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6 Iconic Foods You Can Only Truly Appreciate in Philadelphia

Philadelphia food has strong opinions built into it. Everyone has a favorite counter, a rule about toppings, and a story about a line. These six stops come up again and again in local roundups, Google reviews, and Reddit threads. Each one comes with the order people recommend most. Angelo’s Pizzeria...

Philadelphia, PA · 10h

fastfoodclub.com

Hidden Inside Philadelphia’s SEPTA Building, This Unassuming Pennsylvania Deli Serves Generous Pastrami On Rye

Plenty of people pass through the SEPTA headquarters in Center City Philadelphia for one thing only, a transit pass. Some of them leave with a pass and a sandwich, and the sandwich is the part they talk about later. Tucked inside that busy building is a small family-run deli that...

Philadelphia, PA · 6h

myspiritnews.com

Local park named to honor neighborhood man who helps people, fights causes

Tyrone “Cakes” Sims didn’t see that naming a local park in his Cobbs Creek neighborhood in West Philadelphia was in his future. His life journey took him from gang membership to assisting schoolteachers as a non-teaching assistant (NTA) to establishing community programs to working for state elected officials.

phillyvoice.com

30th Street Station's South Concourse reopens as Amtrak readies to unveil new food and retail options

Travelers at 30th Street Station now have access to some of the renovated areas that Amtrak has been working on as part of its $550 million project. The station's South Concourse, which houses the former dining area and public restrooms, reopened this week with several new seating areas that include outlets to charge devices. The upgraded bathrooms are also open and the station's new food and retail options are set to debut in phases over the coming months, officials said.

fastfoodclub.com

Pull Up A Patio Seat On The Delaware River For Crab Cakes At This Pennsylvania Local Favorite

Some of the best tables in Philadelphia have nothing to do with Center City. Head to the far northeast corner of the city, where the Delaware River runs wide and slow, and you will find a patio that locals have been claiming for decades. One longtime regular has been coming...

crossingbroad.com

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Some Thoughts on Villanova Beating La Salle Inside of a Not-Full Finneran Pavilion

Nova beat La Salle 80 to 59 on Tuesday night at the Pavilion. The game was closer than the final score indicates. La Salle was down five at halftime and did a nice job hanging in there despite foul trouble keeping both Anthony Finkley and Rob Dockery off the floor. Nova didn’t play their best game, but had an eight-point lead with eight minutes remaining before they blew it open and went on a big run to cover the -20.5 spread.

Villanova, PA · 2d

KYW News Radio

Ban on kratom sales takes effect in Philadelphia

A ban on the sale of all products containing kratom took effect in Philadelphia Thursday. The ban was passed by Philadelphia City Council in June.

Triangle

Protestors clash at Rittenhouse Square following planned boycott

A “Boycott Ride” against several local businesses took place on Sunday, Nov. 8, and was met by a large opposition of counter-protesters at Rittenhouse Square. The bike ride was organized by several local groups but led by Philly Bike On Your Left, who announced the ride on Oct. 30 with the aim of protesting “Zionist establishments.” Palestinian and Israeli flags flooded the sea of people while heated exchanges led to yelling and scattered physical altercations.

Philadelphia, PA · 9h

hoodline.com

Fairhill Breaks Ground On 40 Affordable Homes Named For Beloved Community Leader

513-533 W. Cumberland St. — Approximate Site of Nayda Cintron Apartments. Officials broke ground Tuesday on the Nayda Cintron Apartments, a 40-home affordable housing development rising on a cluster of vacant lots in Fairhill, North Philadelphia. The project will bring three buildings to 513-533 W. Cumberland St., with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes designed to serve lower-income families in a neighborhood where housing costs have climbed sharply over the past decade.

unearththevoyage.com

This Philadelphia Food Truck Brings Creative Dumplings and Rolls to the Street Food Scene

A Philadelphia food truck is putting mac and five cheeses inside egg rolls, turning cheeseburgers into wontons, and giving the city’s famous cheesesteak a spring roll makeover. DumpNRoll takes familiar comfort foods and serves them in ways you probably haven’t tried before. The menu goes beyond the unusual...

Triangle

Mi Casa: Tex-Mex eatery lets down University City

Price Range: $20-30 Overall Score: ▲▲◭△△ Fine. Perfectly average. Mi Casa, a new Tex-Mex restaurant, recently opened next to the Starbucks on campus, bringing a fresh dining option to the area. After its grand opening last week, the restaurant has already begun drawing students in with its free appetizer happy hour promotion.

Philadelphia, PA · 9h

hallmonitor.org

Philly’s Anti-Zionist Bike Boycott Deeply Misguided

Philly’s bike protest against allegedly Zionist restaurants in Rittenhouse Square was ridiculously misguided at best; at worst it was horribly antisemitic. Scheduled for the eve of the 88th anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnachtof pogrom, it was worse than a case of bad timing, says Hall Monitor reporter Lance Haver. It lacked any kind of understanding that not all Jews support Israel’s genocide, and not all Zionists are Jewish.

Philadelphia, PA · 22h

Vox

Philly fixed a melted interstate in 12 days. Why does everything else take so long?

On an early Sunday morning in June 2023, a tanker truck filled with gasoline skidded on an exit ramp, tumbled over, and burst into flames just below one of the nation’s busiest interstates. The inferno that followed immediately severed miles of the East Coast’s most important artery, choking off a route used by countless cars and trucks.

philadelphia.today

This Philadelphia Program Has Helped 1,000 Local Homeowners Complete Their Wills

The Will Power Program was launched in 2022 to provide free real estate planning to Philadelphia’s low-income homeowners. Three years later and the program has just helped its 1,000th Philadelphia homeowner with their will and other related legal documents, writes Aaron Moselle for WHYY. Debby Freedman, executive director of...

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South Philly Review

Christmas Village in Philadelphia 2026: Dates, Vendors & What to Know

Christmas Village in Philadelphia is a free German-style Christmas market that fills LOVE Park and the City Hall courtyard every holiday season. The 2026 market runs November 21 to December 27, open noon to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and noon to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with 120+ wooden booths selling ornaments, bratwurst, raclette and Glühwein, the hot mulled wine.

fox29.com

Where to order Thanksgiving dinner takeout, hot delivery and desserts around the Philadelphia region

PHILADELPHIA - Hosting Thanksgiving does not have to mean waking up at dawn to wrestle a 20-pound bird or spending the holiday scrubbing roasting pans. Kitchens across Philadelphia, South Jersey, the Main Line and Delaware are offering takeout and delivery packages designed to eliminate kitchen stress. Whether you want a...

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South Philly Review

Best Bagels in Philadelphia: Where to Find a Real One

The best bagels in Philadelphia come from Bart’s Bagels, where the dough is slowly fermented, kettle-boiled, and baked on burlap boards, and the pastrami is smoked in-house. Bart’s second shop is in South Philly, at 769 S. 10th St. in Bella Vista. On East Passyunk Avenue, the pick is Vanilya Bakery at 1611 E. Passyunk Ave., on the same block as the Singing Fountain.

Philadelphia, PA · 14h

CBS Philadelphia

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Chance of wintry weather in Philadelphia region Friday | NEXT Weather

A strong area of low pressure has moved to the east, and now cooler air is beginning to spill in behind it.

Philadelphia, PA · 18h

6abc Action News

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Teachers union proposes alternative to closing 17 Philadelphia schools

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is urging the School District of Philadelphia and the school board to reconsider plans to close 17 schools.