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Upgrade your kitchen game: Family-owned since 1906 in the Italian Market, Fante's Kitchen Shop is the Philly cook's playground for cookware, bakeware, pasta machines and cutters, pizzelle, cannoli gear, espresso makers, and every gadget you swore you didn’t need.
Need a purr break?: Le Cat Cafe is the cat hangout where you can book time with adoptable felines, unwind with friends, and maybe meet your future roommate.
Philly cats need you: Purr Cat Cafe rescues, rehabs, and rehomes the city’s most overlooked felines, runs Trap-Neuter-Respond (TNR) initiatives, and keeps a sanctuary for the toughest cases.
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The five stories Philadelphia readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, known as POST, will open more than 150 artist studios and creative spaces across the city for free on Oct.
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6abc meteorologist Cecily Tynan has announced her retirement from the station in Philadelphia, ending a three-decade career that saw her as one of Philadelphia's most-watched personalities.
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Philadelphia has been ranked No. 4 in the 2026 Asthma Capitals report by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
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The weekend includes Labor Day, Teddy Bear Picnic and Dollar Stroll in Philadelphia.
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The 42nd Fall for the Arts Festival will take place on Sunday, Sept.
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