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WJJZ Rebranding as Pope Info Radio Station

All Pope, all the time? Sort of. Philadelphia’s 1480 AM — which currently broadcasts as WJJZ, the smooth jazz station that first began on 106.1 […]

City Life

What If It Rains During the Pope’s Visit?

More than a million people are expected to make the pilgrimage into Philadelphia to witness Pope Francis’ historic visit to the city. But what if […]

City Life

The Problem With Charlie Dent’s Planned Parenthood Compromise

On the surface, Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent has a great idea for ending the coming storm over Planned Parenthood’s federal funding: He wants to compromise. Planned […]

Restaurants

City’s Crappiest Bars Unite for Philly Pope Pub Crawl

If what you really want to do during the pope’s upcoming visit is drink Miller Lite while hanging out at some of the city’s worst […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Meet LashBee, the Philly Start-Up That Specializes in Lash Extensions For Brides

Ever since eyelash extensions became a big thing—both in the wedding world and in the beauty industry in general—we’ve seen the service being offered at […]

City Life

PHOTOS: A Priest Made a Lego Vatican for the Pope Visit

A priest is really toying around with the Pope’s visit. Literally. Rev. Bob Simon, the pastor of St. Catherine of Siena in Moscow, Pennsylvania — […]

City Life

Philly Pope Visit: Letter Warns Mayor Nutter About Separation of Church, State

The City of Philadelphia is obviously spending a lot of time, money and aggravation on pulling off the Pope Francis visit for the World Meeting […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Find Your Rehearsal-Dinner Dress in BHLDN’s Just-Launched Holiday Capsule Collection

BHLDN, Anthro’s Philly-based, wedding-focused sister brand, has been killing it lately with their limited-edition capsule collections (remember the honeymoon one that launched this summer?), and happily for […]

Restaurants

Bing Bing Dim Sum Rolls Out New Menu

At Bing Bing Dim Sum, Ben Puchowitz and Shawn Darragh have been constantly tweaking, changing ingredients, methods and menu items since opening six months ago. […]

City Life

Cosby: The Women Speak Airs Tonight on A&E

More than a dozen of the women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them will be featured in a new documentary, Cosby: The […]

City

Stockton: Icahn Wanted 1,331 Hotel Rooms to Waive Casino Pact

Yesterday, an independent report commissioned by Stockton University about the school’s disastrous purchase of the former Showboat casino was released. The report blamed many, but […]

Restaurants

Pizza Brain Joins Forces with Volver

Say what? Say what? Yes, tonight only, Pizza Brain will be selling a special Third Thursdee slice that is a collaboration with Jose Garces’s Volver. […]

City Life

Report: CBS3 Workers Authorize Strike

If the pope visits and there’s not a local TV crew there to record the event, does it really happen? We may find out. Philadelphia […]

Property

Groundbreaking: What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been for the Divine Lorraine

I hopped in a cab at 18th and Market and told the driver, Broad and Ridge Avenue, please, the Divine Lorraine. I then muttered to […]

Property

House Hunting Habits: Millennial Edition

We told you on Friday about the shaky confidence people have in the house-buying market. You know, how homeowners are feeling good about the current […]