Year after year, Mary Bucklew strategized with a nurse practitioner about losing weight. "We tried exercise," like walking 35 minutes a day, she recalled. "And 39,000 different diets." But 5 …
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When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5 that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents …
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Potential measles exposures occurred at Philadelphia International Airport and 30th Street Station earlier this month, city health officials warned Monday. A person with measles passed through those locations Wednesday, Jan. …
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More people are surviving cancer than ever before, new data from the American Cancer Society shows. Seventy percent of people diagnosed with cancer now live at least another five years, …
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Victory Brewing Co. is toasting the nation's milestone birthday with a limited-edition ale. The semiquincentennial beer is a collaboration between the Downingtown brewery and Visit Philadelphia, who also worked with …
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A Northern Liberties bar is marking Valentine’s season with a themed pop-up tucked behind a soda machine. Cupid’s Nest has taken over Newsroom Philly on Germantown Avenue, transforming the space …
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The Pennsylvania Senate approved a state budget and a transportation plan Tuesday, but the proposal has received pushback from Democrats as it moves to the …
Markets Spring Spring in Center City will get a local flair when the Made in Philadelphia Spring Market returns to Dilworth Park for a three-day …
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Tyson Foerster gave a little shrug and a laugh in the celebration behind the net. He probably didn't have his second goal in a matter …
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Philadelphia Flyers
The Flyers continue as shootout kings. Could that lead Trevor Zegras to the Olympics, too?
The Flyers sprinted, stumbled, and then rode the shootout to another win. Trevor Zegras, who had already scored on a slick power-play goal in the …
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Center City-based Stream TV Networks, creator of Ultra-D technology, has announced a partnership with Chinese television maker Skyworth, the seventh-largest TV maker in the world. …
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With Philly's first inclusion in the Michelin Guide, the international culinary authority has weighed in on the best cheesesteak in the city. In addition to …
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Food & Restaurants
Pot Heads, a Bucks County coffee shop known for its skeleton decor, expands to Jenkintown
Friendly skeletons greet the customers at Pot Heads, the coffee shop located off Route 13 in Bensalem. Sometimes they sport Santa hats or bunny ears. …
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If you're in need of a Plan B this Thanksgiving or can't get anyone to host your annual Friendsgiving dinner, these restaurants have you covered. …
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I'm eating Dawn the Yorkshire pig and she's quite tasty. But don't worry. She's doing perfectly fine, traipsing around a sanctuary in upstate New York. …
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America’s rye whiskey boom could help the climate – but whiskey alone isn’t enough
Farming in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, is tough. The 8,000-square-mile, high-altitude desert has one of the shortest growing seasons in the United States. It …
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Emmett, the Levantine restaurant that opened in Olde Kensington in January, made Esquire's annual list of the best new dining spots in the country. The …
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Emilie Dormer, a 30-year-old middle school English Teacher at North Penn School District, never thought an Instagram account where she reviews hot dogs could help …
