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Philly Shows Off Their Wine and Cheese

Like spaghetti & meatballs and peanut butter & jelly, one of history’s greatest pairings is the always-compatible wine and cheese. Philly’s showcase of the dynamic […]

City Life

What Happened at Day One of the Casino Hearings

Yesterday, during the first day of public hearings over Philadelphia’s second gaming license each of the six applicants appeared to have brought along their own […]

Foobooz

Tuesday is All-You-Can-Eat Snow Crabs at the Field House

Snow crabs tend to be weirdly addicting. You crack one open, suck it down, and sooner or later you’re ten deep, you’re covered in crab […]

City Life

Philadelphia Marathon Breaks Thanksgiving Tradition, Moves Date

The Inquirer reports that the Philadelphia Marathon is moving from Nov. 24 to Nov. 17, in order to accommodate the U.S. Green Building Council’s 2013 […]

The Scene

Black-Tie Tailgate for 2013 Philadelphia Auto Show

The Black-Tie Tailgate Preview Gala of the 2013 Philadelphia Auto Show was held Friday; benefitted the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Children’s […]

City Life

Convention Center Lost $15 Million Show Over Electric Screwdrivers

Philadelphia is a maddening place. And nowhere are things more maddening than at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Foobooz

Field House Reopening This Weekend with Andrew Brown in the Kitchen

We’ve long wished that the Field House next to Reading Terminal Market was the big mega-sized sports bar that we could recommend to tourists and […]

City Life

Romney Gets Chester County Sheriff to Slam Obama at Love Park

Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh and Deputy Chairwoman of the state Republican Party Renee Amoore launched a preemptive verbal attack on President Barack Obama […]

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DiNic’s Up for Best Sandwich in America

Adam Richman of Travel Channel’s Man Vs Food is searching the nation to find the absolute best sandwich. Of course our own DiNic’s, of Reading […]

City Life

Escape to Hawaii at the Philly Flower Show

Walking through the entrance, you are immediately confronted by a large structure that juts overhead. With flower-filled lattices and white, undulating screens that capture projections […]

The Scene

HughE Dillon: Flower Show Preview Party

Nearly 1,000 notables, dignitaries and socialites enjoyed the tropical paradise that is the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention […]

Foobooz

Bigger DiNic’s Opens Today

Today is DiNic’s first day in its new Reading Terminal Market stall. The new location at the former Harry Ochs spot off the center court […]

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Sammy Chon’s Opens Korean Restaurant in Chinatown

The latest Sammy Chon’s KTown BBQ opened softly on New Year’s Eve in Chinatown. The Korean restaurant is the third Sammy Chon’s, the original is […]

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Stellar Noodles at Yummy Lan Zhou

Brian Freedman checks out Yummy Lan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House and finds that Chinatown has a new noodle house star. Noodles, however, are the expected star […]

City Life

Alleged Convention Center Corruption Is Typical Philly

Despite the spanking-new $786 million addition, some things at the Pennsylvania Convention Center never seem to change. If anything, they appear to be getting worse […]