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Franco’s Osteria  City Line Just across the Falls Bridge from their previous venture, Franco’s Trattoria, restaurateur Franco Faggi and chef Luca Sena Jr. have opened […]

This month, after five years blinging out Boyds, Govberg Jewelers opens anew on Walnut Street. Govberg’s two-story space, formerly a Jack Kellmer, will be mostly […]

I’ve been accused of harping on the past, and complaining that things were better a long time ago, when all men wore hats and women […]

It was going so well — Gloria Allred, famed attorney and defender of women’s rights, was fondly recalling her youth and education in Philadelphia. Then […]

Ice-cream soda isn’t just for kids anymore. Thanks to a recent root beer revival at Philly’s craft breweries, the soda-fountain staple has become a big […]

In another dispute, Primavera brokered the following deal: The developer paid the dues for each new condo resident to enjoy—get this—a year-long membership in the […]

Le Viet  Bella VistaThere’s no shortage of Vietnamese restaurants near the Italian Market, but few offer backdrops this elegant. Dramatic sprays of pink flowers in […]

Twenty Manning Grill  RittenhouseAudrey Taichman has revamped her 10-year-old restaurant, brightening the somewhat dated minimalist decor with fresh white walls and sunny yellow booths. This […]

Cooperage  Washington SquareEven with some early kinks in the kitchen, this coolly designed (don’t miss the pull-chain johns) “wine and whiskey” spot in the Curtis […]

Usual breakfast: Granola and bananas. How you take your coffee: One Equal and skim milk. Number of times per week you eat in your restaurants: […]

Vermouth has had a tough ride. The sweet version of the beverage was born in 18th-century Italy, when some bright bulb took cheap, nasty-tasting wine […]

Hear the words “bar cart,” and the first thing that comes to mind may be a creaky booze jalopy rattling up an airplane aisle. But […]

Not long after Jeff Lurie first purchased the team in 1994, he played touch football with some WIP employees. Cataldi’s co-host, Al Morganti, has a […]