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Aiming For The Middle: Cinder Reviewed

I go to Cinder on a gray afternoon, looking for comfort and distraction, and find it at the bar—two giant TVs showing football on one […]

Ai Weiwei
City

Ai Weiwei, Famed Chinese Artist/Activist, Is Coming to Philadelphia

The Mural Arts Program announced on Wednesday that world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei, known as much for his clashes with the Chinese government as his artwork, […]

Ocean City beach and boardwalk
City

Here’s How You Can (Legally) Get a Drink in Dry Ocean City

Everyone who goes down the Shore knows Ocean City is a dry town. It’s part of the reason why it bills itself as “America’s Greatest […]

City Life

State Sen. Larry Farnese Acquitted of Bribery Charges

A federal jury has acquitted Sen. Larry Farnese of bribery charges leveled against him last May after he was accused of orchestrating a vote-buying scheme […]

Anti-Trump protesters
City Life

Philly’s Protests Against Trump Are Already Paying Off

Philadelphia’s protests lat week against Donald Trump are already paying dividends. Pretty much any protest can be considered, by its nature, to be a success. […]

City Life

Pa. Senate GOP Fast-Tracks Anti-Union, Anti-Immigrant Bills

Much like President Donald Trump, Pennsylvania Senate Republicans are wasting no time in using their majority status to pass bills on their agenda. 

Property

Just Listed: An Artfully Crafted Home by the Water’s Edge in New Hope for $849.5K

It’s no secret that New Hope is a harbor for extraordinary homes – we’ve even featured our fair share of them. So, when we stumbled upon this particular property, which […]

City Life

Jury Finds All Defendants Liable in 2013 Center City Building Collapse

After 15 weeks of testimony, a Philadelphia jury found all defendants liable in the 2013 Market Street building collapse that crushed a Salvation Army and […]

Property

First-Time Find: An Updated Rowhome in East Falls for $219K

If you’re looking to settle down and start a family, but aren’t quite ready to uproot your life to the Philadelphia suburbs (or beyond), you […]

Julia Reynolds Masterman School
Property

Masterman Tops Keystone Exam Rankings

Thanks to a law passed in 2016, passing the Keystone exams won’t be a graduation requirement for Pennsylvania high school students for another two years. […]

City Life

Members of Syrian Family Deported at PHL Sue President Trump

Members of a Syrian family who were detained and deported by officials at the Philadelphia International Airport this past weekend have sued President Donald Trump, the Department […]

Alleged Bank robber
City

This Alleged Bank Robber Looks Like He’s in Grand Theft Auto

The FBI is looking for a man who allegedly held up the BB&T Bank at 17th and Market streets on Monday morning. According to the […]

City

Pa. Senate Considering Bill That Would Defund Philly

Update, 5 p.m.: Senate Bill 10 was pulled from the Senate Appropriations Committee agenda this afternoon. Earlier: The Pennsylvania Senate is scheduled to consider a […]

City Life

New Child Porn Charge for Former City Employee on House Arrest

Since his arrest last summer on computer-related child porn charges, former city employee Grant Shea has had a pretty easy time of things. Scheduled to […]

Foobooz

Eat This Now: Royal Sushi and Izakaya’s “Industry” Chirashi

You know what’s cool about Royal Sushi and Izakaya? Like we told you last week, pretty much everything, from the shumai to the sushi to the […]