political kingpin John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and other union officials […]

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Restaurants

Why Philly’s Hot New Ramen Spot Doesn’t Let You Take It To Go

Neighborhood Ramen owners Lindsay Steigerwald and Jesse Pryor did their research. Before opening the brick-and-mortar location of their cult favorite ramen pop-up last week, the couple […]

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City Life

Forget Pizza Rat. Philly’s Pretzel Rat Is the Next Rodent Celebrity

It’s a tale as old as time: A rat got together with some food, and a human was there to take video. You may recall […]

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Restaurants

The Post in UCity Adds New Menus, Tries to Avoid Legal Snafu This Time

The Post, a new beer bar-slash-arcade in University City’s Cira Garage, made headlines when it received a cease and desist letter a mere three days […]

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Restaurants

Kurant Adds Coffee and Beer, Is Now Kurant Brew & Brew

Kurant Fishtown, the taproom run by Kurant Cider, was rechristened Kurant Brew & Brew earlier this month. Now, we know the reason behind the name […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Plan Your Wedding in One Place at the “Love Is in the Air” Bridal Event

Attention all you newly engaged guys and gals out there—one of the best ways to start wedding planning is to immerse yourself in the best […]

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City Life

Superheroes Are Taking Over the Franklin Institute This April

There’s arguably no better time to be a lover of superheroes than the present. They’re featured in new blockbuster movies premiering seemingly every other week, more […]

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City Life

D.C. “Antifa Leader” Is Third Man Charged in Marine Attack in Philadelphia

It has been more than two months since two United States Marines said they were assaulted in Philadelphia by a “mob” just blocks from the […]

City Life

This Philly Pastor Wants to Become Pa.’s First Out Lesbian State Rep

Longtime community advocate and LGBTQ activist Pamela Williams (often referred to as “Pastor Pamm”) has officially announced her candidacy for state rep in the 190th […]

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Be Well Philly

Philly Vegan Restaurant Week Is Expanding in 2019

For a city that loves its questionable meat covered with gooey cheese, Philly is having a serious vegan moment. HipCityVeg is one of the city’s […]

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City Life

Where Do All of Those CBS Sunday Morning Suns Come From?

I finally have the answer to one of life’s burning questions. Each week, as I watch CBS Sunday Morning, I wonder where on earth they come […]

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City Life

Youse Guys, James McAvoy’s Philly Accent Isn’t Half Bad

Philadelphia featured prominently in last weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live: Meek Mill performed! James McAvoy, star of M. Night Shyamalan’s box-office-topping Glass hosted! And […]