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Another One Bites the Dust: Homes Planned for Long-Vacant Pennsport Lot

A long-vacant lot on the outer edges of Pennsport will no longer be used as a public free-for-all parking area/trash dump. Instead, it looks as […]

City Life

Two Gay Bashing Suspects Plead Guilty, No Jail Time

[Update 4:04 pm] Philly Mag’s Bryan Buttler reports: Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams issued a statement this afternoon about the plea deal accepted by Harrigan and […]

City Life

WATCH: Flyers Fans Chant “She Said No” at Opponent Accused of Rape

Fans are relentless with "She said no" chants to Patrick Kane pic.twitter.com/oOtjmo0i46 — Kyle P (@Kyle_Phillippi) October 15, 2015 Last night, the Flyers played the […]

The Scene

Fashion Under the Shambles

The Second Annual Fashion Under the Shambles took place Wedesday night and the weather was delightfully cool, encouraging fashionistas to break out their stylish fall […]

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Restaurants

DiBruno Bros. Is Having A Cheese Crawl This Weekend

Hold on to your Swiss cheese hats and lace up your limburger shoes, because this Saturday, October 17th, DiBruno Brothers will host their second ever […]

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City Life

WATCH: Suspect Sought in Robbery of 69-Year-Old in Gayborhood

Philadelphia Police are looking for a man who they say robbed a 69-year-old man at 13th and Locust in Center City. The robbery took place […]

Things to Do

North Star Bar Closing, No Live Music at Replacement

The North Star Bar has hosted countless concerts over its 30-plus-year history at the corner of 27th and Poplar streets in the Fairmount section of […]

Restaurants

Happy Hour Begins at Heritage

As if you needed more reasons to head to Heritage, the Northern Liberties jazz bar with the fine food from chef Sean Magee, they’ve just […]

City

Ex-Penn Researcher Gets Year in Prison for Stealing Cancer Research Funds

Former Penn doctor Steven W. Johnson has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for stealing from a federal government project that […]

Philadelphia Wedding

My Best Friend’s Wedding is Getting a Sequel—As a TV Show

Let’s admit it: Julia Roberts’ 1997 hit My Best Friend’s Wedding is one of those movies that no matter how many times you’ve seen it, you can’t help […]

Restaurants

Kensington Quarters in the Wall Street Journal

Accolades for Philadelphia restaurants now come from far-and-wide, but it’s still of note when a hometown restaurant winds up in the Wall Street Journal. This week […]

Property

University City Welcomes Another Luxury High Rise Apartment Building

Market Street has garnered the lion share of the attention recently when it comes to flashy announcements in real estate development. Now it’s Chestnut Street’s […]

City Life

Cole Hamels Loses Deciding Game for Texas (But It Wasn’t His Fault)

It was one of the strangest seventh innings of a baseball game you’ll ever see. It ended with a former Phillies pitcher allowing the winning […]

Restaurants

Tuesday Burgers, Korean Tacos and Candy-Fried Wings: SouthGate Reviewed

I have lied thousands of times. Across countless dinners in half a dozen cities in four different states, I have been asked more times than […]

Restaurants

Fall Restaurant Openings Update

It’s already been a good fall for restaurant openings with Coeur, Stargazy, South and Kanella South all opening early in the season. But that’s just […]