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Restaurants

Eat Fried Chicken for Breakfast While the Eagles Play in London

We’re pretty obsessed with Love & Honey’s crispy, crunchy, brothy, Questlove-approved fried chicken recipe — the one that chef Todd Lyons spent years perfecting and […]

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City Life

Goodbye, PPA. My Family Is Officially Done With You.

On Thursday, the Philadelphia Parking Authority proudly announced that its parking app MeterUp can now be used to pay for parking all over the city […]

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Be Well Philly

This Manayunk Gym Is Celebrating Its Birthday With Free Workouts

Right now, at the end of October, the holidays on the horizon, we couldn’t blame you if your motivation to work out is hitting its annual […]

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Be Well Philly

5 Healthy-ish Things to Do Around Philly This Weekend

Ah, fall weekends. Is there anything more wonderful than kicking back, eating pumpkin stuff, and staring at fall foliage? We don’t think so — which […]

Business

As Philly’s Amazon HQ2 Hopes Dim, Details Emerge of the City’s Secret Pitch Dinner

Philadelphia first submitted its bid to be the site of Amazon’s second headquarters, known as HQ2, in October 2017 and made the short list in […]

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Restaurants

Marc Vetri Is Buying Fiorella Sausage

Philly’s food community mourned last month when word spread that long-running Italian Market butcher shop Fiorella Sausage was going up for sale. But the space at 817 Christian Street in which the […]

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Restaurants

Neighborhood Ramen Is Going Brick and Mortar in Queen Village

Neighborhood Ramen, which originally operated as an Instagram-based pop-up, is putting down roots in Queen Village. Owners Lindsay Steigerwald and Jesse Pryor have secured the storefront at 617 South […]

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City Life

Our Beloved Gritty Is Officially One Month Old

Gritty celebrated a very special day on Wednesday: His one-month birthday. Just 30 days ago, on Sept. 24, 2018, our beloved orange mess of a creature […]

Restaurants

ThinkFest Preview: Nick Elmi, Greg Vernick and Audrey Claire Taichman on the Future of Philly Food

ThinkFest, Philly Mag’s annual gathering of the city’s greatest minds and ideas, is upon us. It’s going down on November 15th, and this year’s lineup […]

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Restaurants

Brigantessa Fires Chef After Staff Revolt Over Anti-Semitic Comment, Social Posts

Francis Cratil-Cretarola and Cathy Lee, owners of popular East Passyunk Italian restaurant Brigantessa, confirmed to Philadelphia magazine late on Tuesday that they had fired the […]

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Be Well Philly

You Can Learn How to Check for Breast Cancer at This Pop-Up Yoga Event

While checking for breast cancer is probably something most of us file under “Things I Should Probably Be Doing,” I’d be willing to bet that […]

City Life

6 Takeaways From the New Yorker’s Larry Krasner Profile

The New Yorker takes a long, hard look at Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in its October 29th issue. Staff writer Jennifer Gonnerman’s lengthy piece on […]

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City Life

80,000 Patients Sign Up for Pa.’s Medical Marijuana Program in First Year

It’s been almost one year since Pennsylvania opened its medical marijuana patient registry, allowing residents to apply for the right to legally obtain medical marijuana […]

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City Life

ThinkFest Preview: Meek Mill and Michael Rubin on Reforming the Criminal Justice System

Last week, we were really excited to announce this year’s ThinkFest 2018 headliners: North Philly rapper Meek Mill and Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin. Now we’ve […]

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Be Well Philly

You Can Join a Giant, Free Fit Academy Boot Camp Outside Philadelphia’s City Hall

Sure, okay, fine. It’s fall. We’ll admit it. We’ll even admit we’re excited about it. (I mean, who are we to scoff at fall foliage-filled hikes, excused […]