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Local Queer Scholar Releases Book Aimed at Preserving Black Comic Culture

This Tuesday, local queer scholar Dr. Sheena Howard is set to release her long-awaited book chronicling the history of black comic culture. The Encyclopedia of […]

Restaurants

Man Escapes Hurricane Irma, Winds Up at Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar

Scott Cannariato wasn’t planning on taking any vacations anytime soon, but that all changed as he watched the Hurricane Irma coverage on TV two weeks ago. Read […]

City Life

Hard Fouls and Airballs: Inside My Doomed Tryout for the Delaware 87ers

I don’t know about you, but asinine debates are par for the course among my group of friends – especially when we’re watching sports. One […]

Be Well Philly

Be Well Workout of the Week: The Ultimate Workout for Philly Trail Lovers

There are SO many great trails to run in and around Philly. Let’s take advantage of them! This week, grab a buddy and pick a trail you’ve […]

Things to Do

O Festival Diary—Day IV, Part I: Sondra Radvanovsky in Recital

Between September 14th and 25th, Opera Philadelphia will boldly go where few, if any, companies have gone before—a festival that brings seven events covering the […]

Be Well Philly

How to Bounce Back From Failure (It’s the Opposite of What You Think)

When we fail, we’re often bombarded with Pinterest quotes telling us to stop dwelling on the past and Taylor Swift songs telling us to “shake […]

Things to Do

Let’s Watch a Bunch of War on Drugs Videos

This Thursday, Philly rock heroes The War on Drugs play their biggest hometown show yet — headlining Connor Barwin’s Make The World Better Foundation fundraiser […]

Restaurants

Stephen Starr and Aimee Olexy Are Bringing The Love to Rittenhouse This Fall

When Stephen Starr began building his empire, he did so with concept restaurants: martini bars, Asian-fusion buddha shrines, soul food diners, and conveyor belt sushi restaurants. (That was then […]

Business

Meet Duane Morris’s Next Chairman and CEO

In the last 10 years, Duane Morris has grown into a 750-attorney firm that’s expanded internationally and weathered hardships like the financial crisis and major […]

Be Well Philly

Lunch Envy: Our 5 Favorite Healthy Lunch Bowls in Philly Right Now

Say goodbye to your sad, wilting lunch salads. Philly is bursting with grab-and-go bowls to line up with your healthy-eating plans. Warning: Drooling co-workers guaranteed.

Philadelphia Wedding

A PA Bride Sorted Her Bridesmaids into Harry Potter Houses and It’s Pretty Adorable

Meet Christine JeeHae Lim and Kenneth Sang-Jee Lee. They got married this past July 1st at Tyler Arboretum in Media, Pennsylvania. Ordinarily, we’d run you […]

Business

Comcast, SAP Make Fortune Best Workplaces for Women List

The U.S. has ways to go when it comes to conditions for working women — we’re far behind on equal pay and paid leave, for […]

Be Well Philly

Eagles Announce New Running and Cycling Challenge to Raise Funds for Autism Research

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, Mayor Jim Kenney and representatives from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Drexel University and Thomas Jefferson University/Jefferson Health stood together on a stage atop the grass of Lincoln Financial Field […]

Property

Main Line Monday: A Nostalgia Trip in Wynnewood for $570K

Are you old enough to remember knotty pine-paneled rec rooms? If you are, you’ll love this splendid little Colonial on a quiet lane in Wynnewood’s […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: There’s HOW Much Sugar in a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte?!

• GUYS, a grande pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks has — wait for it — 50 grams of sugar. FIFTY. To put that into perspective, […]