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Councilwoman Gym: Rizzo Statue Must Come Down

Our nation is more engaged than ever in debate surrounding the monuments we choose to honor. The stunning violence in Charlottesville, Va. this past weekend was […]

Property

These Are The 10 Most Affordable Homes in Fairmount

Our tour of homes with cool prices in hot neighborhoods lands in Fairmount this week. This rejeuvenated neighborhood just to the north of the Parkway and […]

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City Life

$15K Reward Offered for Suspect Accused of Pouring Gas on Police, Fire Vehicles

Officials are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect accused of dousing police and fire vehicles in gasoline last […]

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City Life

More Than 100 Pot Plants Found in West Philly Home

Police discovered more than 100 marijuana plants growing inside a West Philly home on Monday afternoon. 

Property

Trinity Tuesday: Extra Style in Wash West for $530K

The “little streets” of Washington Square West are among the most beloved residential streets in Philadelphia. Many of them are lined with those equally beloved […]

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City Life

Police Seek Man Who Urinated on Synagogue in Northeast Philly

Philadelphia police are searching for a man who gave a security camera the middle finger before urinating on a synagogue in Northeast Philly. 

Restaurants

What’s a Philly-Style Hot Dog?

Lots of American cities have their own, well-known treatments of the lowly hot dog, with the Chicago-style hot dog being, perhaps, the most famous. But […]

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City Life

Charlottesville Reactions: What Took Trump and Toomey So Long?

It’s been two days since the shocking violence of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. first flashed across phone, television and computer screens around […]

Restaurants

How Amazon Is Preparing You For The Apocalypse

So here we are again. Another summer weekend gone, another Monday morning in Philly. And if you’ve found your way here it’s probably because you’re […]

City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Union (The Union!) Stacks the MLS Team of the Week

City Life

Penn Prof Faces Backlash for Saying “Not All Cultures Are Created Equal”

A professor at the University of Pennsylvania is being harshly criticized for calling for the “re-embrace of bourgeois norms” in an op-ed published Thursday on […]

Restaurants

Where To Eat This Weekend: A Whole Mansion Filled With Beer

So here we are — another Friday afternoon in the waning weeks of summer. And while things in town are certainly starting to feel like […]

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City Life

Traffic Is About to Get Much, Much Worse Near 30th Street

Expect traffic near 30th Street Station to become even more of a nightmare later this month. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation detailed on Friday a major […]

City Life

Barry Baker, Who Sucker-Punched Disabled Man, Claims He Was Attacked in Prison

Barry Baker, who was arrested after he was caught on camera sucker-punching a disabled man in West Chester in May, claims he was attacked by a […]

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City Life

Meet the Philadelphia Union’s New Chief Tattoo Artists

Back in February, we told you the Philadelphia Union was in the market for a team tattoo artist. Why, you ask? Because many of the players […]