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Old City Eats Starts This Thursday

Old City REALLY wants you to visit. They want this so much, that they’ve now got their own version of Center City Sips that they’re […]

Patience Carter, a victim in the Pulse nightclub shooting from Philadelphia, becomes emotional after giving her story during a news conference at Florida Hospital Orlando, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Carter, a 20-year-old Philadelphian, was visiting Florida for the first time, vacationing with her two friends.
City Life

Philadelphia Orlando Survivor Patience Carter Recounts Night of Tragedy

Patience Carter lay in a hospital chair Tuesday, surrounded by enrapt reporters during a news conference in an Orlando hospital, as she told details of the night […]

Jim Britt holds the Stanley Cup on the ice after the Penguins win
City Life

He Was a Flyers Fan. He Won the Stanley Cup With Pittsburgh

I was watching the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate their Stanley Cup victory when I spotted a familiar face on the ice. There was Jim Britt, with […]

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The Ben Franklin Bridge Will Glow Rainbow for Orlando Victims

#BenFranklinBridge to pay tribute to Orlando victims & their families. https://t.co/XPzOjzrp6L #OrlandoUnited pic.twitter.com/xHar4JJVK5 — Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) (@DRPA_PAandNJ) June 14, 2016 The Ben […]

City Life

Why Pa. Won’t Pass Stricter Gun Laws After the Orlando Massacre

We already know Congress probably won’t enact stricter gun laws in the wake of the worst mass shooting in United States history. It didn’t after Adam Lanza murdered 20 elementary schoolers in […]

Business

Korman Center Renewal Gets Under Way at Drexel

When Drexel University moved its library across 33rd Street from the heart of campus in 1977, the family of Maximilian Korman (Class of 1929) and […]

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City Life

Police Still Trying to I.D. Victim of Brutal Fairmount Park Murder

Police are hoping a couple of tattoos can help them to identify a young woman who was found brutally murdered in Fairmount Park early Tuesday […]

Convicted gay basher Kathryn Knott walks from the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia on December 17, 2015.
City Life

Kathryn Knott Says She Should Get Out of Jail Now for Good Behavior

Convicted gay basher Kathryn Knott was sentenced to five to 10 months in jail on February 8th, but she could get out of jail any day […]

Restaurants

Rolling Stone Calls Humpty’s Dumplings Best Food at Bonnaroo

Local dumpling shop, Humpty’s Dumplings, has just entered the big leagues. Rolling Stone named the Glenside-based dumpling emporium as the best thing they ate at […]

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Study: When You’re Married for Decades, Your Bodies Become Biologically Alike

At this point, we have all learned quite a bit about the health benefits of marriage (see links below), and there’s no denying that getting hitched […]

Citified

Pennypack Park May Soon Have an Electronic Billboard Near It

A small stretch of land near Pennypack Park along State Road may soon be home to an electronic billboard. A City Council committee voted last Tuesday to rezone […]

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City Life

Wolf Nominates Republican Judge to Fill Eakin’s Supreme Court Seat

Governor Tom Wolf nominated Superior Court Judge Sallie Updyke Mundy to fill a vacant seat on the Pa. Supreme Court. Mundy would fill the seat formerly held by […]

Restaurants

Philadelphia History Museum Throws 70s Party with Tastykake Wine Tasting

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Philadelphia History Museum is throwing it back, way back. Their 6th annual Cocktails in the Courtyard event is going retro […]

Property

Trinity Tuesday: A Surprisingly Spacious Three-Bedroom in Northern Liberties

This Northern Liberties home retains the familiar elements of intimate trinity living, like the three-story structure, the spiral staircase, and the cozy one-room top floor. […]

Citified

$75M Government Subsidy Apparently Not Enough for Luxury Center City Hotels

In 2013, Philadelphia’s City Council approved a $33 million tax-credit package to help developer Brook Lenfest build two boutique hotels on a vacant lot at 15th and Chestnut […]