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HughE Dillon One-Shot: Michael Nutter

Mayor Nutter and Kimpton president/COO Niki Leondakis break ground at what will be the Hotel Monaco in Old City, right across the street from Independence […]

City Life

Penn Bioethicist Calls Out Michele Bachmann

Penn Bioethicist Calls Out Michele Bachmann. Arthur Caplan—director of Penn’s Center for Bioethics—has proposed a bet to Michele Bachmann that may result in a charity […]

Restaurants

The Federal Donuts Robot

[imagebrowser id=47] One of the highlights of Feastival last night was getting our first taste of Federal Donuts. The team of Michael Solomonov, Steve Cook […]

City Life

Barnes on the Parkway to Open in May

The Barnes Foundation shut its doors earlier this summer to begin its controversial move to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Now, they’ve announced that the new […]

Restaurants

Tonight: The Gnome on Passyunk East

The Pub on Passyunk East welcomes D’Achouffe to its bar. The POPE will be one of only three bars in the United States with a […]

City Life

Ed Rendell Less Than Thrilled With New Electoral College Proposal

Last night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” former Governor Ed Rendell spoke his mind about the proposed changes to how Pennsylvania’s electoral college votes should […]

Be Well Philly

Reads: I Love Trader Joe’s Cookbooks

I’m having one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” moments right now. I mean, it was inevitable, given how much people love this […]

City Life

City Council Overrides DROP Veto

Earlier this summer, Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed the controversial DROP bill, vowing to only approve legislation that would do away with the deferment option entirely. […]

Restaurants

Matyson Refreshes Menus

19th Street BYOB Matyson has refreshed its menu and is looking Fall squarely in the face. Among the highlights are Berkshire Pork Belly, Lightly Smoked […]

Be Well Philly

Video: Thank You, Jon Stewart

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City Life

Jersey Taxpayers on the Hook for $420K of “Jersey Shore” Production

Taxpayers in the Garden State are footing the bill for $420,000 of the production costs of Jersey Shore’s first season in 2009. The Economic Development […]

City Life

Bradley Cooper Shooting Eagles Movie Next Month

Bradley Cooper will be in Philly next month to film The Silver Linings Playbook—a film that incorporates the protagonists Eagles fandom as a plot device. […]

The Scene

HughE Dillon: Feastival

The second annual Feastival took place under the glow of the Ben Franklin Bridge at Pier 9 last night. It was a huge success. The […]

City Life

William Penn Statue Defaced

The Friends of Penn Treaty Park have said that vandals defaced the statue of William Penn and surrounding stones last night causing extensive damage. The […]

Be Well Philly

First-Time Finisher: Is Yoga Worth It for Runners?

There’s been a lot of squabbling on Phillymag.com about yoga lately. More than one of the magazine’s writers have cocked their eyebrows at a practice […]