RECAP: Looking back on the week that was

Philly restaurateurs make case for improving streeteries process

Restaurant owners, industry advocates, and city officials offered ideas on how the often cumbersome and frustrating process for approving and licensing of streeteries can be made better.

Is Philly’s Parks and Rec budget growing? It’s complicated.

While Mayor Parker’s budget seems flat for Parks and Rec, increased spending in other areas could actually mean more money for parks. Several councilmembers agree on the need to boost Parks & Rec spending and will likely push for that to be a priority in final budget negotiations.

Monday’s eclipse viewing underwhelmed some, especially at the zoo

Citizen scientists at the Philadelphia Zoo found the natural world largely unmoved by the celestial display.

The culmination of a young chef’s dream

After almost a decade on the local restaurant scene, Albert Murraku has launched his first bistro. With made-from-scratch pastas, La Sera Italiana was inspired by Murraku’s upbringing in Albania and his mother’s Italian-influenced home cooking.