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Foobooz

Where We’re Eating Right Now: Takeout and Delivery Sandwiches in Philly

Things are weird right now. We get that. But since no one can be expected to cook every meal at home during this emergency, we’ve […]

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Property

Just Listed: Designer Tudor in Chestnut Hill

Today is a good day, both for you, the house-hunter, and for me, the guy who writes about houses worth hunting. It’s a good day […]

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City Life

Mail Delivery Is Seriously Screwed Up During the Coronavirus Crisis

A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Mail Delivery Is Seriously Screwed Up During the Coronavirus Crisis Every few days, I get a call from my […]

City Life

Gig Workers Were Supposed to Get Unemployment Benefits. They Haven’t Received Any Yet.

It is a not-very-well kept secret that the gig economy exploits workers. Companies like Lyft, Uber, DoorDash and Instacart are all valued at billions of […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

The Curtis Atrium Temporarily Waives Its Wedding Venue Fee for Front Line Workers

Here’s some good news: The Curtis Atrium is now one of the locations waiving its wedding venue rental fee (valued from $3,500 to $5,500) as […]

Be Well Philly

This Philly-Area Yoga Teacher Is Juggling Virtual Workouts and Her Kids’ Education

Welcome to Sweat Diaries, Be Well Philly’s look at the time, energy, and money people invest in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle in Philly. For […]

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Property

Just Listed: Renewed Contemporary in Villanova

Like 1970s subways do in the public-works realm, 1970s contemporary houses occupy an odd space on the spectrum of American domestic architecture. Some of them […]

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City Life

Mayor Kenney to Philly: “Just Put On the Damn Mask”

A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Mayor Kenney Has Had Enough of the Unmasked We’ve all seen them. They are sitting in the parks. You […]

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Property

How Senior Living Communities Are Coping With COVID

As anyone who hasn’t lived under a rock since mid-March should know by now, adults 60 and over face a greater risk of not making […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

Coronavirus Front Line Workers Could Win a Wedding Package From Four Philly Vendors

Magic happens when communities come together to support one another. Nowhere is this more evident than the Philadelphia wedding industry in the wake of coronavirus. […]

NextHealth PHL

Philly Researchers Are Speeding Up the Clinical Research Process With Coronavirus Trials

Over the past month, researchers in hospitals across Philadelphia have launched as many as 30 clinical trials all aimed at finding cures for COVID-19. It’s […]

Foobooz

Where We’re Eating Right Now: Takeout and Delivery Pasta in Philly

Things are weird right now. We get that. But since no one can be expected to cook every meal at home during this emergency, we’ve […]

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Property

Just Listed: Rehabbed Rowhouse in Girard Estate

Something every Philadelphia rowhouse-hunter faces at some point in their search for the ideal domicile is this: A rowhouse built sometime between the two World […]

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City Life

Philly Coronavirus News: Philadelphia Police to Start, You Know, Arresting People Again

A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Philly Police to Start, You Know, Arresting People Again There was a real “things that make you go hmm” […]

Foobooz

Would You Pay This Much for Dinner If It Meant Your Server Got Health Insurance?

So much of what plagues the restaurant industry — the non-livable wages, the shady business practices, the exploitation of workers — is built right into […]