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One of the “Worst Landlords in Philadelphia” Sues Over Negative Reviews

When Temple graduate Ofo Ezeugwu launched his “Yelp for renters” startup WhoseYourLandlord.com in 2014, it seemed like a pretty intriguing idea. Regular people were already […]

City Life

“Weak” Gun Laws in Pa., Other States to Blame for N.J. Crime, Say N.J. Officials

In releasing the first of New Jersey’s new reports on crimes involving firearms, first-year Gov. Phil Murphy took the opportunity to blame the gun laws of other […]

Business

Penn Docs Have Performed the World’s First Robot-Assisted Spinal Surgery

Surgeons at Penn have officially made history after successfully completing the world’s first robotically assisted spinal surgery, the institution has announced. Doctors completed the procedure […]

Restaurants

Now You Can Get an Epic Stargazy Pie for Your Wedding

If you’re getting hitched any time in the near future and want to do something different at your wedding, Stargazy has just the thing for […]

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City Life

Voters to Settle Policy on Sexual Harassment Training for City Employees

A survey conducted last fall by the Association for Talent Development found that 71 percent of the nearly 1,000 human resources professionals polled by the global nonprofit […]

Restaurants

Meet Ana Caballero, Fork’s Secret Weapon for Sustainability

With the arrival of spring, we here at Foobooz have been thinking a lot about the state of the farm-to-table movement — the trend towards […]

City Life

SEPTA Considers Dropping Transfer Fees as Part of Bus Network Overhaul

Over the past five years, SEPTA has seen its bus ridership dwindle by 17 percent from its 2012 peak, when 189 million individual trips were […]

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Restaurants

Zahav’s Camille Cogswell Is Philly’s James Beard Award Winner

Lots of Philly folks were recognized when the James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalists were announced back in February, with women, chefs of color, and pastry chefs […]

City Life

Sit-In Planned for Haters of the LOVE Park Redesign

It’s safe to say that the recent redesign of LOVE Park, one of Philly’s foremost public spaces, hasn’t been too well received by locals. The […]

Restaurants

Michael Schulson Is Bringing a Steakhouse to Midtown Village

Michael Schulson is expanding his Midtown Village empire. The Schulson Collective restaurateur will open a boutique steakhouse concept — no name yet — in the […]

Be Well Philly

Sip-N-Glo Juicery Majorly Revamped Their Menu — Which Now Includes Bottled Soup

Though Sip-N-Glo has been on the scene and serving up fresh, cold-pressed juices in Philadelphia since 2013, they’re constantly on the lookout for ways to […]

City Life

The Next Philly Free Streets Destination: North Broad

The third installment of the city’s popular Philly Free Streets initiative will be held on North Broad Street from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on […]

Restaurants

Chef Eric Leveillee Goes West to Marigold Kitchen

The award-winning, boundary-pushing restaurant in a West Philly rowhouse has a new chef. Eric Leveillee will take the reins at Marigold Kitchen as executive chef. […]

City Life

Police: Temple Student Shot Dead in Off-Campus Apartment

Temple University officials have confirmed that one of their students was shot and killed by an unknown assailant in his off-campus apartment on Saturday night. […]

Restaurants

Sneak Preview: COOK’s June Class Schedule

A rosé party. A vegan beach house happy hour. A night with Fork’s chef, John Patterson. Or maybe just a Saturday afternoon spent exploring the […]