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Jimmies vs. Sprinkles: Why Philly fights over what we call an ice …
WEBMar 20, 2017 · Based on an informal telephone survey, Billy Penn found that sprinkles is the most common word on menus in ice cream stores all over the city. That’s predictable for national chains like Haagen ...
10 things to know about Zahav, named best restaurant in America
WEBUpdated 8:35 a.m. You can now sing it loud and proud, Philadelphia: Zahav is the best restaurant in the entire country. The accolade — which many who’ve dined there already believed — was ...
Wawa's new branding replaces 'plain and beige' with bright, …
WEBSep 20, 2020 · Wawa coffee cups, which have gone through many iterations over the company’s 56 years in business, are now solid red with white lettering and goose silhouette. That design replaced a very ...
William Penn's plan: How Philly became a model for American cities
WEBOct 27, 2019 · The city's nearly-perfect street grid dotted by parks became a model for the rest of America.
SEPTA is testing out a new name for its rail network: the Metro
WEBSep 7, 2021 · The potential rebrand is part of a $40 million effort to make the public transit system easier for new riders.
'Nothing left uncarved': A guide to the 250 sculptures on …
WEBJun 14, 2021 · Hundreds of figures, creatures, and symbols adorn the sides of the largest municipal building in the country.
Philly film office to get funding restored after a year with zero city ...
WEBNov 18, 2021 · After a year of salary cuts and pleas to elected officials, the Greater Philadelphia Film Office is no longer the only film commission in a major U.S. city without government funding.
Pennhurst, a real-life horror story that changed disability law
WEBJul 14, 2023 · The real-life horror story of Pennhurst, an asylum so terrible it forced changes in disability law When it comes to the treatment of Americans with intellectual disabilities, one Chester County ...
What happened to all the spotted lanternflies? The Philly insect ...
WEBAug 23, 2021 · There are fewer spotted lanternflies hopping around the Philadelphia region this year, experts confirmed. Teams from the USDA and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture tasked with treating and ...
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