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Allan Domb Floats Idea to Reduce Philly’s Property Tax Abatement

Looking for ways to bolster the resources of Philadelphia’s Housing Trust Fund, which supports affordable housing efforts in the city, City Council is currently moving […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Cescaphe Is Opening a New Wedding Venue In Center City

If you’ve lived in Philly for any part of the last ten years, chances are high you’ve been to a Cescaphe wedding. Company founder Joe […]

Be Well Philly

Honeygrow Is Giving Away Free Meals for “Take Back the Lunch Break” Day

What’s for lunch today? Wait, let me rephrase that: Where is lunch today? Is it at your desk — or are you going outside to sit on a […]

Restaurants

Real Food Eatery Is About to Open Its Second Center City Location

Center City is getting another option for healthy morning eats. The Best of Philly-winning Real Food Eatery will open a second location tomorrow. And this time, they’re […]

City Life

Search Continues for Man Trapped After Gas Station Explosion

Rescue crews resumed their search on Wednesday morning for a missing man believed to be trapped below street level following an unexpected explosion at a […]

City Life

Lower Merion Schools: OK, We’ll Leave Most of Stoneleigh Alone

It looks like most of Stoneleigh garden — a recently opened 42-acre nature preserve on the Main Line — is likely saved. The garden’s future was […]

Restaurants

Here’s What You Need to Know About This Year’s Feastival

What’s cool about Audi Feastival is that it never really gets old. Nine years in, and the annual FringeArts fundraiser is as awesome as it was in year one, which is partly […]

City Life

PHOTOS: Scenes From the 2018 Odunde Festival

On Sunday, Philly celebrated the 43rd annual Odunde festival, the oldest and largest African festival in the U.S. The festival, which takes over the Graduate […]

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City Life

Kenney, Clarke Denounce Proposal to Replace Philly’s Soda Tax

With lawmakers in Harrisburg busy discussing options to eliminate Philadelphia’s tax on soda and other sugary beverages, Mayor Kenney and City Council President Darrell Clarke […]

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City Life

You Can Now Ask Domino’s to Fill Philly’s Potholes

Philadelphia has a lot of potholes. Everyone in the city knows that. But here’s something you might not know (yet): You can now ask Domino’s […]

City Life

Philly School Called FBI on Pakistani Boy Over This School Project, Says Suit

“As long as I’ve been here, I’ve known this school to be nothing but accepting.” That’s what Ralph Ciarroco, the friendly principal at Northeast Philadelphia’s […]

City Life

Nicetown Neighbors Continue Fight Against SEPTA Power Plant

Out on Wissahickon Avenue in Nicetown sits a state-of-the-art recreational facility built with the (perhaps guilt-tinged) largesse of Joan Kroc, the late widow of McDonald’s […]

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City Life

From Phillies to Bhillies: Philly Reacts to IHOP’s “IHOb” Burger Stunt

ICYMI, IHOP is no longer IHOP. It is now IHOb, because apparently the chain known for its pancakes decided it wants to emphasize its burgers, […]

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City Life

Bucks County School District Prepares for Shooting by Stockpiling Trauma Kits

Some school districts have hired security guards. Others have considered arming teachers with guns, rocks and baseball bats. Now, one Bucks County school district says it will prepare for […]

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City Life

Wawa’s Secret Menu Gets a Colorful Update

Wawa added some vibrant additions to its secret menu this week. ICYMI, the convenience store first debuted its secret menu in April, when it offered birthday […]