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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 […]

City Life

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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]

City Life

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 […]

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City Life

Philly Is Apparently the Most “Facial-Hair Friendly” City in the U.S.

Philly is, apparently, a great city for dudes with beards. According to the fifth annual “Most Facial Hair Friendly Cities in America” report by men’s […]

City Life

Philly Area Flunks in Lung Association’s Latest Smog Report

The latest edition of an annual study conducted by the American Lung Association has found that levels of ground-level ozone (commonly referred to as smog) […]

Restaurants

Stephen Starr Almost Named a Restaurant “White Trash”

I will never forget the moment when Aimee Olexy revealed to me what she and her business partner, Stephen Starr, were going to name their […]

Be Well Philly

4 Philly Fitness Events for People Who Love Breakfast Foods

Look, we love the whole workout-followed-by-happy-hour routine. It’s great. But while a cocktail does make for a nice treat, there’s one thing we will always choose over […]

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City Life

WATCH: Jimmy Fallon Visits Philly Family for Surprise Dinner Party

Jimmy Fallon surprised one lucky Philly family on Tuesday night for a surprise dinner party. The Tonight Show host and The Roots emcee Black Thought enjoyed […]

Be Well Philly

The Ultimate Penn Relays Spectator Guide

The Penn Relays kick off on April 26. And before we even get started, I just have to say: sunscreen, people! Sunscreen! Now that that’s […]

Restaurants

Jose Garces in Crisis: The Trials of a Celebrity Chef

There was no point in standing around waiting for a reaction, so Jose Garces stayed in the kitchen. He served plates of piquillo peppers, brochettes […]

City Life

Starbucks Will Close All 8,000 U.S. Stores for a Day of Racial-Bias Training

Starbucks will shut down its more than 8,000 stores for one-day racial-bias training in May. The announcement comes days after the coffee chain was catapulted into national […]

City Life

Here’s the Philly Starbucks 911 Call That Led to Two Arrests

Five days ago, the Philadelphia Police Department controversially arrested two Black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks location. This led to a viral video of the […]

Business

Saxbys Expands With the Launch of a New Student-Run Cafe

On Monday, Saxbys expanded yet again through a partnership with La Salle University — its fourth partner institution in Pennsylvania — to open the fifth […]

City Life

PCHR to Investigate More Allegations of Racial Bias at Rittenhouse Starbucks

As part of an official update on its response to an incident last week that resulted in the arrest of two black men at the […]