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Jawdropper of the Week: Party Palace in Newtown for $7.9M

New Hope is legendary for its parties, and we’re not talking the nonstop party that is Main Street. The people who live in the lovely […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: Dead Butt Syndrome Is Real — Here’s How to Avoid It 

• Womp, womp: In more bad news about spending our entire lives in chairs, turns out doing so can lead to — wait for it — […]

City Life

OPINION: Mayor’s Commissions Are an Exploitation of Diverse Community Labor

There’s no way to put this nicely — the racial diversity of Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration sucks. For a majority-minority city, somehow the bulk of […]

Be Well Philly

Lankenau Medical Center to Triple Size of Emergency Department

Less than a year after opening its Trauma Center, Wynnewood-based Lankenau Medical Center has already broken ground on another massive project. Read more »

Business

Court Dismisses Chamber’s Challenge to Philadelphia Wage Equity Law

Hate to say we told you so, but a federal judge just rejected the Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to Philadelphia’s wage equity law because the […]

Be Well Philly

Why You Should BYO Swimsuit to This Year’s Be Well Philly Boot Camp 

Fact: There are only three more sleeps standing between us and the best day of the year — Be Well Philly Boot Camp, of course! And […]

Restaurants

Behind the Line: Standard Tap’s William Reed Can’t Stand Watermelon Beer

Behind the Line is our new weekly interview series with the people who make up Philly’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. For last week’s interview […]

City Life

Penn’s Landing Will Turn Into a Mini Amusement Park This Summer

Philly will soon have a boardwalk in its backyard. The Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest at Penn’s Landing will transform into a mini amusement park next […]

City Life

Everybody’s Favorite Shark Is Hanging Off the Coast of Atlantic City

After spending time near Cape May and Delaware’s Rehoboth Beach over the Memorial Day Weekend holiday, Mary Lee is back in New Jersey and this […]

Be Well Philly

Pure Fare Is Rolling Out A New Summer Menu (And It Looks Delicious)

This Thursday, June 1st, Pure Fare will start churning out a new summer menu featuring some pretty drool-worthy items. Think: a Vegan Watermelon “Poke” Bowl. YUM. You can check […]

Business

Lankenau Medical Center to Triple Size of Emergency Department

Less than a year after opening its Trauma Center, Wynnewood-based Lankenau Medical Center has already broken ground on another massive project. Slated to begin in July, the hospital’s […]

Business

Urban Shareholders Fail to Unseat Two Long-Serving Board Members

At the beginning of the month, an Urban Outfitters investor group came down hard on the retailer’s board for “extreme insularity” and urged shareholders to […]

City Life

11 Things You Might Not Know About the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial Exhibition

In 1876, Philly put on a Centennial Exhibition that set the gold standard for big, innovative civic parties. Fifty years later, it put on a Sesqui-Centennial […]

City Life

Joel Embiid Was Punking Kids at the Pat’s/Geno’s Courts

On the court, Joel Embiid is the Sixers’ prized big man of the future. Off it, he’s just their big kid – complete with his […]

Property

First-Time Find: Live/Work in Bryn Mawr for $269.9K

Starting a small business and a small family at the same time? Looking for live/work space that won’t bust your budget as well as a […]