May 7, 2024
Business
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Kristin Hunt
Panera will be phasing out its "charged" lemonades, which has caused multiple wrongful death lawsuits. The family of 21-year-old Penn student Sarah Katz sued the restaurant chain in 2023, linking the beverages to her fatal heart attack.
May 6, 2024
Investigations
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Kristin Hunt
Thieves stole $300,000 worth of designer handbags from Queen May Jewelry in Cape May early Sunday morning. The Jersey Shore jeweler posted surveillance video of the break-in and a list of stolen merchandise, which includes vintage Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci and Christian Dior.
May 6, 2024
Food & Drink
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Kristin Hunt
Oyster farmers will serve their best shellfish at Shuckfest on Sunday, June 2. The seafood festival returns to Liberty Point with a dozen New Jersey farms. Tickets are $80.
May 3, 2024
Food & Drink
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Kristin Hunt
The Eagles have released their own tequilas as part of their Bird Gang Spirits brand with BOTLD. The liquor store partnered with the football team to release a bourbon and a vodka in October 2023.
May 3, 2024
Festivals
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Kristin Hunt
The Made on American Street Festival returns to Olde Kensington on May 18. Brewers including Wissahickon Brewing Company, Dock Street and Punch Buggy will offer unlimited samples to general admission ticket holders.
May 2, 2024
Courts
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Kristin Hunt
Insight Global, the Atlanta firm that performed COVID contact tracing for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, will pay $2.7 million to settle allegations that it failed to secure personal information. The federal suit was brought by a whistleblower.
May 1, 2024
Business
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Kristin Hunt
The latest State of Center City report shows that retail occupancy has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and neighborhood restaurants have more outdoor seats than they did in 2019.
May 1, 2024
Weekend
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Kristin Hunt
The Broad Street Run and Southeast Asian Market return to Philly for another year this weekend. In honor of Star Wars Day, the Lincoln Mill Haunted House will offer specially themed spooks. Anakin also will sign autographs at Fan Expo Philadelphia.
May 1, 2024
Arts & Culture
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Kristin Hunt
The Franklin Institute's giant heart is closing on May 6, bit it will be a centerpiece of a new exhibit on the human body, set to open in November. The shuttering is part of a years-long reorganization, which began with the 'Wondrous Space' collection.
April 29, 2024
Music
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Kristin Hunt
Radio station WXPN's new contest challenges bands and musicians to create a song in 24 hours based on a prompt. The winner of the contest will get studio time, an honorarium and a slot in the XPoNential Music Festival in September.