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Stuck: Extravagant Chestnut Hill Estate With Speakeasy and Bowling Alley

What could the problem be? This estate has been on the market for years, despite offering so much. Built in 1929 in the French Norman […]

Restaurants

Ultimo Coffee Named Ultimate in America

The Daily Meal loves itself some lists. And today they name the Best Coffee Shops in America. And sitting pretty in the number one spot […]

City Life

PIFA My Heart: Last Chance to See Two of the Festival’s Best Gay Shows

On Saturday, two of PIFA’s best LGBTQ-centric shows, Wide Awake: A Civil War Cabaret and Everyone and I, will sashay away. Don’t be a ding-dong […]

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This Is Michael Salove’s Polar Bear. Her Name Is Zara.

Michael Salove, the head of MSC, is a force to be reckoned with in Philadelphia retail and restaurant real estate–consulting, leasing, advising, selling, you name […]

Property

These Are the Folks Who Are Going to Figure Out How to Connect Old City to Penn’s Landing

This morning the executive committee of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation met to choose the firm that will develop the conceptual plan for the redevelopment […]

Restaurants

04/04 Is Quad Day at Grey Lodge

What the world sees as April 4th the Grey Lodge sees as 04/04. And that means that all day the Northeast Philadelphia beer bar will […]

Birds 24/7

Twitter Mailbag: On Star, Foles And A Cole Comeback

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Trent ColeEvery Thursday we select a few of your Twitter questions and provide the long-form answers they deserve. For a chance to have your question published on Birds 24/7, send it to @Tim_McManus.

Property

Property Once Part of Dupont’s Longwood Gardens for Sale

Spotlight listing: Holly Hill, Formerly Part of Dupont Estate Originally part of Pierre Dupont’s Longwood Gardens, Holly Hill was built in 1930 and marries the […]

The Scene

PIFA 2013 Gala

Last night, the Kimmel Center hosted a spectacular gala for the 2013 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), which runs through April 27th.  

City Life

Watch: Philly Queer Poet’s Yikes-Worthy Message to Straight People

A few weeks ago, I posted about local poet and program director for the Philly Youth Poetry Movement Denice Frohman winning the prestigious Women of the […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Mid-April Designer Trunk Shows

La Bella Moda, Conshohocken April 5-8: Jim Hjelm Bridal Trunk Show You’ll receive special incentives to order the featured designer’s dresses during the trunk show; […]

Birds 24/7

Three Thoughts On the Eagles’ Draft

Who will the Eagles take with the No. 4 pick? Will they take a chance on Geno Smith? With the draft three weeks away, here are my thoughts.

Be Well Philly

Why Asparagus Makes Your Pee Stink (Even If You Think It Doesn’t)

We’re going to try not to get too TMI here, but we love asparagus. We eat as much of the lovely green herald of springtime […]

Restaurants

Annotated Menu: Bufad Pizza

Michael and Jeniphur Pasquarello already ran two outposts in Poplar—Cafe Lift and Prohibition Taproom. But when crowds at Prohibition became so thick that they were […]

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Property’s Morning Obsession: New York’s Priciest Listing, Asking $125M

Curbed National featured this penthouse at the Fifth Avenue Pierre Hotel as its House of the Day yesterday, and we simply had to take a […]