
Posts tagged with University City


Housing activists set up new West Philly encampment, with over a dozen tents and a new slogan: ‘We ain’t going nowhere’

Penn protest supporting Mackenzie Fierceton draws crowds demanding an apology and better student protections
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McDonald’s are closing across Philly’s downtown, but the one in University City could make a return

Students at Penn and Princeton are horrified over mistreatment of MOVE children’s remains

5 places to soak up sun in Philadelphia

Free Library installs plexiglass after branch workers push for more COVID protections

4 years, 1,400 t-shirts and one message: Trump sucks

Why is I-76 lane closed through 2020? To reduce flood danger

University City has 5 overlapping police patrols, so Black students and neighbors walk cautiously

Former Penn Book Center closes for good, coronavirus ends 60-year run in West Philly

500 scoops of cool, sweet water ice cheer hospital workers at Penn

Penn Medicine’s new $1.5 billion tower is ready to accept patients

Giant, Aldi, another Trader Joe’s? All the new supermarkets planned for Philly this year

Penn Book Center has a new name: People’s Books & Culture

Where to shop local in Philly on Small Business Saturday

12 fantastic holiday markets where you can shop local in Philly

Philly has more restaurants per capita than New York City

Is the best fried chicken brunch in Philly at a dance club?
