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Joe Cicala Makes His Comeback With a New Restaurant at the Divine Lorraine

The Divine Lorraine Hotel, a citywide beacon of luxury that fell into disrepair after decades of neglect, reclaimed a measure of its history last year […]

City Life

Philadelphia Orchestra Board Member Charged in $40 Million Wire Fraud Scheme

Main Line resident Gary Frank is a well-connected guy. He’s a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra board’s executive committee and, according to his LinkedIn page, […]

Business

SXSW Day 4: 4 Philly Founders Share Their SXSW Takeaways

Philly entrepreneurs took SXSW by storm this week, and four of them — all first-timers to the conference — tell Philly Mag what it was like […]

City Life

Philly Bars Could Stay Open Later Under New City Council Bill

Philly’s late-night bar-goers may want to raise a glass to City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, who introduced a bill on Thursday that would, if passed, allow […]

Restaurants

At Royal Boucherie’s Brunch, Your Waffles Come Topped With Foie Gras

It was bound to happen, I suppose, eating a hunk of seared foie gras covered in vanilla butter at 10 o’clock in the morning. Leave it […]

Be Well Philly

Philadelphia Has a Brussels Sprouts Fan Club. Seriously.

Look, we here at Be Well Philly are pretty passionate about our vegetables. It’s kind of our job. But as much as we love Brussels sprouts (especially […]

City Life

Eagles Safety Malcolm Jenkins Says He Doesn’t Fear CTE

Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins is fearless on the field, delivering punishing hit after hit and changing the course of games in the process. While some […]

City Life

Joe Biden Endorses Philly-Area Congressional Candidates

Former vice president Joe Biden has announced his endorsement of two Democrats running for Congress in suburban Philadelphia districts, fueling further speculation that the 75-year-old […]

Restaurants

Jose Garces Is Closing Amada New York, Hints at “Revival” of Two A.C. Spots

Jose Garces is closing the New York version of Amada, his first and still iconic Philadelphia restaurant. According to the Tribeca Citizen, which first discovered […]

Business

SXSW Day 3: 7 Ways Philly Can Become a Leader in Tech Diversity and Inclusion

A major theme hanging over SXSW this year was diversity and inclusion. After attending the conference last year, Mayor Kenney lamented how white SXSW was. […]

Restaurants

Chris Painter Is Officially Out at Wm. Mulherin’s Sons

This story has been updated. Chris Painter, the acclaimed chef of Wm. Mulherin’s Sons who was suspended by his business partners following a recent Philadelphia magazine investigation that […]

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City Life

After Parkland Shooting, Pa. to Get a School-Safety Task Force

Gov. Tom Wolf joined state auditor general Eugene DePasquale in Wynnewood on Thursday to announce the creation of Pennsylvania’s first-ever school-safety task force. Wolf and DePasquale gathered […]

City Life

Here’s Why We Didn’t Walk Out of School Yesterday

On Wednesday morning, many thousands of students in the Philadelphia area left their classrooms and marched outside as part of a national school walkout organized […]

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Restaurants

One of the Country’s Best Chocolate Companies Is Based Just Outside Philly

The stereotypical upstart chocolatier has left behind a conventional desk job to pursue their foodie dreams. But Chris Curtin just might have them all beat. […]

City Life

City Council to Explore Medical Marijuana Workplace Guidelines

While it’s true that medical marijuana is now legal in the state of Pennsylvania for treatment of certain conditions, cannabis remains outlawed at the federal […]