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The Fall Menu at Morgan’s Pier

The fall menu at Morgan’s Pier debuts tomorrow, Wednesday September 23rd. Among the fall bites from chef-in-residence Nick Elmi, tater tots poutine, smashed local squash […]

Property

University City Continues to Grow with Planned 3.0 University Place Complex

Philadelphia’s new boom – in population, jobs, housing, restaurants, retailers, and office space – is well documented. But if you thought Center City was the only one […]

City Life

Twitter’s #PopeInPhilly Emoji Is a Complete Travesty

We Philadelphians are used to the Liberty Bell being a shorthand for our city. Though it’s a bell that no one alive has ever heard […]

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City Life

Philadelphia Beefing Up 911 Service for Pope’s Visit

About a million people are expected to crowd into the city over the weekend for Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia. His trip culminates with a […]

City Life

Expect an Uber Nightmare in Philadelphia for the Pope

If you’ve ever tried to use UberX during bad weather or on a busy weekend night — or, even worse, during bad weather on a busy […]

Foobooz

Zsa’s Secret Ice Cream Vending Machine

For a long time, Washington Avenue has been a bit of a gastronomic wasteland. But now, with the pizza and sweets from Kermit’s Bake Shoppe […]

City Life

Flyers Win, Lose and Tie — All on One Night

Last night the Flyers pulled off a pretty unique feat: They won, lost and tied. NHL preseason games began on Sunday, and on Monday the […]

Business

9 Great Employee Perks Every Philly Business Owner Should Know

Recently, Netflix announced that it was providing up to a year of unlimited paid time off for new parents. Unlimited! This, of course raises two issues: […]

Property

Awesometown’s Open House Looks to be Pregame Hot Spot for Night Market

Heading Night Market at Frankford & Girard on October 1? It’s the final one of the season, and to make it even more special, Postgreen […]

City Life

Pope Week: Tuesday

Pope Francis’ arrival in Philadelphia is one day nearer. He spent Monday continuing to visit Cuba; today he arrives in Washington D.C. Three things to […]

Property

Before and After: Pipeline Philly Transformed Into Hollywood Movie Set

Pipeline Philly, the shared co-working space across from City Hall that hosted some of sister blog Citified’s first Candidate Conversations, got a temporary makeover this past summer […]

Philadelphia Wedding

WATCH: Brave/Foolish Groom Pranks His Bride by Having Waiters Drop Their Wedding Cake

We think most couples would agree that if you’re going to pull a prank on your significant other, your Big Day is probably not the […]

City

LISTEN: KYW 1060’s First Broadcast, 50 Years Ago Today

No jingle. No “All news, all the time” slogan. No teletype machine ticking in the background. Fifty years ago today, KYW 1060 came on the […]

City

No Charges for Hatboro Councilman Who Shot Suspected TD Bank Robber

Montgomery County district attorney Risa Vetri Ferman announced today that Hatboro Councilman George Forgeng, who shot a suspected bank robber this summer, will not face […]

Foobooz

TONIGHT: Tired Hands Taco Exchange at Sancho Pistola’s

Tonight, Sancho Pistola’s is hosting another of its taco exchanges. Chef Adan Trinidad has invited chef Bill Braun of Tired Hands Fermentaria to Fishtown to […]