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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The End to a Seaside Heights Catfight

On one side, in sleepy Seaside Heights, New Jersey, you have the cat lovers, the locals who’d fed and cared for and cleaned up after the […]

Restaurants

What To Eat This Weekend: SPAM, Lobsters, Plant-Meat and SPAM

Once again, we have made it to Friday. I think we deserve to celebrate. And how better to do that than with lobsters, SPAM, donuts, […]

City Life

Report: Drexel Police Investigating Second Frat for Sexual Assault

A little more than a week since Drexel University suspended a fraternity amidst a sexual assault investigation, a second frat is allegedly being probed for […]

City Life

Boyz II Men Are Getting a Block of Broad Street

Philadelphia City Council voted yesterday to rename a section of Broad Street “Boyz II Men Boulevard.” 

City Life

The Mother of the Boy in the Kensington SUV Incident Wants Answers

Less than 24 hours after we first told you of Tuesday’s harrowing incident involving an SUV, a young boy, and, allegedly, four bags of heroin, […]

City Life

Pa. Auditor General to Investigate DNC Spending

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale will conduct a formal review of how the Democratic National Convention’s Philadelphia host committee spent taxpayer money.

Business

Philly-Based Branding Agency Goes All In on Urbanism

At Media founder Antoinette Marie Johnson has long had a passion for cities and city living. That passion has been reflected both in the clients […]

Property

What $500K Will Buy You in Old City

Torn between the cutting-edge and colonial? Can’t decide if trendy or traditional is right for you? We found the solution: new Old City. Rich in […]

City Life

Neighbors Outraged That Police Didn’t Arrest the Driver of This SUV

Tuesday was almost a tragic day for a woman and her young son in Kensington. A light-colored SUV jumped a curb and hit the child, […]

City Life

The Biggest Winners and Losers in Philadelphia’s 2017 Primary Election

Philadelphia’s election on Tuesday was a game-changer. The winner of the Democratic primary for district attorney is a criminal defense lawyer who has never prosecuted a case […]

Property

The Divine Lorraine, (All But) Ready For Its Closeup

I came to yesterday’s (Wednesday, May 17th) Urban Land Institute Philadelphia-sponsored tour of the Divine Lorraine Hotel prepared to be skeptical, for while I’d seen […]

City Life

This 19-Year-Old Is Poised to Become a Pa. Town’s Mayor

Here in Philly, we were a little surprised on Tuesday night when the city chose two anti-establishment candidates at the Pa. primary. Meanwhile, out in […]

Restaurants

Behind the Line: Sylva Senat, Philly’s Best Under-the-Radar Chef

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 […]

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City Life

Seek AC Stat: There’s a Code Orange Air Pollution Alert Today

The National Weather Service has issued a Code Orange weather alert for the Philadelphia area today. Basically, if you’re an old person, a child, or […]

City Life

The KKK Is Planning a Cross-Burning Rally in Lancaster This Weekend

A chapter of the Ku Klux Klan is planning to hold a cross-burning rally in Lancaster County this Saturday. The East Coast Knights of the True […]