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First Look: Whetstone Tavern

Back in the day, in the kitchen of the corner spot at 5th and Bainbridge when it was still called Coquette, head chef Jeremy Nolen […]

Citified

It’s Official: For Pope Visit, Ben Franklin Bridge, Schuylkill Expressway, 676, Much of Center City Closed to Incoming Traffic

[Editor’s note: This is a developing story, and will be updated throughout the afternoon.] Mayor Michael Nutter has just announced key new information about Pope Francis’ […]

Restaurants

A Perfect Storm in Center City

Center City will be a packed whirlwind of activity tonight as Center City Sips collides with Restaurant Week to form some sort of perfect storm, that […]

City Life

Reading City Council Prez Admits Taking Bribe to Repeal City’s Ethics Law

It’s always a bad thing when an elected official accepts a bribe. But in the case of Reading, Pennsylvania, City Council President Francis Acosta, he […]

City Life

22,000 SEPTA Pope Passes Still Available

It seems that just two weeks after SEPTA’s Pope Passes went on sale, the demand has decreased significantly. Just two days after Monday’s online lottery […]

Business

Aramark Vows to Trim Fat, Calories from Menus

Aramark provides millions of meals each year to people in 21 countries. Now, the company vows to make those meals healthier. On Wednesday, Philadelphia-based Aramark announced a new plan to reduce calories, saturated fat […]

City Life

The Top Party School in Pennsylvania Is … Who?!?

Yesterday the Princeton Review released its new 2015 list of the “Top Party Schools” in the nation, and certain parties Are. Not. Happy. In particular, […]

City

Feds: Pair Sold Counterfeit SEPTA Passes to City Hall Workers

A duo counterfeited fake SEPTA TransPasses and sold more than 2,000 of them in and around City Hall, federal prosecutors said. The fake passes — […]

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City Life

Meet the New Phillies Prospects

Last week, just ahead of the July 31st Major League Baseball trade deadline, the Phillies made some moves to shore up their farm system. The […]

Property

Developers of the “Divine Lorraine of South Philly” Told to Try Again

The city’s Civic Design Review committee may not have a whole lot of  power to throw around, but the little weight it does have is certainly enough […]

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City Life

Penn State Unveils Controversial New Zombie Lion Logo

The Penn State Nittany Lion is scared as hell. Or perhaps he’s just rolled around in a giant catnip patch. He could also be a […]

City Life

WATCH: Jimmy Rollins Gets Standing Ovation in Return to Citizens Bank Park

Last December, the Phillies began their dismantling of the core that brought them five straight division titles, two pennants and a World Series when they […]

Property

Developers to Present Early Plans for Ice House Lot in the Italian Market

You know that long stretch of wall just off of the corner of 9th and Washington in the Italian Market? Well, behind that wall, which […]

Citified

Powerful GOP Machine Suffers a Major Blow in Delco’s Special Election

There was a lot going for Republican Paul Mullen in the special election in Delaware County’s 161st House District. Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district. The […]

City Life

Is Minority Report Coming to Pennsylvania?

In the Tom Cruise film Minority Report, authorities didn’t wait for crime to just happen. They peered into the future, decided who was going to […]