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Green Roof Incentive Bill Gets Thumbs Up From Council

A photo posted by katep629 (@katep629) on Nov 14, 2015 at 8:33pm PST The newly opened Cira Green in University City sits atop a parking garage between the […]

Restaurants

Annual Turkey Fry At Varga Bar Is Approaching

Varga Bar is hosting their annual Turkey Fry on Sunday Nov. 22 to kick-off Thanksgiving week. Otherwise known as that week where you can stuff […]

Restaurants

Marc Vetri: Why I Sold to Urban Outfitters

Marc Vetri treated Tuesday like any other day. He spent his morning at Amis Trattoria on 13th Street, talking about the menu with the chef. Then he […]

City Life

Drexel Lands Half of Towson’s Famed Lacrosse Quadruplets

All 4 Schneidereith sisters will be playing Division I lacrosse next year. (Drexel, Albany, Hopkins) pic.twitter.com/1OrTEBzOeE — Towson HS Athletics (@TowsonHSsports) November 11, 2015 If, […]

City Life

In Refugee Crisis, Tom Wolf Reminds Us He Was the Right Choice

Well, good for Gov. Tom Wolf. It hasn’t been an easy rookie year for Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor. He’s been faced with a Republican-controlled legislature that […]

City Life

Now, More Than Ever, Pennsylvania Should Welcome Syrian Refugees

One by one, United States governors promised to close their states’ borders to Syrian refugees yesterday. Recycling the usual lines about immigrants and fueled by […]

Property

Beyond 500 Walnut: Scannapieco Plans Second “Ultra-Luxury” Enclave in New Hope

500 Walnut isn’t yet out of the ground and Tom Scannapieco, president and CEO of Scannapieco Development Corporation, already has his sights on his next […]

City Life

Nutter: Gun Violence Is Like Terrorism

Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know today: Mayor Nutter says gun violence in cities like Philadelphia isn’t any different from terrorist violence […]

City Life

Turnovers Doom 76ers in 92-86 Loss to Mavs

The 76ers slide continues. The Sixers have now lost 11 games in a row to start the season for the second consecutive year. For a […]

Philadelphia Wedding

We’re Pretty Excited About the Affordable New Self Portrait Bridal Collection

I have died about a million and a half deaths over this Self Portrait dress since the moment I saw it in my Instagram feed […]

Citified

The No-Bullshit Guide to Sanctuary Cities

Immigration has been a long-debated issue in American politics, especially in the past decade. However, upon Donald Trump announcing his candidacy for President and calling […]

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City Life

Will Police Reforms Work in Philly?

Some discouraging news for advocates of police reform in Philadelphia: A new Washington Post/Frontline investigation has revealed “mixed results” in other cities where the Justice […]

City Life

Can Laid-Off Philly Journos Build Their Own News Organization?

George Miller isn’t quite sure what a new local news organization would look like, nor how one would get funding for a startup — but […]

City Life

What Trump and Carson Don’t Get About Minimum Wage and Self Reliance

Last Tuesday, fast food workers in Philadelphia and other U.S. cities participated in the largest rally yet behind the Fight for 15 — a national movement […]

Restaurants

Introducing Our Fast Casual Tracker

We were anticipating rolling out our Fast Casual Tracker today, before the bombshell news hit that Urban Outfitters had bought the Vetri Family of restaurants including Pizzeria Vetri. […]