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Governor’s Race: McCord Picks Up Teachers’ Endorsement

PoliticsPA reports: “Pennsylvania’s largest teacher’s union – and one of the state’s most prominent unions overall – threw its support behind State Treasurer Rob McCord. The […]

City Life

Former Phillies Manager Jim Fregosi Suffers Stroke

MLB.com: “Former All-Star shortstop and big league manager Jim Fregosi suffered a stroke during a Major League Baseball alumni cruise, and was flown to Miami […]

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Property

Renderings of Rafael Viñoly’s Vision for the Atlantic Building

Back in September 2013, Rafael Viñoly Architects — best known locally for the Kimmel Center — announced that the firm would be handling the adaptive […]

City Life

Grand Jury: No Criminal Activity in Death of Chuck Peruto Girlfriend Julia Law

On Wednesday afternoon, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office issued this one page announcement, stating that the Grand Jury investigation into the death of Chuck Peruto‘s […]

Things to Do

Comic Legend Sid Caesar Dead at 91

Comic legend Sid Caesar passed away today at the age of 91. He was most known for his roles on 1950s television programs Your Show […]

Property

Adventures in Home Buying: the (Somewhat) Bad and the (Sort of) Ugly

Letting go was never a skill I acquired. I tend to imagine projects from planning stages through completion and if the results don’t align perfectly, […]

Things to Do

One-Off Movie Screenings in Philly This Week: Wizard of Oz, The Goonies and More

Every week we round up the one-off film screenings playing in Philadelphia. Click film names for trailer when available. 

Be Well Philly

Sweat With Us: Be Well Philly Pop-up Workouts at the Flower Show!

Update, 3/28: Here’s a slo-mo video from the day of the event — did you make it in?

Property

PHOTOS: Carpenter Square, Halfway There, Seeks Restaurant

In just about every respect, the Carpenter Square development at 17th and Carpenter streets in Graduate Hospital stands out from the mostly smaller-scale infill developments that […]

Restaurants

And Now, a Hamburger Slider Bloody Mary (With Bacon, Naturally)

Brought to you by the The Strip Joint. No doubt inspired by the awe-inspiring bloodies served in Milwaukee.

Shoppist

The Guy’s Valentine’s Day Shopping Guide

Valentine’s Day is a tricky gift-giving holiday. After all, it basically requires you to address relationship ambiguity (a big no-no if you’d prefer to stay […]

Be Well Philly

For The Most Instagramable Lunch Ever: 14 Healthy Mason Jar Salad Recipes

In case you haven’t noticed, everything is better in a mason jar: Light fixtures, flowers, cocktails…EVERYTHING. Mason jar salads have been trending on my Pinterest […]

City Life

Chris Stigall Gives Away “Karen Hepp Snow Survival Bags”

Hey, remember this? Radio host Chris Stigall does. And after Fox 29 reporter Karen Hepp’s panicky video went viral during last week’s ice storm, he […]

Birds 24/7

On Banner, And Lessons Learned

If you’re like me, you find Joe Banner to be an oddly fascinating study. If so, you’ll especially enjoy the anecdotes that Peter King unearthed about […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Here’s How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day (Flowers! Food! Events!) in Philly With Your Soon-to-Be Spouse

Whether you are very excited about an extra special Valentine’s Day (you’ve got that rock on your finger!), or have hardly taken notice of Friday’s […]