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Is The Center City Housing Boom Sustainable?

Center City may have just regained momentum as a job generator, thanks largely to adjacent University City, but its housing market has taken off like […]

City Life

This South Philly Live Chicken Store Is in Trouble With the Feds

Most of us buy our chicken at the regular old grocery store. Whether it’s a free-range, no-antibiotics bird from Whole Foods or 69-cents-per-pound leg quarters […]

City Life

Toomey Just Held a Last-Minute Telephone Town Hall

Senator Pat Toomey held a telephone town hall today – less than two hours after he posted about it on Facebook. Toomey spoke for about […]

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City

Snider Family Plans Marijuana Farm in Far Northeast

Perhaps one day the Flyers will score for an ounce of marijuana instead of a case of Tastykakes. Snider Health, a company founded by the […]

City Life

11 Things You Might Not Know About Nylon

When I was a kid, I had an elderly widowed uncle who every Christmas bought each female in the family — and there were a […]

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Why You’re Hearing So Much About Garth Brooks’s Philly Shows

Garth Brooks is coming back to Philadelphia, and people want you to know about it. Brooks was a megastar. Only The Beatles have sold more […]

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City Life

Report: 20 Percent of Pa. Bridges Are Structurally Deficient

About 20 percent of bridges in Pennsylvania are structurally deficient, according to a new report from The American Road & Transportation Builders Association. 

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Today is Un Dia Sin Inmigrante

This post has been updated: Last update: 4:05pm As we discussed a couple days ago, today is Un Dia Sin Inmigrante–a day without immigrants. Today, […]

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City

Villanova Plans $60 Million Makeover of Pavilion

Villanova’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a $60 million makeover of the Pavilion, the team’s basketball gym. After the renovation, it will be rechristened […]

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City Life

This Pa. Wawa Started Selling Beer Today

One small step for Wawa, one giant leap for mankind. Wawa in Chadds Ford became the only location in the region to sell beer today.

Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Opulence in Rittenhouse Square for $7.3M

We’ve talked about properties in the luxurious 1706 Rittenhouse building several times over the past few years (like here, or here, or… here), and the time has come […]

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City Life

SEPTA Reveals New Bus Route Plans For University City, Roosevelt Blvd.

SEPTA has revealed plans for two much-anticipated bus routes affecting University City and Roosevelt Boulevard. 

City Life

Temple University Now Offers Gender-Inclusive Housing

Temple University is offering gender-inclusive housing to students looking to live on campus this fall. 

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City Life

Asplundh Tree Execs Charged With Running Undocumented Workers Scheme

Willow Grove-based Asplundh Tree Expert Co. is huge, privately owned corporation with more than 36,000 employees and estimated annual sales of $3.5 billion, according to […]

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City Life

Activist Cheri Honkala’s Campaign for State Rep. Has Raised More Than $30K

Activist Cheri Honkala has raised more than $30 thousand in her campaign for State Representative for the 197th District – but her name isn’t on […]