Food & Drink
Parks on Tap returns to Philly parks for the summer season
Parks on Tap, a series of pop-up beer gardens that go across the city, is back this summer. Part of the sales benefit city parks.
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The obstacle race and food fest is about as Philly as it gets.
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Northern Liberties Night Market returns for first-ever spring edition
After a damp test launch in the fall, the spring edition will bring 50 food trucks, food tents, and vendors back to Northern Liberties.
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Arctic Splash will reportedly no longer come in cartons, disrupting a Fishtown tradition
An iconic symbol of Fishtown will soon disappear, and you probably can’t blame gentrification for this one: Arctic Splash will no longer come in cartons.
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Highlights in and around Philly this weekend include Interpol at the Met, Philly film fest, and a quirky car race and street fest in Kensington.
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Owners of The Original Tony Luke’s cheesesteak shop plead guilty to tax fraud
Prosecutors say the cheesesteak shop owners bilked the IRS out of between $550,000 and $1.5 million.
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End of an era as Dock Street Brewing closes in West Philly after 15 years
The city’s first post-Prohibition independent beer maker will keep its South Philly location open — and something new will replace it on Baltimore Avenue.
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Wilmington flowers, Lucius, Mother’s Day, Philly Tech Week in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
Mother’s Day is celebrated with concerts, festivals and more. Or, bring mom to the summer re-opening of the attractions at Penn’s Landing.
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Listen 4:40Philly is revising the surprise streetery rules that were a ‘gut punch’ for outdoor dining
The new regulations, which are said to take restaurants’ feedback into account, could go into effect as soon as May 12.
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More than 120,000 pounds of ground beef is recalled over possible E. coli concerns
Regulators discovered during routine testing that certain products from Swedesboro, N.J.-based Lakeside Refrigerated Services may be contaminated with E. coli O103.
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Why Philadelphia soft pretzels are better than the rest
The shape results in a unique texture and flavor.
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A community of seed savers has a recipe to revive rare varieties of collard greens
Collards were once as diverse as the Southern families they fed, but countless varieties have vanished. The race is on to preserve and propagate.
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South Street Spring Festival returns to Philly May 7
South Street will be packed with outdoor dining, retail, and entertainment.
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Want that margarita to go? Many states are permanently allowing carryout cocktails
At the height of the pandemic, 39 states allowed cocktails-to-go — at least in the short term. Iowa was first to make the change permanent in 2020.
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This weekend, concerts in the tri-state include a Prince tribute, Johnathan Blake, and The Dead Milkmen, and food festivals in South Philly and Manayunk.
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