Philadelphia restaurant openings: Tinsel pop-up bar returns; new details on Sugar Factory



A new vegan restaurant debuts in Fishtown, a national ice cream retailer sets the opening date for its first Philadelphia store, and other hospitality news.



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New Jersey's highways are the worst in America – and Pennsylvania's aren't much better, report finds



The Reason Foundation’s 26th annual highway report ranked New Jersey as having the worst-performing highway system in the United States. Pennsylvania’s roads weren’t much better, ranking No. 39. The combination of high spending, lots of congestion and poor pavement conditions led to New Jersey’s poor ranking.



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Lab Notes: WuXi opens $150M Navy Yard building; State College gene therapy firm relocating to KoP



This week’s life sciences industry news also includes a Devon company adding a patent tied to its lead new drug candidate.



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Philly youth aging out of foster care get some relief with housing aid



A local effort to combat homelessness in youth aging out of the foster care system includes 75 housing vouchers funded by the U.S. Department of Urban Development, city officials said on Tuesday.



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Veteran-owned Businesses in the Philadelphia Region



Veteran-owned Businesses in the Philadelphia Region ranked by total local employees.



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Philly's metered parking will no longer be free on Saturdays in December



The Philadelphia Parking Authority is ending its annual holiday practice of permitting free metered parking on Saturdays in December. The meter vacations were intended to make life easier for holiday shoppers, but in reality were “counterproductive,” city officials said. The practice resulted in more drivers circling their destinations for parking spaces.



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Philadelphia, Montco saw low numbers of investors buying homes in 3Q, bucking the national trend



Wall Street is buying up homes across the country, but it’s happening less in Philadelphia and Montgomery County than the rest of the nation.



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South Philly homicide in broad daylight is 500th of 2021, tying city's all-time record



Philadelphia recorded its 500th homicide of 2021 on Wednesday afternoon when a woman was gunned down in at 7th and Jackson Streets in South Philadelphia. The only other time Philadelphia had 500 homicide was in 1990.



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Dark nights and dark beers: Here's what's brewing in the Philadelphia area this winter



Long, cold, dark winter nights bring beers of the same disposition. Full-bodied stouts, porters and lagers are the beers of choice as the temperatures drop and holiday celebrations commence.



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Mayor Kenney calls on state lawmakers to allow Philly to pass firearm restrictions



Mayor Jim Kenney urged the Pennsylvania state legislature to allow Philadelphia to enact its own gun regulations as the city approached its 500th homicide of the year, a mark that will tie the record set in 1990. The city is barred from passing its own firearm restrictions by the state’s preemption laws, which were passed in the 1970s.



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