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Central High School Named Nation’s Most Diverse

Not only is Philadelphia’s Central High School one of the top high schools in the city, the region and the state of Pennsylvania, it’s also […]

Restaurants

The Fat Ham Turns Two with Revamped Menu and Wingaversary

The Fat Ham, Kevin Sbraga’s University City Southern comfort food restaurant is turning two on Wednesday, December 9th and he’s celebrating with a night of […]

City Life

10 Things You Never Knew About the Fairmount Park Mansions

A new book by James McClelland, executive director emeritus of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and Lynn Miller, professor emeritus of political science at Temple University, […]

Meghan Kita's hot dog marathon
Be Well Philly

The Weird Way This Runner’s World Editor Got Out of Her Running Rut

Meghan Kita was burnt out. Kita is a senior editor at Runner’s World, but she wasn’t running all that much. She was busy with wedding […]

Septa regional rail train
City Life

University City SEPTA Tunnel to Close This Weekend for Emergency Repairs

Emergency repair and maintenance work this weekend will force the closure of the SEPTA Regional Rail tunnel just west of 30th Street Station in University […]

City Life

“Gerry the Grinch” Parody Takes Aim at Newspaper Layoffs

https://twitter.com/GerryTheGrinch/status/670239786196713472 A website and Twitter account dubbing Gerry Lenfest a “grinch” hope to persuade — or maybe just embarrass — the owner of Philly’s biggest […]

Restaurants

Vetri Is The Best Italian Restaurant In America (According To Time Out)

Time Out has been hard at work recently, rounding a whole bunch of lists of the best stuff in America. And now that they’ve gotten […]

City Life

76ers Likes and Dislikes: Robert Covington’s Emergence Key for Sixers

Each week we’ll dive into a couple of observations about the Philadelphia 76ers. You can view previous installments in the Likes and Dislikes series here. […]

City Life

Second Jahlil Okafor Fight Video Surfaces; Police Report Filed

For once this season, things were looking up for the Sixers. In Kobe’s big farewell to Philadelphia (gag), The Sixers beat the Lakers and won […]

Restaurants

Susanna Foo’s SUGA Draws Closer

Philadelphians have been eagerly awaiting the return of Susanna Foo to Center City Philadelphia. The chef who owned the highly acclaimed Susanna Foo on Walnut […]

Restaurants

A Taste of Family Tradition Comes to Glenside

A traditional family-style, neighborhood restaurant and bar opens in Glenside this Monday, December 7. The new Bernie’s Restaurant & Bar (which used to be Bernie’s […]

Philadelphia Wedding

This Bride Scarfing a Cheeseburger In Her Wedding Dress Is Your New Hero

What are you planning to eat on your wedding day? Maybe some crudité while you get ready so you’re not champagne-ing on an empty stomach? […]

City Life

WATCH: Police Seek “Persons of Interest” in Nightclub Murder

Philadelphia Police are offering a $20,000 reward for help solving an October homicide outside a North Philadelphia nightclub. The incident took place just before 3 a.m. Sunday, […]

Restaurants

Saint Benjamin’s and La Peg Team Up for Beer Dinner

Last month La Peg at Fringe Arts on Delaware Avenue kicked off its monthly dinner series with a wine dinner. Tonight, Wednesday, December 2nd, the series […]

City Life

Temple Adjuncts Join Full-Time Faculty Union

The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board has tallied secret ballots cast by adjunct faculty at Temple in an election earlier this fall, and those faculty are […]