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A chef who made her name serving pasta out of her own kitchen will soon open her first restaurant in Philadelphia. Liz Grothe gained fame in foodie circles for Couch…

Center City shoppers apparently have an appetite for snickerdoodles. The Center City District released its latest data on local retail Tuesday, dubbing 2024 the "year of the cookie," due to…

The Finnish Long Drink is now available to purchase in Pennsylvania, the home state of the canned cocktail brand's famous co-owner Miles Teller. Made with gin and a variety of…

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, McLean County, Illinois, was known mostly as the home of State Farm Insurance in Bloomington and Illinois State University in Normal. Now, the area illustrates a…

A new restaurant serving elevated Mexican-inspired cuisine will open next year at the Fishtown-Kensington border. Amá, located at 101 West Oxford Street on the corner of Front and Oxford Streets,…

Ensemble Arts has welcomed a new production to the Kimmel Center: Curtain Call, a cafe and cocktail bar that's now open to the general public. The lounge is located in…

Starbucks has adopted a new policy that requires people to be paying customers to spend time at the coffee chain's cafes and to use its restrooms. The policy reverses the…

Two Tyson Foods plants in North Philadelphia that produce cheesesteak meat will close in the next two months, prompting layoffs for more than 200 workers. The Original Philly Raw Plant…

Five Below's flagship store in Center City has been ordered to cease operations after four consecutive failed inspections this year. The Philadelphia health department shut down the 1529 Chestnut St.…