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Dwight Evans Raised a Lot of Money for Chaka Fattah Challenge

State Rep. Dwight Evans says he has raised more than $330,000 in the first eight weeks of his primary campaign for embattled U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah’s seat, Al Dia reports. Team […]

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City Life

How Those SEPTA Stop Announcements Work — and What to Do When They Don’t

One of my colleagues asked one recent morning, “Why is it that the stop announcements on SEPTA are off so much of the time?” This […]

City Life

Temple Prof Wrongly Charged With Spying Warns: “It Can Happen to You”

Got your tinfoil hat tied on tightly? The Chronicle of Higher Education has published an in-depth look (paywall) at the fiasco that had the federal […]

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City Life

There Are Now Philadelphia-Specific Emojis

About a year and a half ago, we wrote a wish list for Philadelphia-specific emojis. And, well, our prayers have finally been answered: Today, Visit […]

Restaurants

Jamonera Celebrating 4th Birthday With Special Menu

Spanish tapas restaurant and #41 of our 50 Best Restaurants List, Jamonera is celebrating its 4th birthday with a special menu that includes a collection of their […]

City Life

Report: Philly Man’s Family Trapped in Syria, U.S. No Help

Madaya is a small town in war-torn Syria currently held by rebels, and conditions there are said to be “horrifying”. And now a Philadelphia man […]

City Life

Will Inky, WHYY Compete for Grant Money?

Is this town big enough for two large-scale, grant-funded reporting enterprises? We’re about to find out. Tuesday’s announcement that the Philadelphia Media Network — owner […]

Citified

Kenney Staffers Blame Nutter Aides for Lawsuit Snafu

Is Jim Kenney the anti-Nutter? A week into Kenney’s term as mayor, it’s probably premature to draw conclusions — but it’s easy to see how […]

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WATCH: Homefront: The Revolution’s “This Is Philadelphia” Trailer

When we last checked in on the upcoming video game Homefront: The Revolution, an analogue of the Eagles had just won the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, […]

City Life

You Have Until 9:59 p.m. to Buy Your Powerball Ticket for Tonight’s Drawing

If you haven’t yet caught Powerball fever, then you have at least heard the barrage of media attention surrounding the ever-growing jackpot, which is now worth […]

Restaurants

Where and What to Eat for Restaurant Week

Center City District’s Restaurant Week kicks off this Sunday, January 17th and runs for two weeks (not including Saturday, January 23). The deal is the same […]

Citified

Johnny Doc: “I’m Getting Out of Politics a Little Bit”

John Dougherty is such a big deal that he doesn’t need the Democratic City Committee anymore. The electricians union boss tells Citified he has stepped down as leader […]

Restaurants

Smoke’s Poutinerie Coming To Philly

Know what that is? That’s some bacon cheeseburger poutine and, shortly, it will be available for you to insert directly into your face. The Philadelphia […]

City Life

Philly Has More Knight Cities Challenge Finalists Than Anyone Else

The Knight Foundation has chosen 158 finalists from more than 4,500 applications for Knight Cities Challenge grants, and 20 of those 158 are from Philadelphia, […]

City Life

Philly Cab Driver Blinded in Right Eye by Paintball Attack

The family of a Philadelphia cab driver who was blinded in one eye after a paintball attack has launched an online fundraising page seeking assistance.