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City Life In 2020, West Philadelphia Was the Best Place in This Terrible World
On Saturday, November 7th, in the annus horribilis of 2020, I stood in Clark Park and declared West Philadelphia the best place in this terrible […]
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Restaurants Ange Branca’s Kampar Has an Opening Date – And It’s Soon!
Kampar, Ange Branca’s new restaurant on South 7th Street in Bella Vista, has been a long time coming. We’ve been talking about it for a […]
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City Life “Don’t Tell My Husband”
HOMICIDE HAL’S MESSAGE is uncharacteristically breathless. “It is absolutely imperative that you call me as soon as you hear this,” he says. “Unless, of course, […]
City Life A Mummer Runs for Congress
Last year, congressional redistricting initiated by the Republican-controlled legislature in Harrisburg took a chainsaw to Pennsylvania’s 7th District, turning it into what the National Journal […]
City Life Who is the Boy in the Box?
An old man sits on an aqua couch in a pink room. Soon he will visit a little boy’s grave. But first he leafs through […]
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City Life Penn Book Center’s New Owners on Kindles, Coffee, and Why They’re Still Not Sure About the Name
When the Penn Book Center’s owners announced in April that they were planning to shutter the 57-year-old store, professors and students protested, unwilling to pledge fealty to […]
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Things to Do 10 Things to Do in Movies, Comedy, Books and Art
Dolemite @ Space 1026 | Wednesday, February 28 Comedian/showman Rudy Ray Moore stars in this blaxploitation action/comedy film from 1975. Dirty cops plant drugs, guns […]
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Restaurants 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
Our highly anticipated guide to the most exciting, compelling, and provocative restaurants in Philly right now. Nobody loves an underdog story more than Philadelphia. And […]
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Property Jersey Shore Rental Guide, Part 1: Long Beach Island
Long Beach Island is the Jersey Shore vacation spot for those who enjoy the Shore but not the throngs of daytrippers. That’s because it’s not […]
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City Life The Rise and Fall of Kathleen Kane
Ruth Lenahan remembers the feeling she had when she sat down with her friend Kathleen Kane in a political operative’s office in downtown Scranton back […]
City Life Over the Edge
East Rockhill Township, Upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania November 18th, 1983 They won’t do it. There’s no path through the woods to their spot. It’s pitch […]
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Things to Do Forget Dinner: Try These Unique Valentine’s Day Dates
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and while there are plenty of restaurants with romantic meals sure to bring you and your beloved closer together, that […]
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Birds 24/7 NFC East Roundup: Redskins Picked To Win Double Digit Games
As you celebrate the Fourth of July weekend, let’s take a spin around the NFC East to see what’s going on with the rest of […]
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City Life Who Am I to Decide How Long My Ninetysomething Mother Lives?
Sitting in my car one night a few months ago as I waited for a to-go dinner to be cooked at McMenamin’s in Mount Airy, […]
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Property The Sherlock Holmes of Raccoon Infestations Wins a Battle Against Nature!
You may remember that I was inadvertently running a wildlife park in my Germantown home earlier this year. At the time, I was still holding out hope […]
In 2020, West Philadelphia Was the Best Place in This Terrible World
On Saturday, November 7th, in the annus horribilis of 2020, I stood in Clark Park and declared West Philadelphia the best place in this terrible […]
Ange Branca’s Kampar Has an Opening Date – And It’s Soon!
Kampar, Ange Branca’s new restaurant on South 7th Street in Bella Vista, has been a long time coming. We’ve been talking about it for a […]
“Don’t Tell My Husband”
HOMICIDE HAL’S MESSAGE is uncharacteristically breathless. “It is absolutely imperative that you call me as soon as you hear this,” he says. “Unless, of course, […]
A Mummer Runs for Congress
Last year, congressional redistricting initiated by the Republican-controlled legislature in Harrisburg took a chainsaw to Pennsylvania’s 7th District, turning it into what the National Journal […]
Who is the Boy in the Box?
An old man sits on an aqua couch in a pink room. Soon he will visit a little boy’s grave. But first he leafs through […]
Penn Book Center’s New Owners on Kindles, Coffee, and Why They’re Still Not Sure About the Name
When the Penn Book Center’s owners announced in April that they were planning to shutter the 57-year-old store, professors and students protested, unwilling to pledge fealty to […]
10 Things to Do in Movies, Comedy, Books and Art
Dolemite @ Space 1026 | Wednesday, February 28 Comedian/showman Rudy Ray Moore stars in this blaxploitation action/comedy film from 1975. Dirty cops plant drugs, guns […]
50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
Our highly anticipated guide to the most exciting, compelling, and provocative restaurants in Philly right now. Nobody loves an underdog story more than Philadelphia. And […]
Jersey Shore Rental Guide, Part 1: Long Beach Island
Long Beach Island is the Jersey Shore vacation spot for those who enjoy the Shore but not the throngs of daytrippers. That’s because it’s not […]
The Rise and Fall of Kathleen Kane
Ruth Lenahan remembers the feeling she had when she sat down with her friend Kathleen Kane in a political operative’s office in downtown Scranton back […]
Over the Edge
East Rockhill Township, Upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania November 18th, 1983 They won’t do it. There’s no path through the woods to their spot. It’s pitch […]
Forget Dinner: Try These Unique Valentine’s Day Dates
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and while there are plenty of restaurants with romantic meals sure to bring you and your beloved closer together, that […]
NFC East Roundup: Redskins Picked To Win Double Digit Games
As you celebrate the Fourth of July weekend, let’s take a spin around the NFC East to see what’s going on with the rest of […]
Who Am I to Decide How Long My Ninetysomething Mother Lives?
Sitting in my car one night a few months ago as I waited for a to-go dinner to be cooked at McMenamin’s in Mount Airy, […]
The Sherlock Holmes of Raccoon Infestations Wins a Battle Against Nature!
You may remember that I was inadvertently running a wildlife park in my Germantown home earlier this year. At the time, I was still holding out hope […]