Philadelphia’s new version of street sweeping is…dusty

Watch a demo of the backpack leaf blowers that will scatter debris — so drivers don't have to move their cars.

Grand opening for The Hamilton, a new mixed-used residential tower across from CCP, is set for Feb. 28

Neighborhoods

Since its $7.2 million overhaul last year, Logan Library has ditched the quiet rule and made itself a welcoming hub for neighborhood teens

Friendly contracts and no gimmicks: How City Fitness landed at the top of Philly’s gym scene

The local chain will open its sixth location in Center City this fall.

Philly’s Embassy Suites has locked its signature balconies

Staffers say the move is to prevent suicide jumpers.

Latino hip-hop phenom Pitbull will headline Wawa Welcome America on July 4 in Philly

Mr. 305 is coming to the 215 on the 4th of July. Dale!

Neighborhoods

Philly’s forgotten middle: Places like West Oak Lane, Tacony endangered

Expert says 'we're watching neighborhoods decline because we're not paying attention.'

Philly’s Black Music History Map, Year 2: What’d we miss last time?

Let's find out.

From City Hall to Eakins Oval, the Ben Franklin Parkway was packed for the Philly Women’s March

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Election 2017

16 best signs from the Philly Women’s March

The post-inaugural event was held in solidarity with the march in DC — and hundreds of others across the world.

So cold last night even the dinosaurs outside the Academy of Natural Sciences bundled up

When your winter scarf is also a fashion statement

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New Philly food and drink

This Logan Square bar might have the best new burger in Philadelphia

The meal at James is not cheap — but this is Center City, at the foot of Comcast II.

Welcome America? Meh. Made in America will redeem summer on the Parkway

A group of five newcomers joins established stars at Jay Z's Labor Day weekend festival in Philly.

The great Philly roofdeck boom: What’s open now, what’s coming soon

Compared to its peers, Philadelphia is a rooftop bar wasteland — but that may be about to change.