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Mark Your Calendars: The City Has Announced LOVE Park’s Grand Reopening
A lot of people have been hating on LOVE Park’s redesign. Just do a quick scan of social media: https://twitter.com/108_Victoria_St/status/980912578477076480 Wait they say. It will […]
The Eagles Super Bowl Win Will Now Be Accompanied By a Live Philadelphia Orchestra Concert
Since the Eagles won the Super Bowl way back on February 4th, we’ve watched the NFL Films footage of that Nick Foles Philly Special touchdown […]
Ross on Starbucks Arrests: I Played a Role in Making Things Worse
After a week of forcefully defending the arrests of two Black men at a Starbucks in Rittenhouse Square, Police Commissioner Richard Ross is now saying […]
A Second Cop Said Under Oath That Meek Mill Pointed Gun at Him, Court Records Reveal
In the age of Trump, the fight to #freeMeekMill has sucked up as much media oxygen as any story could without an appearance by Trump […]
A Pair of Philadelphians Made Time’s 100 Most Influential People List
Two Philadelphians have made TIME magazine’s prestigious list of the world’s 100 Most Influential People. Penn medicine’s Carl June (who earlier made our own list […]
The Two Men Arrested at Starbucks in Rittenhouse Share Their Story
After a period of silence following their controversial arrest last week at the Starbucks on 18th and Spruce streets, best friends Rashon Nelson and Donte […]
Love City Brewing Is Now Open in Spring Arts
Love City Brewing, the latest addition to Arts + Crafts Holdings’ Spring Arts district, debuts this afternoon at 1023 Hamilton Street. The brewery and tasting room, located […]
Get Free Massages and Acupuncture at the New South Philly Community Acupuncture
Good news for all the South Philly readers who are dealing with stress, anxiety, or pain: Relief is on the way. South Philly Community Acupuncture — which […]
Main Line Girl Sues Philly Cop for Police Brutality
More than a year after a Philadelphia police officer was seen on video repeatedly hitting a teenage girl in West Philadelphia, the girl is now […]
PHOTOS: Sylvester Stallone Visits the Linc, Holds Lombardi Trophy
Two of Philly’s favorite things came together on Wednesday: Sylvester Stallone and the Eagles. First, the Rocky actor posted a video outside the Linc, where he […]
Philly’s El Carnaval de Puebla Festival Is Back After Brief Hiatus
One of Philly’s largest Latin American heritage celebrations is making a triumphant return at the end of April after taking a year off over fear […]
When the Sky Was the Limit: A Flashback to Philly’s First World’s Fair
The first episode of Sam Katz’s documentary series, Philadelphia: The Great Experiment, aired in April 2011 — seven years ago! On Thursday night, you can […]
Why One Woefully Underpaid Philly Actress Exposed Her Income on Tax Day
Tuesday was Tax Day — well, Wednesday is technically Tax Day thanks to an IRS screwup — so naturally we’ve seen a lot of people […]
The Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival Preview Party Is Coming to the Bellevue
The Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival is coming up on Saturday, May 19th. But first, they’re kicking off the spring season with their annual preview party […]
Mayor Kenney: Philly’s Oldest Prison to Close by 2020
With Philadelphia zeroing in on its goal to reduce the city’s overall prison population by 34 percent, Mayor Jim Kenney and Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney […]