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Reading Viaduct Reimagined (Rendering Philly’s Park in the Sky)

The SEPTA-owned portion of the Reading Viaduct stretches from Callowhill to 13th and Noble. The Center City District has released official renderings of what a […]

Restaurants

Menu Posted For Rice & Mix

Photo courtesy Midtown Lunch The good folks over at Midtown Lunch noticed that the not-yet-open Rice & Mix on Walnut Street appears to have come […]

City Life

Charges Dropped for Two Teens in Cabbie Assault

Charges against two of the three teens charged with assaulting a cabbie and his passenger in Center City back in January have been dropped. A […]

Restaurants

Spring Comes To The New Fish

Mike Stollenwerk‘s new Fish is not wasting any time in celebrating the turn of the seasons. With spring in the air, they are announcing Happy […]

Restaurants

Square Peg Survives Its First Night

So the new restaurant axis of Matt Levin/Barry Gutin/Larry Cohen unveiled their restaurant, Square Peg, to the public last night in what Levin is calling […]

Restaurants

BREAKING: Nom Nom Ramen Opens Tonight–If You’re Fast Enough

As you can see from the above sign, it looks like Nom Nom Ramen (which moved into the former home of B.B. Go at 20 […]

City Life

Four People Stabbed in Center City Bar

Four People Stabbed in Center City Bar. Police are looking for a man who stabbed four people at Big Bang Bar on Arch Street. All […]

City Life

Taxis Honk and Flash to Protest PPA Budget

Late this morning cabbies in Center City drove East down Market Street and circled City Hall flashing their lights and honking their horns. The actions […]

Restaurants

Foobooz TV: Alla Spina, From The Inside

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrE1lz55234 Alla Spina is going to bankrupt us. It is going to destroy our relationships and make us fat. It has everything we want in […]

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Celebrate National Margarita Day at Distrito in University City (And Elsewhere)

Happy National Margarita Day everyone! As far as made-up holiday go, National Margarita Day always features prominently on the calendars ’round Foobooz World HQ–a day […]

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UPDATED Foobooz TV: Russet, Getting Ready For Opening Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcxVbgmysNM UPDATE: Okay, so that first video? Not our best work. But since Russet was literally opening the doors as we were finishing the video, […]

Restaurants

Whether You Call Them Crawfish, Crawdads, or Mudbugs, Chris’ Jazz Cafe Has Figured Out Every Way Possible To Eat Them

Last year, Chris’ Jazz Cafe debuted the world’s first-ever crawfish cheesesteak, and it was pretty dang good, as Councilman Bill Green can attest. And so […]

City Life

Everyone Panic! More Snow Is on the Way

A weather report indicates that the Philadelphia area should expect somewhere between zero and four inches of snow over night. The city should see about […]

City Life

LOL, Like, Young Ppl Are Totes Coming to Philly Now

Young people are totes tryna come to Philly now that an OnlineCollege.org infographic shows that Kiplinger named Philadelphia as one of the 10 best American […]

City Life

Man Falls 50 Feet When Boom Lift Topples in Center City

A worker was taken to Hahnemann hospital today after he fell 50 feet when his boom lift toppled over at 18th and the Parkway. The […]