The Gritty Sandwich Showdown will determine which special represents the Flyers mascot best

City Tap House, Joe's Steaks and Mike's BBQ will compete for orange glory this weekend.

A rendering of the Philadelphia Holocaust Memorial Plaza.

The $9 million Holocaust memorial is about to open on the Parkway

At eight months from start to finish, it was one of the fastest construction projects in recent memory.

Philly Beer

The Emperor's New Jump Shot is a beer from Misconduct Tavern and Conshohocken Brewing

New Sixers beer is as clear as Philly’s path to a championship

Will "The Emperor's New Jump Shot" help Fultz get his game back?

Joe Hand Boxing Gym, the Northern Liberties spot where both Meek Mill and Mike Solomonov trained, is closed pending a move

The CTC lobby opens to the public on Thursday, Oct. 18

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Amtrak 188

Amtrak and NTSB are reportedly dragging their feet on evidence needed for the manslaughter trial against Amtrak 188 engineer Brandon Bostain

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‘Creed II’ — aka the next Rocky movie — arrives in theaters on Nov. 21

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Think you know this city well? Test your knowledge at Billy Penn's Philly Quizzo at the PHS uCity Square Pop Up. This is the final week for the garden, so there will be lots of awesome food and drink specials as they close out the season. All trivia questions will be related to Philadelphia:

Round 1: Past — our beloved city's history
Round 2: Present — what's going on today
Round 3: Future — things we have to look forward to
Round 4: Music — name that Philly tune

Where: PHS uCity Square Pop Up at 60 N. 36th St., 19104

When: October 18, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

How much: FREE

Find out more On Eventbrite

A new art installation at FDR Park will draw attention to the effects humans have on the natural landscape

Renters made up nearly half of Philly households in 2016, showing a 10-year jump higher than the national average

This woman’s hobby is training hawks how to hunt in Philly parks

Wawa’s got a new secret menu for Halloween

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When YouTube went down last night, Philly Police Twitter was ready with the jokes

Tweet from @PhillyPolice

Women made up 17% of executives on Philly public company boards last year, up one percentage point from 2016

Ben Simmons put in a good show and Embiid put up 23 points, but last night’s season opening loss proves Sixers-Celtics ‘isn’t a rivalry’ — at least not yet

A gradient of ceramics at the Shofuso Japanese House in Fairmount Park

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Election 2018

The League of Women Voters pulled out as cohost for the senatorial debate Saturday because Libertarian candidate Dale Kerns was not invited

Philly’s opioid crisis

Melania is coming to Philly on Wednesday as part of her #BeBest tour

The First Lady will visit Jefferson Hospital and discuss mothers with opioid use disorder.

Props to Insider Food for getting Jim’s grill guy to eat a Philly Taco on camera

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New Philly food and drink

Today is opening day for Stir, the Frank Gehry-designed restaurant at the Art Museum

A new ‘boardwalk’ trail opened next to the Water Works over the Schuylkill River

Jesmyn Ward’s novel ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ is the One Book, One Philadelphia selection for 2018

Farmers say Fair Food skipped out on thousands in unpaid bills

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The Gritty Sandwich Showdown will determine which special represents the Flyers mascot best

The Gritty Sandwich Showdown will determine which special represents the Flyers mascot best

The $9 million Holocaust memorial is about to open on the Parkway

New Sixers beer is as clear as Philly’s path to a championship

Joe Hand Boxing Gym, the Northern Liberties spot where both Meek Mill and Mike Solomonov trained, is closed pending a move

The CTC lobby opens to the public on Thursday, Oct. 18

Amtrak and NTSB are reportedly dragging their feet on evidence needed for the manslaughter trial against Amtrak 188 engineer Brandon Bostain

‘Creed II’ — aka the next Rocky movie — arrives in theaters on Nov. 21

Philly Quizzo: Join Billy Penn for a night of local trivia

A new art installation at FDR Park will draw attention to the effects humans have on the natural landscape

Renters made up nearly half of Philly households in 2016, showing a 10-year jump higher than the national average

This woman’s hobby is training hawks how to hunt in Philly parks

Wawa’s got a new secret menu for Halloween

When YouTube went down last night, Philly Police Twitter was ready with the jokes

Women made up 17% of executives on Philly public company boards last year, up one percentage point from 2016

Ben Simmons put in a good show and Embiid put up 23 points, but last night’s season opening loss proves Sixers-Celtics ‘isn’t a rivalry’ — at least not yet

A gradient of ceramics at the Shofuso Japanese House in Fairmount Park

A gradient of ceramics at the Shofuso Japanese House in Fairmount Park #billypenngram

The League of Women Voters pulled out as cohost for the senatorial debate Saturday because Libertarian candidate Dale Kerns was not invited

Melania is coming to Philly on Wednesday as part of her #BeBest tour

Props to Insider Food for getting Jim’s grill guy to eat a Philly Taco on camera

Today is opening day for Stir, the Frank Gehry-designed restaurant at the Art Museum

A new ‘boardwalk’ trail opened next to the Water Works over the Schuylkill River

Jesmyn Ward’s novel ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ is the One Book, One Philadelphia selection for 2018

Farmers say Fair Food skipped out on thousands in unpaid bills

Support local journalism today:

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A gradient of ceramics at the Shofuso Japanese House in Fairmount Park #billypenngram