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Billy Joel Has Time to Read Philebrity, Answer Every Insult

Billy Joel has sold more than 150 million albums. He’s won six Grammys. And he was once married to one of the world’s most beautiful […]

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Han Dynasty Now Open at 38th and Market

A little birdie tells us that Han Dynasty has opened its doors at 38th and Market. This Han Dynasty replaces Daniel Stern’s Midatlantic. It is […]

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Farmers’ Market Opens Today at the Porch at 30th Street Station

Today marks the debut of the Farmers’ Market at the Porch at 30th Street Station. The weekly market will run Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to […]

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Spencer ETA Burger Is Now Open

Spencer ETA Burger has just opened on the campus of Drexel University. The burger spot that is owned by the same crew behind Sabrina’s Cafe […]

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All Three Trias Now Open on Fridays for Lunch

In the dark days only Tria Rittenhouse Square offered lunch. But starting today all three Tria locations are now open for Friday lunch. So whether […]

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If the End of the World is Coming, At Least We’ll be Well Fed

The Maya exhibition at the Penn Museum is a big bummer. C’mon, we don’t want to be told with scholarly guarantee that the whole end-of-the-Maya-calendar-end-of-the-world […]

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Ramen Bar Coming to West Philly

A fluorescent orange liquor license is in the window of 4040 Locust Street, the former home of the Strikes bowling alley and Locust Moon comic book store. […]

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Beck’s Cajun Coming to 30th Street Station

This summer Beck’s Cajun Cafe will be coming to 30th Street Station. The popular Reading Terminal Market stand will be opening next to what was […]

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Check Out JG Domestic’s Spring Menu

JG Domestic’s menu has acquired a definite Spring feel to it from the sunchoke soup to the wild bass with blood oranges and black olive […]

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Shawarma Food Truck Impresses on Streets of West Philadelphia

In this week’s Philadelphia Weekly Brian Freedman reviews Marrakesh Express, the food truck version of the storefront that vanished from our foodscape last spring. Chicken […]

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Here’s the Beer List, Guess the Bar!

Here’s a partial draft beer list from a University City bar. Can you guess the bar?

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All Aboard the Marrakesh Express, Next Stop Locust Street

Philadelphia’s newest food truck, Marrakesh Express is opening today at 40th and Locust. The truck will be cooking up halal Moroccan food like falafel and […]

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Tonight: Utilize That Liquor License

Philadelphia magazine awarded the Capogiro at UPenn a Best of Philly award for Best use of a Liquor License. It’s no wonder with tweets like […]

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Retroraunt: An Early Food Truck

University of Pennsylvania Archives and Record Center Though food trucks are currently taking the city by storm, they aren’t a new phenomena. Penn Current uncovered […]

City Life

Jay-Z and Kanye Brought Watch the Throne to Philly

H.O.V.A. and Kanye Played a Sold-Out Wells Fargo Center. Last night Jay-Z and Kanye West brought their Watch the Throne tour to Philadelphia and played […]