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Presidential candidate Donald Trump with former Apprentice contestant Erin Elmore.
City Life

Trump Cheerleader Erin Elmore Lands RNC Job

It has been more than a decade since Philly gal Erin Elmore was fired from The Apprentice after openly flirting with Donald Trump and pissing […]

Citified

Kudos to City Council for Standing Up to the Powerful Soda Lobby

(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from guest writer Rev. James Hall Jr. Hall is the pastor of Triumph Baptist Church in Germantown.) Philadelphia […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Happy 20th Anniversary to Us! Here’s a Sneak Peek of Philadelphia Wedding’s Fall/Winter 2016 Issue

YOU GUYS. Here is something you probably do not know: Our fall/winter 2016 issue of Philadelphia Wedding marks the magazine and brand’s 20th anniversary! Yep—in […]

City Life

Large Explosion in Grays Ferry

This is a developing story. At 3:17 p.m. on Wednesday, a large explosion occurred at 26th and Christian streets in the Grays Ferry section of […]

An aerial view of the beach and casinos in Atlantic City.
City Life

Forget Casinos: Let’s Make Atlantic City a Marijuana Tourism Destination

Philadelphia thought it was pretty darn progressive by decriminalizing marijuana in 2014, but if one New Jersey lawmaker has his way, Atlantic City could one-up […]

Citified

ACLU: Philly Is Setting Itself Up for Conflict With DNC Protesters

The ACLU of Pennsylvania faxed a letter to Mayor Jim Kenney this morning raising questions about the city’s stance on protests during the Democratic National Convention. The letter […]

Restaurants

Pizzeria Vetri Makes Some Changes

Things are changing at Pizzeria Vetri. Most importantly, their new seasonal specials have appeared for the summer. At the Rittenhouse location you can score the […]

Property

First-Time Find: Urbane Renewal in Fishtown

You’ve seen houses like these before in neighborhoods across the city: smaller rowhouses set back from the street, shrinking violets that often exude charm but […]

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers questions after voting at Brookside Engine Company 1 firehouse Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Mendham Township, N.J.
City Life

Chris Christie Wants Military Action Over Orlando Attack

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is upset about the attack on LGBT nightclub Pulse in Orlando. In response, he wants the U.S. to respond with military […]

City Life

Victim of Fairmount Park Slaying Has Been Identified

Police have identified the woman who was found dead in Fairmount Park early Tuesday morning as Toy Charda Bryant, age 26, of Chester. Police say […]

Pulse nightclub following a fatal shooting Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla.
City Life

The Orlando Nightclub Shooter and the Agonizing Need to Know “Why”

We’d like it to be like Law & Order, or Criminal Minds, or CSI. On those shows, there’s always a clear motive. The boss killed his […]

Chile soccer fans - Lincoln Financial Field
City Life

WATCH: Chilean Fans Sing National Anthem at the Linc

Chile’s national anthem is long. It’s five verses and a chorus. It’s so long the country has a short version, which is what U.S. Soccer […]

Restaurants

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 […]