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Officials: Philly Prison Guard Was Stabbed 12 Times

[Update, 1:30 p.m.] Ken Gavin, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said “the plans for the pope to visit the correctional facility have not […]

City Life

New York Times Refuses to Publish Cosby Deposition (We Asked)

At the beginning of July, the Associated Press made international headlines when it was the first to obtain freshly unsealed documents in Andrea Constand‘s 2005 suit […]

Property

Divine Lorraine Update: Four “Vetri-Caliber” Restaurants Planned

It’s not a dream, people. The long-planned transformation of the Divine Lorraine Hotel into a luxury apartment building starting to become a reality. It’s now fully […]

Restaurants

Friday Saturday Sunday Throwing One Last Wine Dinner

Restaurant institution Friday Saturday Sunday has been around since 1973, the lone survivor of Philadelphia’s first restaurant renaissance. Weaver and Jamie Lilly have guided the […]

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City Life

Chris Christie Forsakes Bruce Springsteen

Et tu, Bruce? Chris Christie is a Bruce Springsteen fan. This has been one of the more charming parts of the Jersey governor’s prickly personality […]

Property

Headlines: Planning Commission Greenlights North 5th Street Projects

Two large residential projects on North 5th Street received the blessing of the Planning Commission this week, reports Jared Brey of PlanPhilly. U.S. Construction is developing […]

City Life

Report: Court Could Remove Kane From Office

Attorney General Kathleen Kane has vowed to stay in her job even if — as is expected — she is indicted on charges she leaked […]

City Life

Katie McGinty Resigns as Tom Wolf’s Chief of Staff

Katie McGinty has made up her mind. According to Governor Tom Wolf‘s spokesperson, Jeffrey Sheridan, McGinty has resigned today as the governor’s chief of staff. Effective as of close […]

City Life

Feds: Philly Postal Worker Had Over 20,000 Pieces of Mail in His Car and Garage

If you live in the Tacony neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia and you’re missing some mail, the United States Department of Justice might have the answer. […]

Citified

Jim Kenney Would Hire a New Boss for L&I

No matter what the outcome of the mayoral race this fall, it looks like Philadelphia will be getting a new Licenses & Inspections chief in 2016. At about […]

City Life

Suit: Former Rouge Chef Says He Was Called the N-Word During Employment

Rouge on Rittenhouse Square is one of the more storied restaurants in Philadelphia. Originally opened by the also storied restaurateur Neil Stein, it remains the […]

Property

The Latest Word on Market Street West

Could Market Street West really be waking up? We said it last week, and now the Inquirer’s latest article on the the Murano, the 43-story condo tower at […]

Restaurants

David Ansill’s Doubling Up

David Ansill has quite the story (much of which we’ve chronicled): back in Philadelphia after his repose in Jamaica, he’s brought great food and drink to […]

Restaurants

So How About Some (More) Lobster?

Yes, we’ve may have mentioned lobster a few times in the recent past. But it is really out of the goodness of our hearts that we’re […]

City Life

DRPA: No Plans to Close Ben Franklin Bridge for Pope

Who needs a giant fence when you’ve got two big rivers to keep people out? That seems to be the idea behind new reports that […]