Philly food and drink scene

Philly’s only lesbian bar is shutting down, adding to a somber nationwide trend

Bars catering to queer women, like the Gayborhood’s Toasted Walnut, are disappearing across the U.S.

Someone tore down the new tribute to LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez within 48 hours

The building owner said they expected the artwork to remain up until at least the end of the month.

Down the block from the whitewashed mural, a colorful new Gloria Casarez tribute

Queer artist Tiff Urquhart eased her pain by installing a wheatpaste of the LGBTQ icon.

The unexpectedly short history of the Gloria Casarez mural, whitewashed from the Gayborhood

Developers have apologized for painting over the image of the groundbreaking LGBTQ activist.

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Secret Philly: When Rittenhouse Square was the city’s Gayborhood

In the ‘50s and ‘60s, men who hung out south of the park were known as the “Spruce Street boys.”

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Secret Philly: Inside one of the nation’s largest collections of LGBTQ history

Thanks to a $300k grant, the archives housed at William Way are finally getting proper treatment.

The rainbow crosswalks at 13th and Locust are fading fast. Officials aren’t sure whether they’ll get redone any time soon — a question that has been unanswered since last summer

Now through the Super Bowl, donate a coat or jacket at Shibe Sports, get 40 percent off Eagles gear

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Yesterday Philly unveiled Edie Windsor Way — the new name of 13th Street between Walnut and Locust, honoring an icon of LGBTQ equality who died last year

More Than Just Ice Cream will be replaced by Winkel, a Dutch-inspired breakfast-and-lunch spot from Joncarl Lachman of Noord

More Than Just Ice Cream will close Sept. 27 after feeding the Gayborhood for 43 years

‘World Champions’ mural rising at Juniper and Sansom

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An official Eagles victory mural will soar over Broad Street

Painted by Meg Saligman, it'll be on the side of the Hale Building at Juniper and Sansom.

243 S. Camac has been a gay bar since the 1920s

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The duo behind Lolita, Barbuzzo and tons of other 13th Street spots are opening on East Passyunk — and having a baby

Philly protesters confront and throw things at conservative activists outside Green Eggs Cafe

Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk were in town for a meeting of the pro-Trump Turning Point USA.

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New Center City BBQ spot Tradesman will have OUTDOOR BAR STOOLS

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The Gayborhood’s rainbow crosswalks are fading away. Making them permanent would cost around $30,000.

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Popular Gayborhood sports bar Tabu is moving to the current location of iCandy — the bar whose owner was caught on video using the N-word to describe customers

The explosion of color at 13th and Locust (photographed by a Russian travel blogger, apparently)