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Ride the Ducks Operations in Philly “Suspended Indefinitely”

Ride the Ducks, the company behind the rumbling amphibious “duck trucks” that have carried scads of quacking tourists through the city’s streets and on the […]

City Life

Likes and Dislikes: Joel Embiid’s Preseason Debut

Last year we ran a regular column highlighting one thing we liked and disliked over the past week of 76ers basketball. With the 76ers preseason […]

Restaurants

A First Friday Party For The Food-Obsessed

Obviously, we here at Foobooz HQ are big fans of Hawk Krall‘s (largely food-focused) art. So any time he has some sort of show happening–and […]

Target - Rittenhouse Square - 19th and Chestnut
Business

A Tale of Two Targets

Colleen Hastings said she never saw someone more excited for the opening of the Target. It was last night. The girl must have been six […]

Sheena Parveen; NBC 4 logo
City

Sheena Parveen Is Leaving NBC 10

Sheena Parveen is leaving NBC 10. The meteorologist announced on Facebook this morning that she’d accepted a position at NBC 4 in Washington, D.C. She’ll […]

Restaurants

Spotted: Yeeroh Modern Greek Grill on South Street

A banner on the side of 1412 South Street promises “Yeeroh: Modern Greek Grill” is coming to the long abandoned building. We reached out to owner Yiannys […]

Restaurants

Sneak Preview: November Classes At COOK

And here we are again–another month gone by, another round of COOK classes to talk about. In November, they’ve got special nights planned with Sate […]

City Life

PPA Announces Renewed Crackdown on Uber and Lyft, Waives Some Taxi Regs

All good things come to an end. Now that Uber and Lyft’s short and sweet grace period has ended with the expiration of Act 85, […]

Philadelphia magazine writer Dan McQuade plays table tennis against 2015 Pan American Games champion Yue Wu
City

The Writer vs. the Olympian: Table Tennis in Less Than 60 Seconds

It all happened so fast. I guess that’s the point. Part of the appeal of table tennis is its high speed in a small space. […]

Restaurants

Meat News: La Divisa and Wyebrook Farm Are Now Partners

You love meat, right? Of course you do. And as a proudly carnivorous American, you carefully track all the goings-on in the Philadelphia meat scene, […]

City Life

Joel Embiid Flashes Potential in Preseason Debut

Joel Embiid made his NBA (preseason) debut tonight, finishing with 6 points (2-6 shooting), 4 rebounds, and 2 blocks in just under 13 minutes of […]

City Life

Joel Embiid to Make NBA Debut in Sixers Preseason Opener

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Boston Celtics later tonight at UMass-Amherst, kicking off their preseason schedule. The Sixers will start things off against one […]

Property

Trinity Tuesday: Traditionally Modern in Northern Liberties

On a blissfully peaceful tree-lined street in the heart of  Northern Liberties lies this week’s extra-large trinity. Recently, this home got a complete makeover, giving […]

Restaurants

Stop Everything: There’s a Pizza Mile Run in West Philly Tomorrow

Cancel your plans for tomorrow evening: Your new plans involve eating pizza and running (and possibly puking), all for a good cause. Why’s that, you […]

Ben Simmons
City Life

Simmons Has Surgery to Repair Fractured Right Foot

76ers rookie Ben Simmons had surgery today to repair an acute Jones fracture in his right foot.  | Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Ben Simmons had surgery […]