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You Can Get a Free Philly Pretzel on Monday
This Monday is shaping up to be just a little better than your average Monday. Why, you ask? Because Philly Pretzel Factory is giving out free […]
SEPTA, Amtrak Resume Normal Schedules After Frankford Junkyard Fire
Shortly after 7 p.m Sunday night, a junkyard went up in flames near Torresdale and Adams avenues in Frankford, causing delays on SEPTA and Amtrak […]
Oh Dear Lord: The South Philly Meatball Contest Is Back
Last year, you might remember that the South Philly Meatball Contest turned into an all out war after Top Chef alum Jennifer Zavala had the […]
How Cookie Till Became the Queen of Margate
There are exactly three ways to get a summer-weekend dinner reservation at Steve & Cookie’s in Margate. Option 1: Go to the restaurant in person […]
Hall of Shame: Philly’s Greatest Social Media Fails
We’ve seen nothing more bizarre than the Twitter scandal that felled Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo this spring. (Short version: His wife used burner accounts to […]
Amis and Terrain Cafe at Devon Yard Are Now Open
The long-awaited locations of Amis Trattoria and Terrain Cafe at Devon Yard opened yesterday in Chester County. The Devon location is the fourth for the Amis concept, […]
South Philly Barbacoa Was on Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
We got word a few weeks ago that none other than pioneering late-night host Samantha Bee was filming a segment in Philly for her show Full […]
Fox News Uses Photo of Patti LaBelle in Aretha Franklin Tribute
I’m not sure what your Thursday entailed, but mine involved listening to Aretha Franklin songs on repeat while I worked in the office and read a […]
Ritz Theaters, Like Everything Else, Might Soon Be Owned by Amazon
Citing “people familiar with the situation,” Bloomberg on Thursday reported that Amazon is angling to acquire Landmark Theaters, parent company of Philly’s Ritz theaters, from […]
Police Seek Man in Connection With Killing at Jefferson Station
Philadelphia police say 23-year-old Zair Bennet-Warwick stabbed and killed a man believed to be homeless on a Jefferson Station platform last week, and the department […]
We Pitted the New Transit App Against SETPA’s Official App. Guess Which Won.
Transit, the real-time public transportation data app already in use in 175 cities across the world, is now available in the Philadelphia region. The app, which markets […]
Another Year of Dîner en Blanc, Another Year of Complaints
Dîner en Blanc and all of its white-clad patrons descended upon Dilworth Park on Thursday evening, for yet another year of the fancy, one-night-only, bring-your-own-pretty-much-everything event. […]
The Philadelphia Airport Breastfeeding Pod Was Such a Hit They’re Adding Two More
In March, Philadelphia International Airport announced that they were adding a new feature to Terminal F: a mobile lactation suite — a.k.a. a “breastfeeding pod” […]
Eagles Campbell’s Soup Cans Are Coming to Acme
Beginning Friday, August 17, Eagles fans can get their hands on some new Super Bowl LII memorabilia, and they’ll have to make their way to […]
Stats on 17th, Another Sports Bar, Will Open in Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse is getting another sports bar. Stats on 17th is set to open in early September at 111 South 17th Street, the former home of 1925 and G […]