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Someone Stole a Papal Flag in Philadelphia!

You can steal a man’s bike. You can steal a man’s car. But you cannot steal a man’s papal flag. And yet that’s just what […]

City Life

Rendell: Nutter Mishandled Papal Visit

Good morning, Philadelphia. Here is what you need to know today. • Ed Rendell says Mayor Nutter mishandled the papal visit. You knew Ed Rendell […]

Property

Wanted: An Oasis for Carpenter Green in Graduate Hospital

Between the new Carpenter Green park and the building diagonally opposite from it, a new “town square” is taking shape at the intersection of 17th […]

City Life

Swarthmore Alum Wins Genius Grant; Founded African University

Here in America, there are more and more questions every day, it seems, about the value of a liberal arts education. But Patrick Gyimah Awuah […]

Philadelphia Wedding

7 Clever Tips to Keep in Mind When Building Your Wedding Registry

We’ve talked quite a bit on here about about how to make the most of your wedding registry, and what it boils down to is the idea […]

Foobooz

Night Market Is Coming to Fishtown

The last Night Market of 2015 and the 20th overall is coming to Fishtown this Thursday, October 1st. The block party of food trucks, local […]

Property

Preview: A Massive Riverfront Transformation Is Brewing in Bensalem

We’re guessing that, like us, you’re pumped about the new Pier 68 park in South Philadelphia having its ribbon-cutting October 1st. Well, the week just got better […]

City Life

After the Pope: So What Now, Philadelphia?

After the Mass ended on Sunday and the pope and the dignitaries filed out, I stayed behind to watch the stage being dismantled. There was […]

Foobooz

Foobooz Jobs: Help Is Definitely Wanted

Knock, knock.  Who’s there?  Opportunity. Opportunity who?  Foobooz Jobs.  Servers, hostesses, bar backs and of course line cooks. Openings for all of those positions and […]

City Life

This is America, Speak … Whatever You Want

Saturday was a good day to be a Philadelphian. A great day. Collectively, maybe one of the best days. After a not-too-shabby introduction by Mayor […]

Foobooz

Celebrate Coffee Day with Kraftwork

Sure Wawa and Dunkin’ Donuts (and Rocco’s Sausges) are giving away coffee today but will that get you buzzed? Well yeah, probably. But we mean with […]

Philadelphia Wedding

A Couple Got Engaged on Last Night’s Episode of The Voice

I think it’s safe to say that Juba Lee Young and Amanda Preslar stole the show on Monday night’s episode of The Voice: Not only […]

City

PHOTOS: 85 Signs Seen During the Philadelphia Papal Visit

I remember the spring of 2001 fondly. It was the end of my freshman year of college. I was glad to get the first year […]

City

WATCH: Sixers 2015-16 Hype Video

It is almost October, and that means we are getting very close to Sixers season. While the Sixers have not exactly been very good recently, […]

Property

Grand Opening for 3601 Market Set for Wednesday

It seems like not a week goes by that we’re not talking about another major development happening on Market Street at the University City Science […]