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Councilman Derek Green Holds Hearing on Diversity at Philly Nonprofits

After successfully passing an anti-discrimination bill that could challenge a business’s ability to retain its commercial activity license if it doesn’t comply with the city’s Fair […]

Philadelphia Wedding

No Luck on Tinder? “Married at First Sight” is Casting in Philly

Reality television is one of life’s best guilty pleasures, mostly because there’s very little that’s actually “real” about it. Like the idea of finding true, […]

Restaurants

Adam Diltz Is Out and Paul Lyons Is in at Johnny Brenda’s

Johnny Brenda’s has a new chef. Adam Diltz, who ran the kitchen at the Fishtown mainstay for three and a half years, has left to […]

City Life

NCAA Championship Game: What to Expect From Villanova

Head coach Jay Wright and his top-seeded Villanova Wildcats have found themselves in familiar territory – vying for the program’s second national championship in three […]

Be Well Philly

21 Free Workouts, Fun Runs, and Other Fitness Events in April

Did we miss your event? Send us the details at ccunningham@phillymag.com. MONDAY, APRIL 2 FREE WEEK OF MAHA YOGA CLASSES There may be no such thing […]

City Life

Abington: On Second Thought, We Won’t Rename Our School After Billionaire

Turns out Abington Senior High School will remain Abington Senior High School after all. The Montgomery County public school was set to become Abington Schwarzman High […]

Restaurants

Massimo Bottura, One of the World’s Greatest Chefs, Is Speaking in Philly

It’s not every day that Philly hosts a world-renowned master chef — and it’s even rarer that one will speak in public. Marc Vetri has been bringing […]

City Life

Opioid-Related Deaths in Pa., New Jersey Outpacing National Average

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among the states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, which […]

Restaurants

Ask the Editor: Is It Ever Okay to Not Tip Your Server?

Welcome to Ask the Editor, a new weekly column by yours truly where I answer all of your Philly food and drink questions. Have some […]

City Life

Mother Nature Is Playing a Belated April Fools’ Joke on Philly

If you thought our terrible winter weather was going to end in March, you were wrong. Here we are on April 2nd, enduring an unpleasant wintry […]

Business

5 Evening Routines of Successful Philly Business Leaders

We’ve talked about the importance of maintaining a morning routine, but what about putting in some preparation the night before? Setting yourself up for the morning, is […]

Be Well Philly

5 Grocery Delivery Services Available in Philadelphia

Millennials put a premium on convenience — whether that be calling an Uber instead of taking a long bus ride or paying to have our laundry […]

City Life

Fact-Checking Philly History Tours: Truths, Half-Truths and Truthiness

Recently I learned about Philadelphia history the way our Colonial forefathers did: by riding around with a pretty date and a La Colombe coffee in […]

Restaurants

The Fat Ham’s Hot Chicken Returns for One Day Only

Kevin Sbraga closed the final remaining location of his Southern eatery The Fat Ham last summer, and since then, his food has popped up everywhere […]

City Life

Study: SEPTA Drives $3 Billion in Regional Economic Impact

According to a study released on Thursday by SEPTA, everybody’s favorite transportation authority boosts property values in the Philadelphia suburbs and contributes approximately $3 billion […]