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Peek inside Philly’s new Trader Joe’s, coming soon to Broad and Arch
It'll be the supermarket chain's second location in Center City.
Philly has more restaurants per capita than New York City
For the first time, Philadelphia has an official count of how many places you can go out to eat.
Public toilets and sinks are installed in Kensington — and were vandalized on the first day
The mobile trailers, part of an effort to combat hepatitis A, are locked up overnight.
Historic Philly Underground Railroad stop that freed 9,000 slaves is saved from brink of collapse
The Robert Purvis House is being repaired despite the property owner’s inaction.
The Rail Park entrance was smashed up by a car after a seizure, officials say
The stairway near 11th and Callowhill is out of commission.
Homeowners are on the hook to fix Philly’s ‘disintegrating’ sidewalks
The city, which is being sued by disability advocates, doesn’t track requests for repairs.
No more Kensington kayaking: ‘Pop-up’ pool locked behind safety fences
After reading our story, the developer was spurred to action.