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John Street on City Council … Again?

When the Scoop heard that John Street had changed his party affiliation, he assumed the former mayor was considering a run against Michael Nutter. Turns […]

Be Well Philly

Five Reasons to Eat Your Easter Eggs

They’re easy to miss amid all that plastic green grass and sugary sweetness, but the best bites in that basket are the color-dipped eggs you […]

City Life

Hard Liquor Coming To A Grocery Store Near You

Did The Sabres Cheat Or Are We Just Sore Losers? In case you didn’t notice, the Flyers are in the playoffs. On Wednesday, they lost […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Upcoming Designer Trunk Shows

The Wedding Shoppe, Wayne April 29-May 1: Designer Bridal Sample Sale On this weekend, sample gowns from Monique Lhuillier, Jenny Packham, Judd Waddell, Anne Barge, […]

Restaurants

Tonight: Empanadas at Kraftwork

Where there are empanadas you will likely find us. Tonight, Fishtown’s Kraftwork is offering beef empanadas as a special. The sweet white corn soup sounds […]

Restaurants

Isabella Grows Up, Goes Late

It’s not like the people of Conshohocken have a lot of choice when it comes to where they go for tapas. As far as I […]

City Life

Jim Gardner Vs. @PhillieBot

Remember yesterday when a robot pitched at the Phillies game? It hasn’t gone away yet. Follow @PhillieBot on Twitter for  all sorts of weird, fun […]

Restaurants

Rick Nichols On Talula’s Garden

Huzzah! Rick Nichols is back in the Inquirer today with a prose-based tour of Talula’s Garden. [A]s evening falls, the space transforms, the seed packs […]

City Life

Camden Can’t Afford Fourth of July

Body Found In Schuylkill River Identified. The body found Tuesday morning was identified as 19-year-old Egg Harbor Township resident Nadirah Ruffin. The woman was abducted […]

City Life

WeWontFly.com Gains Steam

After the viral video of that 6-year-old getting “groped” by airport security made its rounds last week, Eagleville-based anti-TSA organization WeWontFly.com (nearing 20,000 Facebook followers) […]

City Life

Eagles Player To Become Plumber?

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Chad Lowe Hall says he’ll only get about $10,000 from the lockout fund. His solution? Open a wing joint, train friends’ […]

City Life

Former Cop Castro Found Guilty

The verdict is in. Former Philadelphia police inspector Daniel Castro—yes, the one who broke down in court last week—has been found guilty of one count […]

Restaurants

Happy 4/20, You Stoners: A 12-Course Dream Menu to Pair With Your Weed

Happy Weed Day, everyone! Yes, today is April 20th and as every college student, Phish fan, trust-fund hippie, glaucoma patient and resident of Boulder, Colorado […]

City Life

Man Stabbed At Funeral Home

An unidentified man was stabbed in the back today at the Baker Funeral Home on Broad Street. According to reports, a fight began inside and […]

City Life

Today in Stats: Seventh Most Walkable City

Good news: We’ve been ranked the seventh most-walkable city in America. Bad news: Bert Sperling of BestPlaces.net spent the entire blurb about Philadelphia talking about […]