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Nick’s Old City Rolls Out Brunch

Once upon a time I thought the build-your-own Bloody Mary bar was one of the most ridiculous concepts out there. The reason I went out […]

Restaurants

A Weekend of Food and Drink Festivals

Fall is now well and truly upon us. And this being Philly, that means that our fair city is pretty much overrun with fall festivals. […]

City Life

PAFA Art Model Fired After Racist Tirade on Broad Street

UPDATE: New video has emerged that shows yet another awful encounter between Bryan Christopher Sawyer and the woman in the original video. For the full […]

Still from an axe-throwing Boomerang
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The Best Way to Use Instagram’s Boomerang App: Filming Axe-Throwing

Things are going well at Urban Axes, the Kensington axe-throwing club that was in development when I wrote about in June. It opened late in […]

City Life

Injuries Continue to Decimate Sixers Frontcourt Depth

The Sixers have been decimated by injuries to start the preseason, and it doesn’t appear to be getting better any time soon. The big blow […]

Restaurants

South Philly Smökhaus Pop-Up BBQ Restaurant at The Dutch

What Eric Daelhousen of South Philly Smökhaus loves so much about traditional Pennsylvania Dutch barbecue is that it “brings out the greatest things in people–it […]

Temple logo; Cannabis leaf
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Temple Is Holding a Marijuana 101 Class Next Year

Next semester, Temple students will have a chance to take a class on a plant they may already be familiar with: marijuana. But it’s not […]

The cheese counter at the new Di Bruno Bros.
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Di Bruno’s Fall Cheese Crawl Is Next Weekend

On Saturday, October 15th from 12:30 to 6pm, Di Bruno Bros will host its third annual Fall Cheese Crawl–a walking tour of both beer and cheese […]

City

ThinkFest Preview: John Middleton on Innovation in Business, Sports and Philanthropy

The Phillies ownership used to be a group of silent partners. But, as Philadelphia magazine has chronicled, in recent years one co-owner has stepped into […]

City

Six Years Ago Today, Roy Halladay Threw a Playoff No-Hitter

On October 6, 2010, the Phillies began their playoff series against the Reds with the best record in baseball — 97 games won in the regular […]

City Life

Report: Penn Students Are Tinder’s Hottest Ivy Leaguers

The university that touts the most billionaire graduates in the country is also apparently the most attractive. Dating app Tinder has released information for a […]

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Councilwoman Helen Gym Says This Food Truck Is Racist

First-term Philadelphia City Councilwoman-at-Large Helen Gym has a lot to contend with. A broken school system. A ballooning pension crisis. Rampant poverty. And … a […]

City Life

Councilwoman Helen Gym Says This Food Truck Is Racist

First-term Philadelphia City Councilwoman-at-Large Helen Gym has a lot to contend with. A broken school system. A ballooning pension crisis. Rampant poverty. And … a […]

Restaurants

Final Night Market of the Season is at the Navy Yard

Tonight, Thursday, October 6th, the final Night Market of the season is happening at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The Coolest Shipyard in America is hosting more […]

Property

Jawdropper of the Week: The Golden Touch in Wash West

They say money can’t buy you love, but this stunning apartment proves that all wrong. Soaring high above the streets of Washington Square West, this week’s […]