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The Chamber of Commerce Isn’t Attacking Kenney’s Soda Tax — That’s Huge

Mayor Jim Kenney delivered his first budget address Thursday, in which he argued that City Council should pass a soda tax in order to expand pre-K, overhaul […]

Foobooz

Rolling Out An Every Day Happy Hour At Bar Volver

Over the past couple years, Bar Volver has been refining the experience of eating and drinking at this kind of antechamber to Volver proper. It […]

City Life

WATCH: Tina Fey Announces Temple Scholarship, Shouts Out Philly on Fallon

Tina Fey announced a Temple University School of Media and Communication scholarship honoring her late father, Donald Fey, last night on the Tonight Show with Jimmy […]

Foobooz

Tiki Coming to Midtown Village

Jason Evenchik, owner of Vintage, Time, Bar, Garage and Heritage is opening a tiki bar at 102 South 13th (the former Corner and APO) in […]

Philadelphia Wedding

At Last We Get a Good Look at Mary-Kate Olsen’s Wedding Rings

While the rest of the world is busy fussing over why the Olsen twins opted out of the much talked about Full House reboot (which, for the […]

Foobooz

DanDan Revamps The Taiwanese Side Of Their Menu

When DanDan first opened, they brought to the game a kind of sleek, sexy and modern version of the Szechuan cuisine Philly loves, then jazzed […]

City Life

12 Things You Might Not Know About Stephen Girard

Today is the 225th anniversary of the First Bank of the United States, which was founded by Congress in 1791 to stabilize the government and […]

Jim Kenney
Citified

Follow Live: Mayor Jim Kenney’s First Budget Address

Mayor Jim Kenney is making his much-anticipated first budget address this morning. You’ve heard about the soda tax proposal, the big plans for parks, pre-K, and […]

City Life

Possible NJ Transit Strike Looms Later This Month

NJ Transit rail operators may strike later this month. The transit agency is releasing contingency plans later today. A court-ordered “cooling off period” ends March […]

Citified

10 Things to Know About Kenney’s Ambitious, Expensive Budget Proposal

What a difference a couple months makes. When Mayor Jim Kenney delivered his Inauguration Day speech in January, he announced few new or detailed plans. When he gives his first […]

Foobooz

Eating the Hand Grenade: El Rincon Criollo Reviewed

In a sane, just and rational world, all I would have to say is that El Rincon Criollo has fried mashed potato balls on its […]

City Life

Morning Headlines: Are You Ready to Fly From Philly to Cuba?

Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know today: Coming soon: A once-a-week flight from Philly to Cuba? Maybe. The New York Times reports […]

City Life

Social Media Threat Closed Tacony Academy Charter School in Wissinoming Today

UPDATE: Tacony Academy Charter School in Wissinoming is open today, according to a message from the school’s CEO and principal. “We are putting additional security […]

City Life

Feds: Philly Municipal Court Judge Lied to FBI

Federal prosecutors have charged a Philadelphia municipal court judge with lying to investigators in a corruption case. The indictment (see below) against Judge Joseph O’Neill, […]

Property

Drexel, Brandywine Take Wraps Off Schuylkill Yards

The next big step in the evolution of University City into Philadelphia’s “second downtown” began this afternoon inside a tent next to One Drexel Plaza, […]