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Comcast Splits Media Business

Comcast—which merged with NBC last year—has announced that it was unsuccessful in an attempt to consolidate its media duties. Instead, Comcast will call upon WPP […]

Restaurants

Beating The Heat (Or Not) In Center City

That guy there? He should’ve gone to Butcher & Singer where the temperature in the bar is a cool and refreshing 68.5 degrees. Or Happy […]

City Life

SEPTA Mulls Smart Card System

SEPTA Board’s administration committee took the time yesterday to analyze a consulting contract with LTK Engineering Services that would bring the firm on board to […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Diary of a Marriage: Money Matters

Like most couples, J. and I argue about money. Namely, that I spend too much of it. And with my new gig as lifestyle editor […]

City Life

Weekend Roundup

Friday, July 22 WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival kicks off at Wiggins Park on the Waterfront with a roster of gay-friendly performers through the weekend (5 […]

Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Monti: How Do You Avoid Ice-Cream Headaches?

Q: What causes ice-cream headaches? And is there a way to avoid them? A: An ice-cream headache, commonly known as “brain freeze,” is a brief, […]

City Life

Hard Rock A.C. Hopes to Open in 2014

Hard Rock Atlantic City Plans Unveiled. At a meeting on Thursday, Hard Rock International revealed its proposed construction timetable and discussed the effects the Hard […]

Restaurants

Reader Mail: Philly Loses World’s Largest Cheesesteak Title To Tuscon, Where We’re Pretty Sure There’s A Good Chance That the World’s Largest Cheesesteak Completely Sucks, Even If They Are Using Amoroso Rolls And The Dude’s From South Philly

Hello, I wanted to pass on to your readers the longest cheesesteak record does not belong to Philly anymore, the record is now  in Tucson […]

City Life

Philadelphia International Airport Gets Less Invasive

Philadelphia International Airport is one of 40 across the country adopting new body scanners that will feature a much more generic image of travelers. Currently, […]

City Life

Philadelphia Belle Ceases Operations

A company executive has told told Perry Miles—the Belle’s general manager—to shut down operation this afternoon. Previously scheduled bookings have been canceled and there is […]

City Life

Court Rules $40 Million in Coins Belong to the United States

A jury in Philadelphia has established that 10 gold coins produced in 1933—called “Double Eagles”—are the rightful property of the United States government. The coins—which […]

City Life

Vick Discusses Anti-Dogfighting Bill on NPR

Many people aren’t thrilled with the tone of an interview Robert Seigel conducted on his “All Things Considered” program on NPR yesterday. Seigel had Eagles […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-be Blogger Alyse: Setting the Date!

For a while now, I have been a living calendar for all 2012 dates. If someone is talking about an event next summer, I can […]

City Life

Rick Santorum’s Problem with Google

If you Google “Rick Santorum” your search won’t return with a picture of the GOP candidate or a link to his campaign page topping the […]

City Life

The City of Philadelphia is Vacant

Large portions of Philadelphia don’t need to illuminate the no’s on their vacancy signs. The city has a problem in the form of 40,000 empty […]