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Connoisseur: Wendell Holland’s Favorite Things
That’s right: West Philly resident Wendell Holland is a Penn Law grad, founder of furniture company Beve Unlimited, and the winner of last spring’s Survivor: […]
Penn Soon Won’t Let Sophomores Live Off Campus
The University of Pennsylvania will soon require undergraduate students to spend an extra year living on campus — and some students aren’t pleased. Currently, the university […]
Philly Managing Director Michael DiBerardinis Leaving for Gig at Penn
Philadelphia managing director Michael DiBerardinis will say goodbye to City Hall in January. DiBerardinis will leave his city oversight position to join the University of Pennsylvania […]
Jeb Bush to Teach in Special Role at Penn This Year
Don’t be surprised if you see Jeb Bush walking around Philadelphia this year. The former Florida governor, son of President George H. W. Bush, brother of President George […]
Stephen Fried on Our Other Big Ben
The Rundown Age: 60 CV, abridged: Editor in chief, Philadelphia (1999–2000); two-time National Magazine Award winner; lecturer, University of Pennsylvania; author of seven books. Latest […]
Do Yoga and Zumba at This Free West Philly Health Fair and Block Party
Some of us take our ability to go to the doctors whenever we need to for granted — and it’s easy to do that because when […]
Man Accused of Killing Penn Student Charged With Hate Crime
The 21-year-old California resident accused of killing and burying University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein in a California park in January has been charged with a hate […]
Want to Improve Philly’s Mental Health? Turn Vacant Lots Green, Study Says.
I’m not sure what it is about Philly’s vacant lots, but researchers sure do seem to have a thing for studying them. In February, a report […]
Penn to Offer Its First-Ever Online Master’s Program in Computer Science
The University of Pennsylvania is really jumping on board with the trend that’s putting more classes online, thereby introducing greater flexibility for a bigger, more […]
Luxe Bistro Louie Louie Is About to Open in University City
Louie Louie, the long-awaited concept from Fearless Restaurants, opens this week with lunch, dinner, and brunch at the Hilton Inn at Penn. The European-inspired bistro and bar, […]
Hill House Restoration Recognized with National Award
One of the most iconic buildings on Penn’s campus has been hiding in plain sight since 1960. That’s no longer the case now that it’s […]
Pa. Attorney General Wants to Reinstate Charges in Penn State Hazing Death
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has filed to appeal a district court ruling last month that dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against several former Penn State fraternity […]
A President’s House in Rittenhouse for $2.895M
Before the University of Pennsylvania turned Horace Trumbauer’s 1907 mansion for cigar baron Otto Eisenlohr back into a mansion in 1980, its presidents lived wherever they […]
Parents of Penn Suicide Victim Accuse University of Ignoring Pleas for Help
The parents of a University of Pennsylvania student who died by suicide in 2016 have sued the school, claiming it did not respond adequately to their […]
Penn’s New Food Hall: $10 Ice Cream and a Slice of Gentrification
The last place at the heart of Penn’s campus that unashamedly included the neighborhood is gone. The Moravian Food Court, once a lively social hub […]