City Living
Philadelphians Think Philly Sucks Less Than It Used To
I want to KO Rocky Balboa. And maybe—just maybe—so do you. For 36 years, the Kensington palooka has been the symbol of this city’s beleaguered […]
More Than Half of Adult Philadelphians Are Functionally Illiterate
In October, the San Francisco Federal Reserve released one of those papers that makes you realize you don’t entirely know what a federal reserve does. […]
Temple Officially Breaks Ground On Jillion-Dollar Dorm
Actually, it’s only $100 million. And don’t go calling it a dorm. It’s a “mixed-use student residence” with fully furnished apartments. full kitchens, and a […]
T & L Says Philadelphians Are Really, Really, Really Ugly
Our fair city is near the bottom of a list yet again. This time Travel & Leisure ranked Philadelphia 33rd out of 35 cities on […]
Philadelphia Police Department Has Most Depressing Pinterest Page Ever
The good news: Philadelphia’s police department is all hip to the social media stuff, including setting up for themselves a groovy Pinterest page. Unfortunately, they’re […]
The Non-Runner’s Guide to Avoiding the Philadelphia Marathon
Leave. OK, fine. In deference to our awesomely toned Be Well Philly colleagues, who are warming up in the halls as we speak, we’ll pretend […]
Billboard Wars II: Someone Thinks of the Children
The long-running dispute over advertising on the Electric Factory building at 7th and Callowhill — thought finally put to rest after its most tireless proponent, […]
Mardi Gras Float Maker Invades Our Parade; Mummers Prepare Counterattack
One Barry Kern, the purported “king of Mardi Gras,” has apparently been invited to build six of the 14 floats for this year’s 6ABC Dunkin’ […]
Did Dead People Vote in Philadelphia?
Once again, the voting process in Philadelphia is a joke told over and over again on national newscasts. Every four years, the fairness of voting […]
Why We Need Another Casino in Philadelphia
More than a few organizations are hoping to get a license to operate a casino in the city of Philadelphia. Good for them. One can […]
Fountain, Philly Tippers Get High Marks From Zagat
Zagat released its America’s Top Restaurants 2013 list today, and with it offered a bevy of other information in collected during its annual rankings process. […]
Center City Restaurant Week Reports Record Results
Our culinary cousin, Foobooz, reports that the Fall 2012 Center City District Restaurant Week “was the most successful to date.” •132 restaurants participated, up 10.9 […]
New Robotic Convenience Stores Are Philadelphia’s Last Step Before the Revolution
Signaling an important final step towards creating the overfed, underworked dystopia so memorably depicted in Wall-E, Shop 24 today is opening up two new “robotic […]
Jill Kelley Was “Always at the Palm” in Philly
Jill Kelley Liked the Palm in Philly. Also, Changed Her Mind Too Late. At some point between asking an FBI friend to look into “cyberstalking” […]
Center City Had “Swirling Tornadoes of Litter, Dirt and Plastic Bags”
For more than two decades, Paul Levy has presided over the Center City District, a private-sector-sponsored organization that has tried to keep Center City “clean, […]