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City Life

Wawa’s New Secret Menu Is “Mint-er Wonderland” Themed

Wawa’s getting in on the holiday spirit. The company’s latest “secret menu” is “Mint-er Wonderland” themed. As you might expect, it includes three mint-flavored drinks. […]

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Foobooz

Capogiro to Close All Stores After 16 Years

Scoop one out for an OG of Philadelphia’s second restaurant renaissance. Capogiro, the gelateria whose silky, scratch-made Italian-style frozen desserts earned international acclaim, has announced that […]

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City Life

City Council Passes “Fair Workweek,” $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage Bills

City Council passed two significant bills for workers in Philadelphia on Thursday. The first, the so-called “Fair Workweek” bill, will help create more predictable schedules for employees […]

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Be Well Philly

5 Fascinating Things We Learned From Consumers’ Checkbook’s Huge Grocery Store Study

Let’s face it: Grocery store prices are something that affect us all. And according to a new Consumers’ Checkbook study of Delaware Valley grocery stores (made […]

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City Life

Mayor Kenney on His Father: He Was My Hero

Mayor Jim Kenney on Thursday released a statement on his father’s sudden death this week. Kenney praised his father, James F. Kenney Sr., as his “hero” […]

Business

Philly Startup Leaders Announces New Board Leadership and 2019 Accelerator Cohort

Some big, exciting changes are coming to Philly Startup Leaders next year, and the changes are definitely a reflection of Philly’s growing startup scene and […]

City Life

Philly Is (Probably) Launching a Street Sweeping Pilot Next Year

Street sweeping is finally returning to Philly. Probably. Nic Esposito, director of the city’s Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet, recently told WHYY’s Radio Times that […]

Be Well Philly

This Beloved NYC Juice Shop Is Opening 3 Locations Around Philly

Get excited, juice lovers: a new, NYC-approved juice bar is headed to Philly, and they’re opening not one but three new locations around our city. That’s […]

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Foobooz

Marijuana Enthusiast N.A. Poe’s Fishtown Restaurant Is Finally Here

It’s been one doozy of a trip for N.A. Poe. He’s been a comedian. He sorta ran for City Council and Attorney General of Pennsylvania. […]

Business

Freelancers in Philly Apparently Have It Good, New Study Shows

A whopping 57.3 million Americans are freelancing nowadays. That’s about 36 percent of the U.S. workforce. And though freelancers are apparently making it work — […]

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Foobooz

Winter Fare’s Holiday Market Is Popping Up in Kensington

When the weather turns cold, most of Philly’s many outdoor farmers markets pack it in for the season. Thankfully, there’s indoor pop-up market Winter Fare […]

City Life

Trump Is Coming to Philly for the Army-Navy Game This Weekend

Donald Trump is coming back to Philly this weekend. The president is set to attend the Army-Navy football game on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field, […]

Foobooz

Fitler Square Favorite Jezabel’s Café to Close at the End of the Year

Tucked away as it is, Jezabel’s Cafe has managed to hold down the fort in Fitler Square — a delicious, reliable neighborhood staple that serves Argentinean empanadas and alfajores, quick breakfasts […]

City Life

This Missing Dog Got Reunited With His Family After Roaming the Area for a Month

It’s a holiday miracle: After more than a month of roaming the streets of Philadelphia and the Main Line, a lucky, happy pup has been […]

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Be Well Philly

You Can Take Healthy Cooking Classes at This Bryn Mawr Gym

If all it took to be fit was working out, we’d do okay. There are so many amazing and fun workouts around Philly that you really […]