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Volvér Gets 5 Star Rating by Forbes Travel Guide

Volvér has been named a Five-Star Restaurant by Forbes Travel Guide in its 2016 Star Ratings. Only 56 restaurants around the world received Forbes’ highest […]

City Life

Daily Pennsylvanian Article at Center of Marco Rubio Bible Quote Flap

UPDATE: Rick Tyler, Cruz’s communications director, has been asked to resign after posting the DP story in question. “Rick Tyler is a good man. This […]

City Life

Arrest Made in Deadly Drag Racing Accident, Warrant Issued for Second Suspect

Police arrested 20-year-old Christopher Bloomfield at his home on Knorr Street Saturday in connection with a deadly drag racing accident in July that killed three people. […]

City Life

Five Takeaways From The Sixers’ 129-103 Loss To Mavs

The Sixers fell to the Dallas Mavericks 129-103 last night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. For the Sixers it was their fourth […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Commemorate Your Wedding Gown With a Sweet Sketch Of It from Brushing Bride

We have long been fans of the wedding dress sketch here at PW as a really sweet and personal way to give love and remembrance […]

Restaurants

La Peg Goes American(ish)

So you guys remember back when La Peg was a French restaurant, right? Back when they used to do terrines and snails and onion soup […]

Jahlil Okafor police chase
City Life

WATCH: Cop Chases Jahlil Okafor Over Ben Franklin Bridge

Last week, a Camden judge ruled Jahlil Okafor would pay a $439 fine for being caught driving 108 miles per hour over the Benjamin Franklin […]

City Life

Motiejunas’ Injury Voids Three-Team Trade

The three-team trade between Philadelphia, Detroit, and Houston has been voided, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Houston Rockets forward Donatas Motiejunas, who has been […]

January 2016 snowstorm
City Life

Gov. Wolf Requests Federal Disaster Money for January Snowstorm

January’s snowstorm was so bad, Tom Wolf wants federal money to help recover from it. Pennsylvania’s governor announced today he has requested federal disaster assistance […]

Restaurants

Can You Guess the Local Food Item?

It has been a very, very long time since we played the Can You Guess the Local Food Item? game. The last time we did, […]

City Life

Proposal: Pa. Legislators Should Serve Longer Terms

Would lengthening the terms of senators and representatives in Harrisburg lower the temperature of politics at in the state capital? Rep. David Parker thinks so. The […]

Restaurants

Waffles and Wedges Going Mobile with Waffles Truck

Waffles and Wedges, the Belgian waffle, French fry spot at 1511 Pine Street is going mobile. Andrea Capecci and her partner Laura Judy got their start on the Pbon’s […]

Citified

Insider: Kenney Is Breaking His Most Important Promise to Black Voters

(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider. McCalla is a policy consultant who provided pro bono advice to former mayoral candidate Anthony […]

City Life

Police Seek Red “Drywall” Pickup Truck in Cambria Street Home Invasion

Philadelphia Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects involved in a home invasion and robbery on Friday, February 19th, around 1:30 a.m. […]

City Life

WATCH: Wawa Robber Stuffs Money Down His Pants

A man walked into a Wawa in Somerton, announced a robbery, leaped over the counter, pried open a cash register and eventually escaped with an […]