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Foobooz

Updates From Bar Bombon

Bar Bombon now offers Brunch | Photo courtesy At Media I had no particular love for Bar Bombon when I reviewed it a couple months […]

City Life

Harry Reid: There Could Be a Brokered Convention in Philly This Summer

The Democratic National Convention will be in Philly this summer. The city will have some nice new things for the attendees, but so far the […]

Foobooz

Weckerly’s and Birchrun Hills Farms Offering Cheesy Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ice cream and cheese: both are tasty, but have you had them together? If not, now’s your chance— Best of Philly winning Weckerly’s Ice Cream and […]

Property

Spotted in Queen Village: Home Planned for Long Vacant Lot on Front Street

The zoning committee of the Queen Village Neighbors Association (QVNA) will hear a request to turn a long vacant (and often overgrown) lot near Front […]

City Life

13 Things You Might Not Know About the Pine Barrens

Today is National New Jersey Day, which is a pretty peculiar thing for a day to be. We thought about celebrating by driving around a […]

City Life

Morning Headlines: Underground Transformer Fire Knocked Out Power in Center City

Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know: An underground transformer fire plunged parts of Rittenhouse into darkness. What city officials called an underground transformer explosion […]

I-95 at Columbus Blvd
City Life

Bridge Inspections to Cause Slowdowns on Philly Roads Starting Next Week

If you’re driving during the middle of the day in and around Philadelphia between February 16th and February 25th, be prepared to slow down at […]

Citified

Audit: Philly’s Brownout Policy Didn’t Save Money — It Cost the City Millions

The Philadelphia Fire Department’s now-defunct “brownout” policy failed to deliver on one big promise: that it would save the city money on overtime costs. That’s one […]

Anti-UberX and Lyft protest signs
City Life

25 Signs From the Anti-UberX Protest That Shut Down Center City

About 100 cab and Uber Black drivers shut down traffic in Center City today with a protest against Lyft and UberX outside City Hall. The […]

Foobooz

An Anti-Valentine’s Day Party At Barbuzzo

Earlier, we told you all about things to do on (or before) Valentine’s Day with an eye towards those who will actually be celebrating the […]

Property

Beyond the Gallery: Developers Snap up Three Properties on Market East

There’s an interesting wrinkle to the redevelopment of The Gallery at Market East into the Fashion Outlets of Philadelphia. PREIT and Macerich, the partnership developing […]

Citified

5 Takeaways from the North Philly Candidates Meet & Greet

“The people of North Philly don’t stop, they don’t get broken down, and they care.” That was event organizer Malcolm Kenyatta-Green’s main takeaway from Tuesday night’s […]

City Life

Detective: Philly Police Retaliated Against Me for Whistleblowing

The city has settled a lawsuit with a Philadelphia Police detective who claims his superiors retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on civil rights violations […]

City Life

A Toddler, a Cell Phone, and One Big South Philly-Style Brouhaha

UPDATE 2/12/2016 1:50pm: We watched the entire surveillance video of Francesca Depasquale’s 45-minute visit to B2 Cafe, and we call bullshit. For our full report […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Join Us For Wedding Wednesday at the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show

It’s that time of year again, friends! The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is kicking off next month and we’d love for you (and your mom and your ‘maids) to join […]