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OPINION: The Rizzo Statue Should Stand as a Monument to Human Imperfection

One cannot look at the Frank Rizzo statue in front of the Municipal Services Building without catching a glimpse of the nearby Jacques Lipchitz sculpture, […]

Restaurants

A Restaurant Owned By a Bunch of Spanish Celebrities Is Opening in Rittenhouse

Tatel, the Madrid-based Spanish restaurant owned by a group of high-profile Spanish celebrities, is set to open in the former Boyd Theater next year.

Business

This Is the Age When You Start to Hate Your Job

On BizPhilly, we run a column called “I Love My Job,” but let’s face it—some people have never uttered those words about their work. And […]

Be Well Philly

Workout Playlist: The Philly 10K Edition

Guys, where the heck has summer gone? The end-of-summer race the Philly 10K is THIS Sunday, August 27th. (We repeat: WHERE did summer go?) And […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: How You’re Sabotaging the Results of Your Pricey SoulCycle Class

• If you’ve ever walked out of a SoulCycle class dripping sweat but still thinking, “That wasn’t so hard,” you probably weren’t doing it quite […]

Restaurants

Trans Worker Says Coffee Shop Fired Them After They Reported Harassment

A former employee at South Philly’s Function Coffee Labs says they were terminated after making complaints about harassment on the job from a “transphobic” customer […]

City Life

Trans Worker Says Coffee Shop Fired Them After They Reported Harassment

A former employee at South Philly’s Function Coffee Labs says they were terminated after making complaints about harassment on the job from a “transphobic” customer […]

Business

I Love My Job: QVC Host David Venable

Celeb foodie David Venable is convinced he’s got the greatest job in the world, and he’s probably right. Venable, who the New York Times called, […]

City Life

Wawa GM Allegedly Tells Employee: ‘We Aren’t Paying You to Speak Puerto Rican’

A former Wawa employee has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the region’s favorite convenience store chain after he reportedly faced discrimination for his Latino […]

Be Well Philly

8 Rules We Wish All Fitness Trainers Would Follow

I should preface this post by saying that I think fitness trainers are wonderful. I’m a big fan, really. You guys are super motivating, very knowledgable […]

City Life

Philly to Host Army-Navy Game in Five of Next Six Years

After several years of trading off hosting duties with Baltimore, Philadelphia has been named the official site for the Army-Navy Game in five of the […]

Things to Do

8 Things to Do in Art, Movies, Comedy and More

Black Aesthetics: Philadelphia and the Black Arts Movement @ African American Museum | Thursday, August 24 A conversation moderated by Blake Bradford, director of the […]

Property

Room of the Week: A Not-Too-Serious Playroom with a Seriously Amazing Accent Wall

Kids rooms can be tough. You can’t help but consider their design with a countdown clock in mind: i.e. how long until my kid grows out […]

Restaurants

Get High (Gravity) at The Sidecar

The Sidecar Bar & Grille’s quarterly celebration of heavy-hitting and hard-to-find beers is back. And at tonight’s High-Gravity Beer Bonanza, they’re pouring some seriously boozy […]

Business

Philadelphia Airport Lands $16.5M Federal Grant for Runway Extension

The Federal Aviation Administration is dropping more dollars on the Philadelphia International Airport. On Tuesday, the national authority announced that it will give the airport […]