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Quirk Books Justifies the Existence of Crazy Cat Ladies

The Scoop digests quite a bit of the Internet each day, but this blog post from Quirk Books ranks among the oddest things he’s seen. […]

City Life

Suck It, Phoenix

Paging Noah. The National Weather Service predicts that, following the onslaught of rain over the past couple days, we could see some serious river-flooding. Of […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Upcoming Designer Trunk Shows

Nicole Bridal and Formal Shoppe, Jenkintown March 17-19: Reem Acra Trunk Show You’ll receive 10 percent savings if you order any of the featured designer’s […]

City Life

In Defense of Temple

Now that the initial shock from Governor Corbett’s budget address has dissipated, people are beginning to discuss the consequences of the major cuts. In what […]

Restaurants

Tonight, Stoned!

Varga Bar has an impressive lineup of Stone beers being tapped at 8pm tonight. On the list: Double Dry Hopped IPA (rare) Hwy 78 Scotch […]

Be Well Philly

Grow Your Own Sprouts

I was talking to my sister about growing sprouts indoors a few days ago (she picked up a sprout kit at a garden show near […]

City Life

Delaware River Water Quality Report

Today at EPA forums about the Delaware River, scientists said there are concerns about water quality due to global warning and natural gas drilling. Maybe […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Diary of a Marriage: Am I Really Like That?

I never realized that I was a loud walker until I got married and moved in with J., soon after which he semi-affectionately proclaimed me […]

Be Well Philly

The Best Tea Ever

I am currently in the middle of Catalyst‘s five-day juice and raw foods cleanse (which I will tell you all much more about soon!), but […]

City Life

The Goods: Third Street Habit

Third Street Habit owner January Bartle reveals items she’s loving (in her Old City shop, of course!) for spring. She says the styles "dance around […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-Be Blogger Danielle: An Invitation Party

This past weekend, my maid of honor and one of my bridesmaids came to visit to help me with my wedding invitations. They both live […]

City Life

Welcome to Budget Hell, Day 3

The Three Lies in Corbett’s Budget Address. It’s Our Money’s Ben Waxman deconstructs: The state’s deficit wasn’t caused by overspending, it wasn’t caused by misappropriated […]

Restaurants

Butchering a 500-Lb Mangalica Pig at Garces Trading Company, in Photos

[imagebrowser id=26] Pigs. Who would have thought they would become the sexy glamourpuss of the food world? From bacon to pork belly to lardo, pig […]

City Life

Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Names Names

Oddly coinciding with Ash Wednesday (which is not, guilt-ridden lapsed Catholics should note, a holy day of obligation), the Archdiocese of Philadelphia released all 21 […]

City Life

Size Matters

According to the 2010 census, Philadelphia’s population has grown 0.6 percent. The number of people living in the city increased by 8,456 to 1,526,006. The […]