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Author Kris Rhim ran track in Philly, just like the late Kristian Marche

Black teens in Philly should be worrying about getting into college. Instead, we worry about getting shot.

Kristian Marche’s death makes me wonder if the violence will ever end.

Billy Penn Events

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QUIZ: How well do you know Eagles pop culture?

We infused our monthly Quizzo night with Philly football trivia.

Coworking at Ela, a Queen Village restaurant, before it opens for dinner

We tried the startup that turns restaurants into coworking spaces

We were hungry the whole time, but overall, WEach Seats seems to work.

Rhys Hoskins walks his dog in Fishtown

And talks about how Philly became his new home.

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Outdoor seating, green space and a new two-story restaurant are coming to the 40th Street Trolley Portal next month

Attention Inquirer subscribers in Center City…

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What is the current year?

The 100 block of Mole Street is home to the last cluster of rowhouses in this part of Center City

Inside a former opioid user’s mission to help others seek treatment in Kensington

Meet Britt Carpenter of the Philly Unknown Project.

Zahav and Vedge are highlighted by Food & Wine as members of ‘The 40 Most Important Restaurants of the Past 40 Years’

PA Ballet’s newest member was one of just six dancers nationwide to win a Princess Grace Award — and she’s not even out of high school yet

A reflective summer morning in Center City

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The New Zealand Herald calls Philly ‘one of the most exciting culinary destinations in North America’

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An in-depth look at the aftermath of the massive Kensington scrapyard fire earlier this summer

Unusual Saturday activity: A pool party on a battleship (with free beer)

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Longtime City Hall staffer Linda Rios was killed in an apparent murder-suicide at her Holmesburg home

This year Philly teachers got a new handbook, made by students, that features a guide to local slang

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Doctor’s orders: Popular Fox morning host Alex Holley is taking a few weeks off for ‘vocal rest’

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Pennsylvania’s Catholic sexual abuse scandal, by the numbers

Cristina Martinez of South Philly Barbacoa stars in an episode of Full Frontal called ‘Undocumented Immigrants Make Your Food’

Attorney Jack O’Neill might run for City Council in 2019. This is the same guy who came in sixth out of seven candidates in the 2017 DA primary.

Up-close drone tour of the abandoned Philadelphia Electric Company

Warning: You might wanna mute the music.

BROKE in Philly

Project Home is investing in 18- to 23-year-olds — they say providing young people with supportive housing will help prevent chronic homelessness.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is investigating allegations that a former student at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary sexually harassed a freshman at the Wynnewood school years ago