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Where To Eat This Weekend: Holiday Edition

With Memorial Day weekend here, summer has (un)officially begun. And while sure, a whole bunch of you will be heading for the Shore or points […]

City Life

2013 Collapse Victim Who Suffered “Guillotine Amputation” Awarded $95.6 Million

A woman who lost the lower half of her body in the 2013 Center City building collapse that left seven dead and a dozen injured has […]

City Life

SEPTA’s About to Get More Expensive

Pretty soon, you’re going to have to fish a little more dough from your pocket if you want to take SEPTA. The transportation agency just […]

Property

Single-Family Workforce Housing Comes to East Poplar

Late on Wednesday morning (May 24th) in East Poplar, City Council President Darrell Clarke, Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Greg Heller, and representatives of BMK […]

City Life

Philly Groups Plan Toomey Town Hall – “With or Without” Toomey

Several activist groups in Philadelphia are planning to hold a town hall for Sen. Pat Toomey – with or without the senator himself. Indivisible Philadelphia […]

City Life

Drexel Frat Suspended for Five Years

A Drexel University fraternity has been suspended for five years. Tau Kappa Epsilon, located at 3421 Powelton Ave., was already temporarily suspended earlier this month amidst […]

Business

I Love My Job: Jack Morey of Morey’s Piers in Wildwood

Though summer doesn’t officially start until June 21st, here in the Philadelphia area, we like to think it starts this weekend. So we checked in […]

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City Life

Pa. House Committee: Um, Ed, About That DNC Surplus …

The state House Appropriations Committee would like former Gov. Ed Rendell to testify about how the 2016 Democratic National Convention Host Committee spent $10 million in taxpayer money. Rendell, […]

Property

Jawdropper of the Week: A Reborn Classic in Rittenhouse for $3.69M

Wonder what opulence looked like in the mid-19th century? Wonder no more, for the architect who restored this gorgeous 1860 brownstone on Spruce Street in […]

Restaurants

The New Gold Standard: Goldie Reviewed

At Goldie, Cook and Solo’s new project on Sansom Street that’s situated above their charitable deli, Rooster Soup Co., the kitchen is an assembly line, turning […]

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City Life

Good News Pennsylvanians: Looks Like You’ll Be Able to Keep Flying

The state House approved legislation yesterday that is expected to bring Pennsylvania up to date with federal identification standards. In a 190-1 vote, legislators passed a […]

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City Life

“Clerks” Actress Lisa Spoonauer, 44, Dies in New Jersey

Lisa Spoonauer, the actress who played Caitlin Bree in the 1994 black-and-white cult classic “Clerks,” died Sunday in New Jersey. She was 44 years old. […]

Property

Laura Blau Rebuilds Her Dream House

Architect Laura Blau’s firm, BluPath, specializes in coming up with sustainable solutions to all sorts of design and construction problems. She was an early adopter […]

Restaurants

Behind the Line: Bob & Barbara’s Bartender Kelly Wolff

Behind the Line is Foobooz’s new weekly interview series with the people who make up Philadelphia’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. To read last week’s Behind […]

City Life

Guess How Much Penn President Amy Gutmann Makes Now

University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann made more than $3.5 million in 2015. According to Internal Revenue Service records filed by Penn (and obtained by the student-run […]