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Quirky Cheesesteaks at Interstate Drafthouse

There’s always room for a good old cheesesteak, but every once in a while its nice to try something new. On the last Thursday of every month, […]

City Life

New Philly Tourism Commercial Is Laughably Bad

Let us first say that we have great love for the work that Visit Philadelphia (formerly Visit Philly, formerly the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation) […]

City Life

Billy Doe’s Lawyer Pushes Back on Newsweek Cover Story

Billy Doe’s lawyer is pushing back against a Newsweek cover story that questions his client’s veracity in several Philadelphia Catholic Church sex abuse cases. “I […]

City Life

House Judiciary Committee Votes to Launch Impeachment Investigation Against Kane

The state House Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved a resolution that would launch a formal investigation into Attorney General Kathleen Kane‘s conduct in office pursuant to […]

Restaurants

Ramen Pop-up at Kensington Quarters

Kensington Quarters chef John Boswell is cooking up something different at the restaurant tomorrow night. From 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., the upstairs loft space […]

Restaurants

Drexel’s Philly Chef Conference Set for 2016

For the third year, Drexel University’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management is hosting its annual Philly Chef Conference. The two day conference is set for […]

City Life

Area Clergy Rebuke “ICE Raids” Against Immigrants

Nearly 300 clergy members across the Philadelphia area have signed a letter protesting recent “ICE raids” — a series of actions by the federal Immigration […]

Property

Snøhetta Drops Stunning Renderings of the New Temple University Library

Snøhetta has a thing for designing spectacular libray buildings all around the globe, and it just so happens that one such building will soon rise from the […]

Restaurants

Le Virtú Celebrating La Cottora Festival

Tomorrow night, Le Virtú will host the traditional outdoor winter festival La Cottora. The festival, which is celebrated annually in Italy’s Abruzzo region, will include food from chef […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Indochino is Giving Away 25,000 Free Suits to Grooms in 2016

When Indochino re-opened its Philly showroom last summer, we couldn’t wait to tell you about the changes that were made to the space—most notably, the addition of […]

City Life

False Alarm in “Active Shooter” Situation in San Diego

UPDATE 1/26/2016 2 p.m.: On Tuesday morning in California, shots were reported inside a San Diego naval facility, but it looks like it was a […]

City Life

Report: City Settled Race Discrimination Suit Against D.A.

City Hall in 2014 settled a racial discrimination lawsuit aimed at District Attorney Seth Williams, the Daily News reported today. The suit was brought by […]

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Philly Schools to Reopen on Wednesday

If your family has gotten a bit of cabin fever from the blizzard, plus two additional snow days off from school, well, relief is on […]

City Life

A Guy From Philly Nicknamed “Philly” Is in the Super Bowl

Corey Brown didn’t want to be called “Philly.” It makes sense. Plenty of people drop their college nicknames when they leave school. Corey Brown only […]

City Life

5 Takeaways From the Big Amtrak Derailment Story in the New York Times Magazine

The New York Times Magazine today has unveiled a long story examining last spring’s Amtrak derailment, the crash of train 188 at Philadelphia’s Frankford Junction […]