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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 […]

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Restaurants

The First-Ever Philly Cider Week Is Here

Beer has one. So does wine, and even craft spirits. And now, hard cider in Philadelphia finally gets to shine with the first-ever Philly Cider Week. […]

City Life

Has Temple University Lost Its Way?

The soft-spoken president of Temple University, Dick Englert, talks to Patrick O’Connor, the school’s chairman of the board of trustees, every day. The two men […]

City Life

One of Us: Ray Didinger

My full name is … Raymond Reede Didinger. The “Reede” is the name of a guy who served with my father in World War II […]

Things to Do

This Halloween Season, See Horror Movies the Way They Were Meant to Be Seen

Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein One of those few times a sequel actually bests the original movie. But the Colonial is screening both the 1931 […]