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City Life

Behold, a “Philly Special” Eagles Mural Is Going Up in South Philly Right Now

With the Eagles prepping for their home opener on Thursday, Philly is excited. Really excited. And one guy is so excited that he commissioned a […]

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City Life

Eagles Opener Forced Postponement of Original FringeArts Opening Night

The FringeArts Festival’s official opening night was originally scheduled for this Thursday. But it turns out that the festivities had to be moved to Friday […]

Restaurants

Sergeant York Will Replace Jovan’s Place in Fishtown

Jovan’s Place was Fishtown’s perfect Yugoslavian corner bar and restaurant. A family-run spot serving cheap drinks and stuffed cabbage, there for 31 years. It closed for […]

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City Life

Fired PECO HR Exec Says the Company Discriminates Against White Men

Recently, there have been a number of prominent reverse discrimination lawsuits against companies like Google and YouTube. There was even one filed by former City […]

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Be Well Philly

There’s a Brand-New Dilworth Park Fitness Series Launching This Fall

Sad that summer’s pretty much officially over? Chin up, kiddo. While outdoor free fitness season may have come to a close, that doesn’t mean that […]

City Life

Made in America: What I Saw Behind the Scenes

Over the weekend, for the seventh year in a row, the Made in America festival came to Philly and turned the Benjamin Franklin Parkway into […]

Restaurants

Noma’s René Redzepi and His Fermentation Guru Are Coming to Philly

If you clicked on this, it’s not because you’re here to find out who René Redzepi and David Zilber are. You already know about Redzepi’s […]

Restaurants

Root in Fishtown Is Planning a Serious Pivot

Usually, when a restaurant takes an entire month off — the way Root did in August — it isn’t a great sign. A weekend break? […]

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City Life

Krasner Announces Homicide Charges Against Ex-Cop Who Shot Fleeing Black Suspect

On Tuesday morning, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner held a press conference announcing the indictment of former Philadelphia police officer Ryan Pownall on charges that include […]

Business

10 Philly Companies With Serious Plans to Stop Using Plastic Straws

The war on plastic straws forges onward as #StrawlessOcean campaigns urge more and more companies to ditch the once common product in favor of biodegradable […]

City Life

82 Mazzoni Center Staffers Sign Petition Addressing Recent Turmoil

Following ongoing controversy surrounding the abrupt termination of Mazzoni Center’s first-ever diversity, equity, and inclusion director, Kay Martinez, 82 of the organization’s staff members have […]

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Be Well Philly

At the Lululemon Local Race, You Can Try a Ton of Fishtown Gyms for Free

Philly certainly likes to get creative with its fitness events and We. Are. Here. For. It. From City Fitness’ Commotion last month — a silent […]

City Life

Former Philly Cop Who Shot Two Fleeing Black Suspects to Be Indicted

This is a developing story and may be updated at any time. Ryan Pownall, a former Philadelphia police officer who in June 2017 shot and […]

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City Life

Here Are All the Key Players the Eagles Lost for the Season in 2017

Yes, yes, we know: Every NFL team is a troupe of walking wounded by the end of a season. But it sure felt like no […]

City Life

A Conversation With Doug Pederson, the Greatest Coach on Earth

You’ve played and coached in a lot of cities. How do Philly fans compare? The only other place I can compare it to is Green […]