Four ShopRite stores in the Philadelphia area will be the first in Pennsylvania where customers can use high-tech shopping carts that keep running totals of their groceries and unlock rewards. …
June 2025
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Food & Restaurants
Eagles center Landon Dickerson will guest bartend in Montgomery County next month
by myphillyconnection 69 viewsLandon Dickerson will take his talents behind the bar for a fundraiser benefitting first responders. The Eagles center, who demonstrated his shotgunning skills during the Birds' Super Bowl victory tour, …
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Food & Restaurants
High egg prices have made brunch items more expensive at Philly restaurants
by myphillyconnection 49 viewsConsumers have felt the impact of soaring egg prices at the grocery store, with the average carton costing nearly $6. But over the past month, restaurants in Philadelphia have gone …
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Food & Restaurants
To win free wings at Lion Sports Bar, predict Bryce Harper’s exact batting average and home runs this year
by myphillyconnection 53 viewsA new sports bar in Chinatown is offering customers free wings — but only if they can correctly guess Bryce Harper's stats for this upcoming Phillies season. The contest is …
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Food & Restaurants
Parks on Tap returns with longer tour of Philly, starting April 9
by myphillyconnection 61 viewsParks on Tap, the popular annual traveling beer garden now in its eighth year, begins its most expansive tour of the city, yet, starting later this month and continuing until …
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Food & Restaurants
Honeygrow begins selling its sauces in stores and online
by myphillyconnection 64 viewsHoneygrow has bottled four of its signature sauces so customers across the country can re-create the fast-casual restaurant's stir-fry offerings at home. The Philadelphia-based chain is selling 8-ounce bottles of …
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Food & Restaurants
Movie on love story of Hershey Company founder and his wife to begin filming in Pa. next month
by myphillyconnection 66 viewsA movie chronicling the sweet love story between Hershey Company founder Milton Hershey and his wife, Catherine ("Kitty"), will begin filming across Pennsylvania in May. The film, called "Hershey," will …
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Food & Restaurants
Philly’s rooftop and outdoor bars are reopening. Here’s when they return
by myphillyconnection 58 viewsStep into the sunshine this spring at one of Philadelphia's pop-up outdoor bars, which are in the midst of making their seasonal debuts. A few have already made their grand …
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Technology
Franklin Institute debuts $8.5 million exhibit on human body, featuring the return of the Giant Heart
by myphillyconnection 143 viewsThe Franklin Institute is demystifying the organs and vessels that make our bodies tick with an $8.5 million exhibit opening Saturday. The "Body Odyssey" features interactive stations that invite kids …
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Technology
Video game lets players explore LOVE Park and virtually travel to Ireland using Portal
by myphillyconnection 53 viewsA little more than a month has passed since Philly's Portal art installation debuted at LOVE Park, connecting visitors via livestream to identical sculptures in Ireland, Poland and Lithuania. The …