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City Life

Warning: Don’t Touch This Plant If You See It

Consider it worse than poison ivy. Giant hogweed — an invasive plant with sap known for inflicting skin and eye irritation, painful blistering, permanent scarring, and […]

City Life

Sister of Phillies Owner Sues Firm Over Inheritance Dispute

After settling out of court with billionaire brother John Middleton, the principal owner of the Phillies, for a $22 million slice of the family’s tobacco […]

Restaurants

Flow State CoffeeBar Is Just About Ready to Open

Kensington’s newest coffee bar and gelateria is just about ready to open. Flow State CoffeeBar is set to debut at 2413 Frankford Avenue later this week. […]

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City Life

Report Calls for Vast Reform of Pennsylvania Death Penalty

A long-awaited study on the state of the death penalty in Pennsylvania was released on Monday. The report — recommended by the Pennsylvania General Assembly seven years ago […]

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Restaurants

Here’s How Royal Boucherie Is Celebrating Bastille Day

Independence Day is almost here, and Bastille Day isn’t far behind. Royal Boucherie is celebrating both with specials starting this weekend and continuing with a […]

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City Life

Why a Patriots Fan Will Pay for Billboard of Tom Brady’s Super Bowl Fumble

This past weekend, Eagles fan Gina Lewis made a bet with her coworker: If she could get 4,100 likes and 3,300 retweets on a photo […]

Business

Penn Medicine CEO Ralph Muller to Step Down in 2019

After 17 years of leading one of the country’s top health systems, Penn Medicine CEO Ralph W. Muller will step down from the position in […]

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City Life

Brothers Plead Guilty to Killing Police Officer, Avoid Death Penalty

Two brothers pleaded guilty on Monday to killing Philadelphia police officer Robert Wilson III during a 2015 robbery in a video game store. The men, Carlton Hipps […]

City Life

Philly Police Have a New Recruitment Technique: Roller Skating

“He’s really humble, so he’d never tell you, but he’s a national figure skating champion,” Inspector Joe Bologna tells me as we watch Sergeant Robert […]

City Life

Bebashi Sues R&B Singer Kelly Price Over Gala No-Show

Philadelphia HIV/AIDS nonprofit Bebashi is suing Grammy-nominated singer Kelly Price for allegedly refusing to refund a $25,000 advance the group paid her to headline its 32nd annual gala event. The […]

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Restaurants

Honest Tom’s in West Philly Is Going Totally Plant-Based

Honest Tom’s Taco Shop is going vegan. The taco truck turned brick-and-mortar in University City announced today that its menu will be transitioning to 100 […]

City Life

Here’s Why You Need to See Sebastian Maniscalco ASAP

Sebastian Maniscalco is currently on the second half of his Stay Hungry tour, with many shows at the Event Center at the Borgata all week, […]

Be Well Philly

This New East Passyunk Yoga Studio Is Hosting a Broga Class for Men

Though they’ve yet to celebrate their grand opening, new East Passyunk studio, Yoga Hive, is already creating a buzz (get it?). First, they announced that […]

Restaurants

Sandler’s on 9th Debuts at the Franklin

All-day cafe Sandler’s on 9th opened this morning in the Franklin at 834 Chestnut Street. The concept from Paul Sandler, a longtime general manager at the […]

City Life

Mike Tyson Loves to Talk About His Past — Except the Rape Conviction

On Saturday night, close to 1,000 people turned out to the Borgata’s Music Box venue in Atlantic City for “Mike Tyson Undisputed Truth: Round Two,” […]