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Whetstone Tavern Is Closing

Whetstone Tavern is closing on Sunday, July 1st after three years in business. Owner Doug Hager, who will refocus on his other restaurant, Brauhaus Schmitz, attributed the […]

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Pennsylvania State Police Launching Body Camera Pilot Program

The acting commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police has announced that select troopers in three municipalities, including one in Chester County, will soon begin wearing […]

City Life

WATCH: ATM Blown Up in Theft Attempt in Port Richmond

Philadelphia police and members of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are investigating an attempted theft in Port Richmond on Wednesday night […]

City Life

David McCullough to Inaugurate Major New History Prize in Philly

The Carpenters’ Company — Philadelphia’s nearly 300-year-old professional association of architects, structural engineers, and contractors — will host a ceremony on Thursday to inaugurate the David McCullough […]

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SEPTA Unveils Spruced-Up Center City Concourse

SEPTA leadership on Tuesday officially unveiled the first phase in the transit authority’s long-overdue renovation of Center City’s dingy and dilapidated underground concourse system. With […]

City Life

Protesters Demand “No Cops at Pride” Following Arrest of Trans Activist

On Wednesday morning, Philly Socialists, alongside activist groups the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative and Philly for REAL Justice Coalition, held a press conference outside […]

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State Rep. Brian Sims Flipping Off the VP: Heroic Gesture or Stupid Stunt?

In a 2016 speech endorsing then presidential-candidate Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama offered a motto: When they go low, we go high. It appears Pennsylvania Rep. Brian […]

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WATCH: The “Creed II” Trailer Lands Like a Right Hook

The last time moviegoers saw Adonis Creed, Apollo’s pugilist progeny (Michael B. Jordan), he was helping a chemo-ridden Rocky climb those iconic Art Museum steps […]

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Hundreds Flood Rittenhouse to Protest Pence in Philly

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Rittenhouse Square to give Mike Pence a true Philadelphia welcome on Tuesday evening. The vice president arrived around 5 p.m. to […]

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What You Can Expect at Philly’s First-Ever “Millennial Forum”

The millennial generation’s influence in Philadelphia is strong and growing, and not just because new data shows that millennials were the only age group in Philly […]

Restaurants

Drink This Now: Beaver Butt Whiskey at Art in the Age

The folks at New Hampshire’s Tamworth Distilling are known for the unique flavors of their spirits: their Art in the Age line of cordials and vodkas comes […]

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Toomey: Let’s Look Into Opening More Family Detention Centers

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers (as well as all five living First Ladies) have spoken out against the federal government allowing nearly 2,000 children to be […]

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MOVE 9 Member Debbie Africa Released From Prison After 39 Years

After spending more than 39 years in prison for her role in the 1978 murder of Philadelphia police officer James Ramp, MOVE member Debbie Africa […]

Be Well Philly

Philly’s Top Plant-Powered Instructors Are Leading a Fitness Retreat at an Animal Sanctuary

Two years ago, Amandah Povilitus — a vegan health coach and Flywheel and Solidcore instructor — had an idea. She wanted to play off the concept of […]

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A Legendary Hollywood Hot Dog Stand Is Coming to the KOP Mall

Legendary Hollywood food stand Pink’s — which has been serving up overloaded hot dogs with a signature “snap” since 1939 — will open its first […]