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Former City Managing Director Rich Negrin Joins Philly D.A. Race

Former city managing director Rich Negrin has entered the race for Philadelphia District Attorney.

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City

Donald Trump Is Holding a Victory Rally in Hershey

Donald Trump is coming to Pennsylvania on his victory tour. Polls favored Clinton in the state before the election, but Trump won by more than […]

Restaurants

Where To Eat This Weekend: Brunch, Beers And Ice Cream

Man, it is getting cold outside. And it’s only going to get colder and grayer as we go. So as a public service, we here […]

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Business

Jefferson Gets $3M for Cannabis Research

Jefferson University announced today it had received a $3 million donation from Australian philanthropists Barry and Joy Lambert to fund medical research into cannabis. As […]

Restaurants

Stephen Starr Goes International

A while back, while chatting with Peter Serpico about his future plans with boss Stephen Starr, he told us that Starr was totally focused on […]

Restaurants

Really, Really Fine Dining In Wayne, PA

What do Ian Moroney of Pumpkin, Andrew Deery of Majolica, Ralph Fernandez of Autograph and Peter Gilmore of Gilmore’s all have in common? His name […]

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City

This Punch Bowl Tells the Story of Old Philadelphia

Rebecca Yamin first stepped onto the future site of the Museum of the American Revolution, at the corner of 3rd and Chestnut streets, in July […]

City Life

Philly to Crack Down on Use of Vacant Buildings in Wake of Oakland Tragedy

Philadelphia officials are planning to crack down on illegal “pop-up” nightclubs and parties in vacant properties in the wake of a deadly fire that left […]

Restaurants

Caviar Now Delivering to the Main Line

Caviar, the delivery service owned by Square has acquired “certain assets of Main Line Delivery to be integrated within the restaurant delivery service. Main Line residents […]

Foam on Juniper Street
City

PECO: It Wasn’t an Explosion at Substation That Sent Foam Into Streets

It was an instant Philadelphia gathering. On Saturday, I was in a car heading down Pine Street. We were rushing to get home. But suddenly […]

City Life

Prosecutors Seek 17-to-21-Year Sentence for Ex-Congressman Chaka Fattah

Federal prosecutors are reportedly seeking 17 to 21 years of prison time for former congressman Chaka Fattah, who was convicted in July on counts including participating in […]

Restaurants

La Peg’s Winter Film Series Kicks Off With A Huge Feast

La Peg and Fringe Arts had a pretty good thing going with their summer film series. As a matter of fact, it was such a […]

City Life

CCD Report: Millennials Help Spur Strong Retail Growth

Just as the influx of new residents into Center City ultimately overflowed its confines, the retailers and restaurateurs that are rushing to serve them are […]

Property

A Pool With A View Proposed for Fishtown Mixed-Use Project

Developer Roland Kassis has tweaked and refined the design for his proposed boutique hotel at 1224 Frankford Ave., a project Fishtown residents enthusiastically supported when […]

Restaurants

Weckerley’s Ice Cream Is Opening A Shop In Fishtown

And they’re doing it soon–like this Friday soon. Because you know that old bit of business wisdom: If you’re looking at opening an ice cream […]