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Black Lives Matter Activist Asa Khalif Arrested at Protest

The most prominent Black Lives Matter activist in Philadelphia was arrested on Monday. Officials said Asa Khalif, leader of Black Lives Matter Movement Pennsylvania, was taken into custody […]

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Philly College Students Say Uber Driver Stranded Them at Deserted Construction Site

Two students at Temple and Drexel universities say they had a nightmarish Uber rider earlier this month — and they’re warning other Philly women to […]

Restaurants

Bridget Foy’s Gets an Outpouring of Support from Philly Restaurants

When tragedy strikes the Philly dining community, chefs and restaurateurs come together to help. And when a huge fire gutted Bridget Foy’s three weeks ago, it was […]

City Life

Gay-Bashing Victims Settle Lawsuit with Attackers

Just over three years since Zachary Hesse and Andrew Haught were attacked at 16th and Chancellor streets in a case that became known as the […]

Restaurants

Lil’ Pop Shop Is Turning Your Favorite Pop Flavors Into Pies

While we’ll eat a frozen treat any time of year, cold weather and baked goods just seem to go together. So Lil’ Pop Shop — which makes ice […]

City Life

Sharp Robert Leaves Gayborhood Burlesque Scene After Groping Allegation

Days after being accused in late October of a 2016 groping incident, popular Gayborhood burlesque performer Sharp Robert, producer of the highly publicized The Bare […]

City Life

There’s a Rally for Meek Mill in Philly Tonight

It’s been a few days since Meek Mill became inmate ND8400 at state prison in Camp Hill. On Monday night, Philly will hold a rally in […]

Things to Do

Ex-Mythbuster Adam Savage Returns with Brain Candy

For 14 years I enjoyed the way the Mythbusters on Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters used science and explosives to find the truth and blow stuff up. Hosts […]

City Life

The Curious Case of Rittenhouse’s “No Gay Cruising” Sign

In the ’80s, in my first apartment at 20th and Spruce, I remember lying awake as the same bad muffler circled the block all night. […]

Restaurants

Where to Eat This Weekend: Keeping Warm With Wonton Soup

It is cold out there. And it’s going to stay cold through the weekend. And while I know that your instinct might be to stay […]

Business

Philly University Presidents Don’t Talk to Each Other—and That’s a Big Problem

When the Brookings Institution published a review of Philadelphia’s innovation district earlier this year, the report’s biggest recommendation was collaboration, hence its title, “Connect to […]

City Life

The Art Museum, Navy Yard and Penn’s Landing Are Getting Major Upgrades

This past Tuesday, roughly 69 percent of the Philadelphians who actually made it out to the polls voted “yes” on ballot question No. 2, in which […]

Restaurants

Barbuzzo Is Hosting a Party for a Cookbook Featuring Recipes from 100 Women

Cherry Bombe is a magazine by, for, and about women in food. Its pages feature beautiful photos, exciting recipes, and insight from and for women in the […]

Restaurants

Hardena and Noord’s Rijsttafel Returns

The last thing you want to do the days leading up to Thanksgiving is cook. But you’ve still gotta eat, and maybe you have friends and […]

Things to Do

33 Things to Do This Weekend

Friday, November 10 Pennsylvania Ballet @ Merriam Theater The PAB presents three new ballets, the first two being world premieres: Tilt by choreographer Helen Pickett […]