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Seeds and Stems: Hungry Pigeon Reviewed

The first time I went to Scott Schroeder’s new restaurant, Hungry Pigeon, I showed up for breakfast and liked it so much, I stayed for […]

Citified

The No-Bullshit Guide: 2016 Election’s Biggest Winners and Losers

Oftentimes, elections feel like they’ve been decided by the powers that be before they’re even over. The 2016 primary was different: It was full of genuine nail-biters. At […]

Property

ZBA Wants Time to Digest Blatstein Proposal

Bart Blatstein will have to wait two more weeks to find out whether he has permission to pursue his vision for a rooftop retail village […]

City Life

Willie Williams, Philly’s First African-American Police Commissioner, Has Died at 72

Sylvester Johnson‘s memories of Willie Williams stretch back 50 years, to a time when both men were young Philly cops, working for a Police Department that wasn’t […]

Citified

Only One Philly Ward Liked Both Obama and Bernie

Here’s a strange nugget from yesterday’s primary results: 6 out of the 7 wards* where a majority of voters cast ballots for Bernie Sanders … went for Hillary Clinton back in 2008. […]

Foobooz

Zahav Wins Book Of The Year At James Beard Awards

Know what that is right there? That’s what victory looks like. A double victory, actually, as Michael Solomonov’s book Zahav: A World Of Israeli Cooking […]

Citified

The End of an Era: Looking Back on Fattah’s Long, Checkered Career

Update, June 21st, 2016: Chaka Fattah was found guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial. Chaka Fattah was great at politics. I write […]

City Life

Philly Uber Driver Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Female Passenger

Less than a year since his arrest, 47-year-old Northeast Philadelphia man Abdellah Elkaddi has been convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman who was a […]

Foobooz

Bon Appetit Highlights Philadelphia in Travel Issue

Philadelphia gets a six page spread in Bon Appetit’s May issue on travel. Bon Appetit’s Editor in Chief himself, Adam Rapoport spends 32 hours in town with co-worker […]

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City Life

Trump’s Showing in Pennsylvania Puts Him on Path to the Nomination

Pennsylvania awards 71 delegates to the Republican National Convention, the seventh-most of any state. But there’s a quirk in the law: Pennsylvania awards just 17 […]

City Life

Bizarre Early Morning Hit-and-Run Lands Two Police Officers in the Hospital

A confounding chain of events unfolded last night on the 700 block of North Broad Street, causing two police officers to be hospitalized. Police are still trying […]

Citified

Brian Sims Hangs On; Tonyelle Cook-Artis and Mark Cohen Get Booted

There was a pretty shocking upset in the Democratic state House primary races yesterday: A very briefly tenured representative — who was the preferred candidate of Philadelphia’s surging Northwest Coalition […]

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Find Makeup Inspiration For Your Big Day at Nordstrom’s Week-Long Beauty Event

Mark your calendars, brides: The Cherry Hill Nordstrom is once again hosting its popular Beauty Trend Week event, and it’s the perfect opportunity for you to experiment […]

City Life

VIDEO: Police Seek Suspects in Violent Armed Robbery in Old City

The Philadelphia Police Department is looking for two men wanted for a violent armed robbery in Old City.

Property

A Walk Around Philadelphia – Literally

Can you tell where Philadelphia ends and the suburbs begin without a sign to tell you? For most of their 102-mile walk along the Philadelphia […]