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Councilman David Oh Stabbed During Attempted Robbery in Southwest Philly

City Councilman at-large David Oh remains in critical but stable condition after he was stabbed near his home of 54 years in Southwest Philadelphia last night. […]

Property

Just Listed: A Standout Home in East Kensington for $585K

Red Oak Development, the people who built the Parish House not far from this place in East Kensington, pride themselves on being a notch or […]

Foobooz

Here’s a Collaboration You Didn’t See Coming: Pizzeria Vetri and Ghostface Killah

This one surprised me a little bit. Because it’s not often that you see Vetri and the Wu-Tang Clan mentioned in the same sentence, right? […]

Business

Now’s Your Chance to Get In on the Ground Floor of the Beury Building

“The transit-oriented development we wasted” is about to be wasted no more. And the people who are bringing what may be the most prominent abandoned […]

City Life

The PPD Wants You to Drive With “Covfefe”

Covfefe: the viral typo born into the world last night via President Donald Trump’s small, tweeting hands. The word has inspired a slew of headlines like “Trump targets […]

City Life

First Nonstop Flight to Iceland From PHL … Stops in Boston

It was supposed to be a blissfully uninterrupted five-and-a-half hour trip to jagged peaks, blue lagoons, cascading waterfalls and the Northern Lights. But Icelandair’s inaugural flight from […]

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Reykjavik’s Ridiculously Good-Looking Mayor Kicks Off Icelandair’s Flights From PHL

Today is the first day you can fly nonstop between Philly and Iceland via Icelandair. And just in case you need any other reason to […]

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City Life

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Will Shut Down in 2019

Three Mile Island, the site of the country’s worst nuclear power disaster, will shut down for good in 2019. The power plant located about 10 […]

Foobooz

Tuesday Morning TL;DR: The Avolatte Is the Newest Sign of the Food Apocalypse

Because of the long weekend, our regularly scheduled collection of news about strippers, jet-skis and terrible things being done to bagels had to be pushed […]

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City Life

Why Chunks of LOVE Park Are Being Shipped to Sweden

Apparently, Sweden knows a good thing when it sees it – even if Philly destroys that thing, which, in this case, is LOVE Park (as skateboarders know […]

City Life

Here’s When to Avoid I-676 This Week

Alas, the time has come once again to avoid I-676 –  the highway will shut down for construction three nights this week. The demolition of the 18th […]

Property

Trinity Tuesday: A Private Oasis in Society Hill for $369.9K

If you’re the type who loves the excitement of city living but feels the need to get away from it all every so often, this […]

City Life

The Excellent Adventures of Digital Nomads Jason Batansky and Jeremy Albelda

It was supposed to be the anti-spring break. Not a last-gasp bender before adulthood, but a moment to pause and prepare. That’s how, two months […]

City Life

By Fare Means or Foul: Dueling SEPTA Key Reviews

We had two editors try out SEPTA Key, the long awaited transit payment card. One of them loves it.

City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Jim Gardner Photobombed Cecily Tynan