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Knit Wit Closes One Door, Looks to Open Another

A “lost our lease” sale is usually sad news, but in the case of Knit Wit, the store’s owners are taking the forced closing of […]

City Life

Protesters Gather at ICE Headquarters After Philly Immigration Arrest

More than 60 activists gathered at Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Philadelphia yesterday to protest an immigration arrest. 

Foobooz

Fancy Corndogs Make an Early Debut At Reading Terminal Market

A couple months ago, we told you about the upcoming opening of Fox & Son Fancy Corndogs at the Reading Terminal Market. We didn’t have […]

City Life

Biden Chosen to Chair National Constitution Center

Former Vice President Joe Biden will chair the National Constitution Center following a unanimous vote from the museum’s board of trustees.

Property

First-Time Find: Pleasance in Point Breeze for $230K

It’s been over thirty years since the last time this Point Breeze rowhome was on the market – but thanks to a complete remodel by […]

City Life

Friends’ Central Suspends Teachers Who Invited Palestinian Speaker

Friends’ Central School in Wynnewood has suspended two teachers who invited a Palestinian speaker to its campus – just days after the school canceled the […]

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Bucks School Board VP: Teaching Climate Change Makes Kids Depressed

This is not an ordinary story about a school board’s conservative members deciding they don’t want climate change taught to children, despite the scientific consensus. […]

City

Did Seth Williams’s Top Assistant Resign to Run for D.A.?

Tariq Karim El-Shabazz, a longtime defense attorney who became District Attorney Seth Williams’s first assistant district attorney late last summer, resigned on Monday. But it’s […]

Foobooz

Le Virtu is Doing a Medieval Italian Dinner

So here’s something you don’t get to eat every day: Stewed gourds. Or rosewater ravioli. Or dessert made of mozzarella cheese. But that’s exactly what […]

City Life

Chaput: Media “Hostile” to Everything Trump Does

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput criticized mainstream media outlets for their coverage of President Donald Trump during a radio show on Monday. 

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City Life

The Phillies Have Opened Spring Training

It’s cold and overcast in Philadelphia today. But a thousand miles south in Clearwater, Florida, it’s in the 70s — and the Phillies have opened […]

Property

Luxe Loft in NoLibs for $639.9K

Are you the type who drools over the high-tech industrial aesthetic? Have we got a home for you. One of the finest examples of that […]

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City Life

City, State Clash Over Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

State regulations regarding the new medical marijuana program could largely prevent dispensaries from opening anywhere in Philadelphia – but City Council is hoping to change […]

Property

Trinity Tuesday: A Double Feature in Wash West for $599K

We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again – for this double trinity in Washington Square West, it’s all about the details. It’s been […]

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Mannequin Came Out 30 Years Ago Today

Thirty years ago today, Mannequin was released. It was not well received. “In Mannequin, [Andrew] McCarthy plays a hapless young man who is fired from […]