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Mazzoni Center Fires Diversity and Inclusion Director, Prompting Staff Protest

This is a developing story and may be updated at any time. More than 50 staff members walked out of Mazzoni Center’s headquarters on Monday morning […]

Business

Arlan Hamilton and Alex Banayan to Keynote 2018 PACT Capital Conference

The PACT Capital Conference is back again this September, but the signature event will look and feel very different this year for its 25th anniversary. […]

Be Well Philly

SoBol University City Is Opening With Free Açaí Bowls

Sure, the pools are closing, school is starting, and we’re officially nearing the end of summer (sob!). But that doesn’t mean that our love for […]

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City Life

This Pizza-Giving, MAGA-Protesting Bike Messenger Says He’s Running for City Council

Back in May, I interviewed memorable Philadelphia bike messenger, protester, and pizza giveaway king Joe Cox for Biz Philly. We talked about his omnipresent dogs, […]

Be Well Philly

You Can Take a Free Barre3 Class at University City’s Cira Green

While we may be getting near the end of summer (I’m sorry; I know none of us want to think about this), Philly’s free outdoor […]

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City Life

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 […]

City Life

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 […]

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Restaurants

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 […]

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Restaurants

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 […]

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City Life

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 […]

Restaurants

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, […]

Restaurants

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 […]

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City Life

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 […]

City Life

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 […]

City Life

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 […]