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Philadelphia School of Circus Arts Opens in Former Church in Mount Airy

Big news, guys: The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts has moved into a HUGE new three-acre circus campus in a beautiful former West Mount Airy church. And […]

Be Well Philly

The Case for Eating More Fat, According to Two New Studies

Americans have been fearful of fat for decades (blame the sugar industry), and many still are. (See: low-fat yogurts galore lining the shelves of your […]

City Life

Sex-Positive Club Owner on Zoning Permit Revocation: “We’re Not Backing Down”

After several months of controversy over its desire to turn the historic Tacony Music Hall in lower Northeast Philly into a community center serving the […]

Restaurants

Beiler’s Donuts Is Now On Wheels

Since they revamped their Pennsylvania Dutch pickles-and-salads stand in Reading Terminal Market to include donuts made onsite four years ago, Beiler’s Donuts has become a […]

Business

South Philly Is Getting a HomeGoods-T.J.Maxx Combo Store

If you weren’t jumping with glee after last week’s East Market T.J. Maxx news, how about this: In about two months time, South Philly will […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: 6 Insider Tips for Buying Healthier Booze

• It’s finally the weekend (insert praising-hands emoji), which means you may be hitting up your local Wine & Spirits store on the way home […]

Things to Do

O Festival Diary—Day I: Elizabeth Cree

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 […]

Business

Jefferson, Kennedy Merger Creates a Giant 13-Hospital Network

Almost two years after announcing their intent to merge, Jefferson Health and Kennedy Health have sealed the deal, officially making Jefferson a sprawling 13-hospital network. […]

Restaurants

Here’s What You’ll Be Eating at Standard Tap’s Roughwood Seed Collection Dinner

Later this month, Standard Tap will be hosting this year’s Roughwood Seed Collection dinner, an annual fundraiser (previously held at Brick and Mortar and, in 2015, […]

City Life

We Want to Hear Your True Life Wawa Stories

I have plenty of Wawa memories that are pleasant: As a kid, picking up a paper with my dad to read about who blew the […]

Things to Do

The O17 Festival Makes the City its Stage

Opera fans have had September 14 circled on their calendars for months. (Sure they still use paper calendars. They’re old-school.) That’s the start of O17, an […]

Restaurants

Postmates Just Started Delivering Beer in Philly

Despite its inhabitants’ love of and passion for booze, Philadelphia — because of where it’s situated in the United States — has never been a hospitable environment […]

Be Well Philly

A Diet of Soylent Is My Worst Nightmare — Why Are People Into It?

One day not too long ago, in a late-night Instagram spiral that landed me on the page of a local vegan chef, I spotted, somewhere down […]

Business

I Love My Job: Fringe Festival Veteran Jess Conda

With the 21st annual Philadelphia FringeArts Festival in full swing, we thought we’d take a break from talking with CEOs and other high-paid honchos to […]

Business

Philly Ranks #4 for New Amazon HQ on Data-Heavy Geekwire List

The competition between North American cities to lure Amazon’s HQ2 is only heating up, and a recent data-heavy national ranking from Geekwire puts Philly high […]