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Today Is Free Water Ice Day At Rita’s

The best water ice flavor available to the Rita’s connoisseur is Swedish Fish. No, I don’t care what you say. You’re wrong. We’ve already tested […]

City Life

Report: Philly Is One of the Unhappiest Places to Live

Womp. A new report from WalletHub claims Philadelphia is one of the unhappiest places to live in 2017. The report, which was released last week, […]

Foobooz

The Philly Restaurants That Are #OpeninPHL During the Snowstorm

As always, Foobooz is prepared for this winter snow/slush storm with another running list of what restaurants are #OpeninPHL. Follow the #OpeninPHL hashtag on the Twitters and […]

Property

Big Shot in Arm Proposed for North Philly

A group of New York real estate investors has been working quietly behind the scenes to assemble land for a project that would be truly […]

City Life

Philly Accountant Claims Donald Trump Hat Got Him Kicked Out of a Bar

Back on January 28th, Philadelphia resident Gregory Piatek went to New York City to hang out with some friends and pay a visit to the […]

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City

Pier Finally Replaces Coaster Destroyed During Sandy

A new roller coaster is coming to Seaside Heights — finally. In what was perhaps the most iconic image from Superstorm Sandy, the former Jet Star […]

City Life

Happy Spring! Here Are Two Treats You Can Get for Free Today

Philly’s streets might be a snowy, slushy mess today, but it’s the first day of spring! And that means it’s only a matter of time until […]

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City Life

Philly’s Largest Cinco de Mayo Festival Canceled Over Fear of ICE Raids

The organizers of the biggest Cinco de Mayo festival in Philadelphia have canceled the event this year, citing concerns stemming from immigration reform under President […]

Property

That ’80s Home (2017 Revision) in NoLibs for $414K

“Let’s see, the listing says Northern Liberties. This place looks like Springfield circa 1980.” It really doesn’t matter which one: Delaware County, Montgomery County or “The Simpsons,” […]

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City Life

SEPTA Proposes New Fare Hikes

Come July, you’ll probably have to pay a little more to take SEPTA. The transportation organization just released fare hike proposals for the 2018 fiscal […]

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Renovation News: The Main Line’s Montrose Mansion Is Becoming the Inn at Villanova University

Many of you—since we can only imagine the amount of Nova-alum readers we’ve got!—might be familiar with the Villanova Conference Center and Montrose Mansion on […]

City Life

State-Funded Anti-Abortion Group Sues Pa. Auditor General

A state-funded anti-abortion group under financial investigation has sued Pennsylvania’s auditor general. The group, Real Alternatives, alleges that auditor general Eugene DePasquale does not have the authority to investigate how […]

City

How the Eagles Helped Found Ronald McDonald House

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It’s a day to show off your Irish heritage (even if you don’t have any) and a day to celebrate the […]

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City

Why Villanova’s Win Was Never Really in Doubt

Villanova kicked off its defense of its national title on Thursday night in Buffalo as the top seed in the entire NCAA tournament. The Wildcats […]

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How to Guarantee Yourself Hamilton Tickets When It Comes to Philly

Hamilton is coming to Philadelphia! Okay, so the smash-hit hip-hop musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton won’t be here for a while. But you […]