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You Know What Sounds Nice? Ice Cream Sandwich Delivery

<–See those things over there? Those are ice cream sandwiches from Zsa’s Ice Cream–the small-batch, artisan creamery that normally operates out of a truck during […]

City

You Can’t Sit on the Wall in Rittenhouse Square Anymore

I heard the rumor. I saw the signs. But I had to check it out for myself. So I went to Rittenhouse Square this afternoon […]

City Life

A Former IRS Employee Is Going to Prison for Stealing Other People’s Tax Refunds

Ah, January. That time of year when we begin to think about filling out our tax returns — and also how much we all hate […]

Restaurants

Stephen Starr Still Has Plans For Philly

Stephen Starr is having a big year. There was the surprise Paris restaurant opening. Le Coucou (the New York restaurant he’s doing with partner Daniel […]

Property

Philly’s A Bargain* for the Short-Term Renter

With the presence of luxury extended-stay pioneer AKA in this market, you might get the impression that renting a residence for a short visit is […]

City Life

Stephen Starr Is Having a Big, Big Moment

When you get your new issue of Vanity Fair in the mail with actor-hunk Chris Pratt posing shirtless on the cover, you may be surprised […]

Restaurants

The Apocalypse Is Coming To Fishtown And Dilworth Park

One of these things is absolutely, definitely, 100% happening. And the other seems almost too bizarre to be true (and yet apparently is). But we […]

City Life

Trump Picks Philadelphia-Based Physician to Lead VA

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Philadelphia-based physician David Shulkin to lead the country’s Department of Veteran Affairs. 

City Life

T.J. McConnell’s Buzzer Beater Lifts Sixers over Knicks in Last Second Win

The Philadelphia 76ers continued their winning ways, defeating the New York Knicks 98-97 Wednesday night on a buzzer beater by T.J. McConnell. The Sixers were […]

Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Future Past in Overbrook Farms for $765K

We tend to think of the open plan home as a modern (or modernist) invention. Think again. This elegant Tudor Revival home on one of […]

Business

With Macy’s Closing, PREIT Makes Plans for “Lifestyle Destination” at Plymouth Meeting Mall

By the time Macy’s broke the news that four of its Philly-area stores will close their doors this spring, the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns two […]

Restaurants

Tapas And Pintxos At Jezabel’s

Last month, chef Jezabel Careaga did an event where she and her crew laid on a spread of tapas and pintxos at her Argentine cafe, […]

Business

I. Goldberg To Remain on Chestnut Street

Nana Goldberg, owner of the legendary I. Goldberg Army-Navy store, knew her days at 13th and Chestnut might be numbered back in 2015 as a wave […]

Fox 29 wishes Joe Frazier a happy birthday
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Fox 29 Wishes the Late Joe Frazier a Happy Birthday, Touts City Hall Appearance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u56JzDOE_FY Early this morning on Good Day Philadelphia, the hosts wished Joe Frazier a happy birthday. “Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier celebrating his birthday today,” […]

Property

Is the High-End Rental Party Over Now That It’s Gained Steam Here?

The real estate sections in local and regional media of late, most definitely including this one, have been awash with stories about new luxury rental […]