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Rowan and Drexel Rank Very High on “Ugliest Colleges” List

Drexel, twice-named the ugliest college in America by various campus-judgers, has improved its standing this year, at least according one “metric.” Complex Magazine has come […]

City Life

Nooooooo! Ashton Kutcher Cancels Penn Speech

Trying hard not to make inevitable Dude, Where’s My Speaker joke. Whoops. Ashton Kutcher, who was scheduled to speak at the Wharton School this Wednesday as […]

City Life

Penn Students: Pooping in Bushes, Peeing in Wawas

Last week, a drunk Penn student was seen “droppin’ trou and lettin’ loose” in a bush near 39th and Spruce. A couple nights later, another […]

Restaurants

Spencer ETA Burger Giving Away Milkshakes

Spencer ETA Burger has reopened for the Drexel school year and is offering free milkshakes with the purchase of every Special Burger from now through […]

City Life

Former Penn President Sheldon Hackney Dies

Sad news at Penn today. Sheldon Hackney, president of the University from 1981-1993, died at his home in Martha’s Vineyard this week at the age […]

Restaurants

Back to School in University City

Where to eat on campus.

City Life

Finally, An All-Female Secret Society Sorority Is Coming to Penn

Alpha Delta Pi is not your typical Put on your Stilettos and Black Dresses and Book it to a Downtown on a Thursday night kind […]

Restaurants

Kevin Sbraga Opening a Second Restaurant, The Fat Ham

  Kevin Sbraga is opening his second restaurant in University City this fall. The Fat Ham promises to bring the heart of the South to […]

City Life

Amy Gutmann’s Massive Raise Brings Salary to $2 Million

Ever wonder why Ivy League tuition keeps going up, up, up? One reason: Rising costs doesn’t seem to be deterring applicants. Amid yearly tuition hikes, […]

Restaurants

Saint Declan’s Opens Tonight in University City

Saint Declan’s Well opens tonight at 3131 Walnut Street. The Irish bar is situated at the base of the Left Bank building and will feature […]

Property

Tax-Delinquent Bar Owner Allegedly Allows Patrons to Urinate, Deal Drugs Outside

The University City Review has a thorough, almost hermeneutical explication of the war that’s raging between the owner of the bar Watutsi II on 45th […]

Property

Baltimore Avenue Diner Reopens After Fire at Elena’s Soul

It was such heartbreak for the Cedar Park neighborhood of University City when Elena’s Soul, a restaurant, bar and community gathering spot at 49th and […]

City Life

Drexel Wants to Kick Bolt, Megabus Off JFK Boulevard

Long before Kai the Homeless Alleged Murderer was apprehended at the dingy Greyhound Station in Center City, young commuters have preferred Bolt Bus and Megabus […]

Restaurants

Thai Singha House Is on the Move

The Hub, the brightly colored apartment building that houses Distrito on the first floor is getting a sibling. Property has the story on Hub 2, […]

Property

A University City Sequel: The Hub, Part Deux

The Hub is the apartment building on the corner of 40th and Chestnut distinguished by its impressive ground-floor restaurant: Distrito, the Philadelphia outpost of Jose […]