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Philly, Region Under “Excessive Heat Warning”

How hot is it? The whole temperature map is red: Here's the latest heat index forecast for today! Going to get close to 100 for […]

City Life

Kenney Vows to Keep “Sanctuary City” Status

Jim Kenney , the Democratic nominee and presumptive next mayor of Philadelphia, says the city will continue its “sanctuary city” policy of non-compliance with federal immigration authorities.

City Life

Are Philly Police Tracking Your Car’s Whereabouts?

Philly Police are among several local agencies using technology to photograph and record millions of license plate numbers — and, over time, to track the movements […]

Property

Divine Lorraine Moves One Step Closer

Brace yourselves, folks. News regarding the Divine Lorraine is going to come fast and furious until the “groundbreaking” event takes place, hopefully sometime in August. […]

Citified

Why Is Mayor Nutter Getting So Pissy About the Pope Visit?

On Monday, Mayor Nutter faulted “little people with little pieces of information” for more or less inciting Pope panic in Philadelphia over the weekend. On […]

City Life

Scott Walker Tries Pat’s and Geno’s, Gets Heckled

South Philadelphians weren’t fans of Scott Walker when he stopped by two famed corner cheesesteak outlets. The Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential hopeful ate cheesesteaks — […]

City Life

Philadelphia, Quit Your Pope Whining Now!

By now, you’ve probably seen the maps. Depending on which one you look at, it appears that somewhere between a large chunk and an extremely […]

City Life

Meet the Einstein Who Got Arrested After Posting His Pot Plants on Instagram

We see lots of candidates for World’s Dumbest (Alleged) Criminals here at Philadelphia magazine, but this week’s winner has got to be 20-year-old Connor Kennedy […]

City Life

SEPTA Pope Passes: Back to Square One — Now With a Lottery

SEPTA announced at a 3 p.m. news conference today that it will push the reset button on sales of those special one-day Regional Rail passes for […]

Property

The East Passyunk Avenue Gateway is Coming Along Nicely (Photos)

The new plaza at the wonky intersection where East Passyunk Avenue meets Broad and McKean streets is coming together quite nicely. The construction fence has […]

Restaurants

Beach Day at Kraftwork

For Kraftwork’s monthly Staff Picks event that’s taking place this evening, Tuesday, July 28th, the Fishtown bar is embracing the hot weather with a beach menu. […]

Restaurants

The Washington Post Sets Food Critic Tom Sietsema Loose In Philly And He Comes Back With Something Beautiful

Tom Sietsema came to Philly and he did it right. He got it–which is so rare these days–and put it all down on paper (and […]

Property

Up, Up, Up!: The Latest Housing Report for Bucks County

On the heels of a BHHS HomExpert report that saw an increase in Philadelphia home sales within the first six months of the year comes […]

Property

Chestnut Hill Firehouse Deemed Historic, New One on the Way

The Philadelphia Historical Commission has decided to historically designate Engine 37 at 101 W. Highland Ave. in Chestnut Hill. The implications of the unanimous vote are actually two-fold, reports Jana […]

Restaurants

Pastry Chef Jessica Nolen Opening Bakery and Cafe

Jessica Nolen, the pastry chef for Brauhaus Schmitz and Whetstone is striking out on her own. Nolen is opening The Little Bird Bakery and Cafe at 517 […]