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Police Charge 13-Year-Old Caught With Gun at Society Hill School

A Blue Ribbon school in Society Hill was briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after a seventh-grade student was found with a gun on the […]

Restaurants

Shop and Sip at Northern Liberties’ Second Street Sessions

Whether you love holiday shopping (it’s an excuse to buy things that will hopefully delight your loved ones!) or dread it (it costs money and […]

Be Well Philly

You Can Now Have Local Produce Delivered in 45 Minutes With Postmates Fresh

In an imaginary, perfect world, we’d spend every Saturday filling a wicker basket with fresh, locally grown produce at the farmer’s market. In this world, […]

Things to Do

39 Things to Do This Weekend

Friday, December 8 Andrea Bocelli @ Wells Fargo Center The celebrated Italian tenor performs with the Philly Pops and conductor Eugene Kohn. Expect traditional classical/pop […]

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City Life

Pa. Auditor: Poor PPA Management Cost Philly Schools $78 Million

Pennsylvania’s auditor general has put the Philadelphia Parking Authority on blast. In two audits released on Thursday, Eugene DePasquale frames former PPA executive director Vince […]

Restaurants

Martini and Movie Night at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Few things complement a classic film better than a strong drink. And the Bryn Mawr Film Institute agrees: they’re hosting a special screening of After […]

Restaurants

Hatch & Coop Is Giving Out Free Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches Today

Chicken joint Hatch & Coop opens today at 125 South 40th Street in University City. And until 3 p.m. today, December 7th, as part of their […]

City Life

Five Below Tells Rolled Ice Cream Company 10 Below to Get a New Name

One store sells remote-controlled poop, mini-plasma balls, and Mongolian Faux Fur Blankets, all for $5 or less. The other store sells that trendy rolled ice […]

Restaurants

Neighborhood Ramen, Philly’s Hottest Instagram Pop-Up, Is Coming to Garage Fishtown

West Philly’s Neighborhood Ramen is the latest Insta-based pop-up to tantalize us with secret locations, extremely limited seatings, and beautiful shots of steaming bowls of brothy goodness. The […]

Things to Do

Sinbad Loves Philly, Isn’t So Sure About Louis C.K.

Now approaching his fourth decade in comedy, Sinbad feels as sharp on stage as ever. It’s hard to believe that the star of such ’90s […]

City Life

Where Philly Took Lyft in 2017

With the turn of December signaling the beginning of the end of another year, Lyft has tallied all of its drop-off points in 2017 and […]

City Life

For #NoSavesies 2017, the PPD Channeled “Stranger Things”

Snow’s in the forecast this weekend – and that means #nosavesies season is upon us. This year, Philly police are warning against the (illegal!) tradition of #savesies with a video […]

Things to Do

This Week in Comedy

Chlamydia Dell’arte @ Good Good Comedy Theatre | Thursday, December 7 Gigi Naglak and Meghann Williams host their “Sex-Ed (Holiday) Burlesque” show three nights in […]

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City Life

The Woman Who Began the #MeToo Movement Was a Philly Activist

You’ve probably seen Tarana Burke all over TIME’s website – and the internet in general – today. If you didn’t already know, Burke is the woman […]

Property

Houses, Condos, Shops Coming to South Kensington Lot

That large vacant lot that at Fifth Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in South Kensington, most recently home to a circus school, is about to […]