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Stillwater Beer Dinner Coming to Han Dynasty in University City

One of our favorite restaurants, Han Dynasty is pairing with one of our favorite brewers, Stillwater Artisanal Ales for a special dinner on Tuesday, February 19th at […]

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Zama Expanding to 3200 Chestnut Street

  Michael Klein is reporting that Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka will be opening a two-story Japanese restaurant focusing on yakitori, noodles and dumplings at Chestnut Square. Chestnut Square […]

City Life

Drexel Entrepreneurship School to Teach Entrepreneurs How to be Entrepreneurial

Using $12.5 million in donations from the Charles and Barbara Close Foundation (Charles is class of ’36), Drexel is founding a School of Entrepreneurship. Called, […]

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It’s Confirmed: Shake Shack to University City

Shake Shack is indeed coming to University City. Danny Meyer’s burger chain will be an anchor tenant of Drexel’s Chestnut Square complex, under construction on […]

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Is Shake Shack Opening In University City?

That’s what the rumor-mill is churning out today. According to the Insider, a Drexel campus location for Shake Shack seems most likely–which will no doubt […]

City Life

Penn Students Sue University for Gross Housing Conditions

Here’s a familiar college tale: Students move off-campus, get rats and mold, want money back, can’t locate absentee landlord. That’s what happened to six UPenn […]

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Calling All Food Trucks, Porch Expanding Vending

Imagine a venue with great food, high traffic, ample space, an outdoor patio, and magnificent views of the city skyline and river. A place like […]

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Saigon Cuisine Temporarily Closed

The dreaded candy cane-striped sign adorns the door at Saigon Cuisine, the Vietnamese replacement to Nan at 40th and Chestnut. The cease operations placard is up […]

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Pod Gives Its Menu an Update

University City’s Pod gives itself an update, adding new cooked items and with the help of chef Makoto, chef and partner of Stephen Starr’s Makoto […]

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Han Dynasty In University City Hosting Voodoo Brewery Beer Dinner

Tomorrow, Thursday, November 29th, Han Dynasty in University City is hosting a beer dinner with Meadville, PA’s Voodoo Brewing. Han Chiang and Voodoo’s master brewer […]

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FroYo, Donuts and Dosas to Replace Church on 40th Street

The Fortieth Street M.E. Church at 4oth and Sansom is slated to be torn down to make way for a contemporary glass-front retail space that […]

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Spencer’s ETA Burger Changes Hours So You Can Eta More Burgers

Diners of University City prepare yourself; its about to get meaty. The brother restaurant of Sabrina’s Cafe, Spencer ETA Burger, is changing its hours and […]

City Life

Life Is Tough for Philadelphia’s Republicans

It wasn’t much of a surprise to most people when news networks all over the country projected that President Barack Obama had won Pennsylvania’s 20 […]

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Want to Get Outside? The Porch is Serving Lunch

The cabin fever is probably pretty high right now. Roll on over to the Porch at 30th Street Station today for lunch, where Dapper Dog, […]

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Happy Second Anniversary to Tria Wine Room

Celebrate Tria Wine Room’s “terroir-able twos” today with Castellroig Cava Rosat for an incredibly cheap $2.22for your first glass (normally $10.50). As an added bonus, […]