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Eat This Now: Pit-Roasted Pork at Lechonera Principe

Lechonera Principe claims to be the only restaurant in the region that’s licensed to run a proper Puerto Rican-style brick charcoal pit, located in the […]

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Restaurants

Sneak Preview: COOK’s August Schedule

COOK is just about to release their new class schedule for August. But because you’re here, you get to take an early look so you […]

City Life

Peruto: “I Did Not Speak Ill” of Meek Mill Judge

Chuck Peruto, the well-known Philadelphia defense attorney who was quoted in a newspaper story published last week badmouthing a high-profile client, Common Pleas Court Judge […]

Restaurants

Vernick Coffee Bar Will Open at the Four Seasons This Fall

We learned back in May that Greg Vernick’s second fine dining concept on the ground floor of the new Comcast Technology Center would be the seafood-focused […]

Restaurants

See Who’s Cooking (Together) at the 2018 Audi Feastival

Audi Feastival is back on Thursday, September 27th for its ninth year. The epic blowout party that wraps up the Philly Fringe Festival will still blend art, entertainment, and […]

Business

8 Philly CEOs on the TV Shows They’re Binge-Watching Right Now

We’ve explored the books, podcasts and music that Philadelphia business leaders like to read and listen to, but what about what they’re watching? It turns […]

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City Life

This Brewerytown Cat Cafe Wants People to Stop Leaving Stray Cats

At Le Cat Cafe near 27th Street and Girard Avenue, you can pay $12 an hour (a price that includes a cup of tea or coffee) to mingle with 12 felines […]

Restaurants

First Look: Spice Finch, Jen Carroll’s New Restaurant in Rittenhouse

Spice Finch, Philly native and Top Chef alum Jennifer Carroll’s new Rittenhouse restaurant, is just about ready to open. While Carroll and her fiancé Billy Riddle, who is […]

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City Life

Mike Pence Is Coming Back to Philadelphia for a Senate Fundraiser

It’s been roughly two weeks since Philadelphia welcomed Vice President Mike Pence with a massive protest in Rittenhouse Square, but it apparently wasn’t enough to deter […]

City Life

Obama Stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein on Life in the White House

The Rundown Age: 32 CV, abridged: White House stenographer under presidents Obama and Trump (2012-’17); high-school English teacher in Hightstown, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and […]

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City Life

Here’s the Schedule for SEPTA’s Annual Trolley Tunnel Blitz

SEPTA’s annual trolley tunnel blitz is nigh. Starting at 10 p.m. next Friday, July 13th, the transportation organization will shut down its five-mile Center City […]

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City Life

Man Killed After SEPTA Bus Jumps Curb, Crashes Into Home

A man is dead after a SEPTA bus hit two vehicles and drove into a yard in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday evening. Police said the […]

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Restaurants

A Pastry Chef with Michelin-Star Cred Is Opening a Sweets Shop in Philly

A pastry chef who’s worked at some of New York’s top restaurants is opening a chocolate shop and bakery in Society Hill. Aurora Wold, whose […]

Restaurants

The Rent Got “Too Damn High” for Dos Rosas in Old City

Dos Rosas at 7 North 3rd Street in Old City has closed. Chef-owner Michael O’Halloran posted a note on the door of the BYOB taqueria, citing […]

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City Life

After Police Remove ICE Encampment, Protesters Regroup at City Hall

Philadelphia police officers broke up an encampment set up by protesters outside the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement office on Thursday afternoon — and now some […]