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City: Don’t Plan on Parking on Broad Street for the Super Bowl

We’re two days away from the Super Bowl. Have you thought about parking plans? There will be NO PARKING (period) on a significant stretch of […]

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South Philly Woman Claims City Worker Framed Her for Recycling Violation

Update: About an hour after we published this story, the city told us that it is voiding the ticket and investigating. What is it with […]

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City Council Declares Push to End Cash Bail in Philly

Philadelphia officials have declared their intention to end cash bail in the city. In a symbolic but nonetheless historic move, City Council members passed a resolution on […]

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Dear Philly: Meet Your Poster Child for the Super Bowl This Sunday

Earlier today, we published our Beantown Beatdown video, in which fabulous Philadelphians like Stephen Starr and Blondell Reynolds Brown read insults about Boston sent in […]

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Sneak Preview: March Classes at COOK

I know that it’s probably tough for a lot of you to see past Sunday right now. But whatever happens, the world will keep spinning […]

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25 Things to Do This Weekend

Friday, February 2 Sp3 @ FringeArts Experimental modern dance company <fidget> presents a work using sound and movement to examine themes of technological and political alienation. Lead […]

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And Now, Fabulous Philadelphians Read Your Best Boston Insults

Last week, we asked Philly Mag readers — and actual professional comedians Chip Chantry and Doogie Horner — to come up with their best and […]

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UPenn’s Cheffy New Food Hall Is Getting a Double Knot Sushi Bar, Too

Double Knot was one of the best projects Michael Schulson was ever involved in. Beautiful, a little bit mysterious, so cool that it seemed almost […]

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Philly’s Top Chefs Share Their Favorite Super Bowl Party Recipes

Maybe you’re planning to skip the bar for the Super Bowl and having a party or potluck with friends to watch the game instead. (Hey, we get […]

City Life

WATCH: Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro Solves the Great Patriots Mystery

Cutting a fun little promo with shades of the Bourne Identity or any number of high-stress political thrillers, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro “solved” the […]

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WATCH: Fork’s Eli Kulp Speaks Out on Life After His Accident

In 2015, Fork and High Street’s chef, Eli Kulp, was a passenger on Amtrak train 188 when it derailed, killing eight and injuring nearly 200 others. Kulp suffered a severe spinal […]

City Life

Philly Bookie Says Literally Everybody Has Bet On the Eagles

On Thursday afternoon, we called our favorite Philadelphia bookie. No, not to place a Super Bowl bet, because that would be, uh, illegal, silly. We […]

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Penn Divests Itself of Ex-Trustee Steve Wynn After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

In a move to distance itself from former trustee and alum Steve Wynn, who was recently accused of sexual misconduct by “dozens” of people in […]

City Life

Sleeping With the Enemy: When Your Wife Is a Patriots Fan

A secret wife and kids. A gambling problem. A sudden desire to turn your basement into an S&M dungeon. These are all things that a […]

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Black Pulp! Collects 100+ Years of Black Art

The new Black Pulp! exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia promises to be a dazzling and thought-provoking trip through the not-so-distant past. Curated […]