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How Healthy Are The Inquirer and Daily News? Why It Matters.

Whoever wins the Philadelphia Newspaper War of 2013 will win control of a media empire — the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com — that by all […]

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Lenfest and Katz Criticize Norcross in E-mail Appeals to Newspaper Journos

[Update 3:08 pm with comment from Howard Gensler] It’s official: The newspaper war in Philadelphia has become — in part — a battle for the […]

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Awesome: Two Guys Will Bike Philly’s 72-Mile Border This Weekend

Hidden City Philadelphia has the scoop this week on two intrepid locals who plan to bike the City of Philadelphia’s border this weekend—all 72 miles […]

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Will Israel Close Its Philadelphia Consulate?

Last month, the Jerusalem Post reported that Israel was seriously contemplating closing its Philadelphia consulate on JFK Boulevard. Why?

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Athleta Store Coming to Glen Mills

Gap’s Athleta brand has grown leaps and bounds in the past two years. I attended the Walnut Street store opening back in November 2011, which […]

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Newspaper Guild Director, Lenfest Trade Accusations, Barbs

The war over the future of Philly’s two daily newspapers took another odd turn Wednesday: The director of the Newspaper Guild representing the papers’ journalists […]

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Weavers Way’s New Beauty Shop to Celebrate Grand Opening on Friday

Weavers Way Co-op in Chestnut Hill will officially mark the opening of its brand-spanking-new natural health and beauty store, Weavers Way Next Door, this week, […]

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Wildwood Half Marathon Announced for 2014

I can’t even begin to think about what races I might want to run next year (besides Broad Street, obvi), but if you’re better organized […]

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The Checkup: 8 Ingenious Ways to Use a Foam Roller for the Best Massage Ever

• Aha! These are the foam-roller moves you should have been doing all along. [Q by Equinox]

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Free Classes at Barre Focus Fitness University City on Friday

Barre Focus Fitness in University City is celebrating its one-year anniversary this weekend, with free classes on Friday to celebrate. The studio is offering two […]

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Nooooo! New Report Warns of Major Wine Shortage

Don’t everybody bum-rush the nearest state store at once, please, but a terrifying new report is predicting an impending international wine shortage if current supply-and-demand […]

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Atlantic City Pegged for (Confusing) New International Race in 2014

Okay, so track with me on this one: Competitor.com has the scoop on a new race hitting our area next year that involves simultaneous runs […]

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The Checkup: 10 Major Yoga Mistakes That Will Sabotage Your Mat Time

• Planning to have some mat time today? Read through these 10 common yoga mistakes—holding your breath for too long, eating too close to class—to […]

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George Norcross Takes His Case to Inky, Daily News Journos

It’s come to this in the Great Philadelphia Newspaper War of 2013: George Norcross is lobbying his own employees. Leaders of the Newspaper Guild that […]

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Ugly Sweater Run 5K Hits Philly Next Month

Confession: I do not love running. And I especially do not love running in the insanely windy Philadelphia winter. But this hilarious holiday-themed race on […]