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In Historic First, Two Openly Gay Legislators Are Elected to State House

For the first time in Pennsylvania political history, two openly gay candidates, Brian Sims and Malcolm Kenyatta, have won seats in the state House of […]

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City Life

Election Day in Philly: All Signs Point to High Voter Turnout (So Far)

All signs are pointing to strong voter turnout on Tuesday for the 2018 midterm election. To start, an election turnout tracker by Sixty-Six Wards — […]

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Restaurants

Jon’s Bar & Grille Closes, and South Street Loses Yet Another Institution

Jon’s Bar & Grille, the South Street institution with a claim to Three Stooges fame, has closed after 37 years in business. The business, the […]

City Life

Beer Prices at the Linc Are Higher Than at Any Other NFL Stadium

Sorry, Eagles fans. Turns out that not only are you forking over a few more bills for games this season (following our Super Bowl win, […]

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Be Well Philly

This Love Your Park Fall Service Day Is the Perfect Excuse to Spend Saturday Outside

Grab your gardening gloves and shovels: Love Your Park Fall Service Day is going down on November 10, giving us more opportunities to clean and preen […]

Business

7 Philly Sports Coaches Share Their Best Time Management Tips

Philadelphia coaches are no strangers to the long hours and high-stress environments that come with college and professional sports. While everyone knows how many hours […]

City Life

What Happens When a Millennial Candidate Bucks Philly’s Democratic Machine?

For the first time since moving to Philadelphia, Alex Deering isn’t working on a political campaign. While many of his former colleagues were hosting last-minute […]

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City Life

City Tells Poll Workers to Keep Bibles Out of Sight on Election Day

In May, we told you about a controversy that had developed on Primary Day after some voters noticed that bibles were on display in their […]

City Life

ThinkFest: Inside the Catholic Church Scandal With Josh Shapiro

When Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced in August the findings of a highly anticipated grand jury investigation into sexual abuse by Catholic priests in […]

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Restaurants

Salt Bae Made a Cheesesteak, and We’re Here for It

It was only a matter of time. Turkish-born chef-restaurateur Nusret Gökçe, a.k.a. Salt Bae, is known for viral videos of himself handling meat — flamboyantly butchering […]

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Restaurants

Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook Plan an All-Day Cafe for Rittenhouse

Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook have inked a deal to bring a new all-day cafe in one of Rittenhouse’s new luxury mixed-use developments. They’ll open the as-yet-unnamed […]

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City Life

Police Say This Man Tried to Set a South Philly House on Fire

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a man they say tried to set a house on fire in South […]

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Be Well Philly

Is Sprouts Farmers Market Cheaper Than Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s?

Grocery stores are one of those amenities that may not be super top of mind when you’re looking for a new place to rent or […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

See Inside Liberty and Lace, The Adorable New Bridal Salon That Just Opened in Manayunk

Though there’s no shortage of stellar wedding dress shops in Philly, we’re always thrilled to see another one pop up. (Especially when it pops up […]

City Life

Meet the New Northeast Philadelphia

One recent Saturday morning, on a well-trafficked strip of Castor Avenue in Oxford Circle, a Chinese Buddhist, a Hindu of Guyanese descent, a Muslim from […]