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With a summer tour and a highly anticipated new album on the horizon, the rising rapper is prepared to dominate the charts.

Philadelphia will host its annual Easter Promenade and several egg hunts this holiday weekend. From Friday, April 7 through Sunday, April 9, residents also can score dinner deals through Dine Latino Restaurant Week, shop a new flea market at Gault & Co. Malt House or see 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill' at the Philadelphia Theatre Company.

Old City Fest will return on Sunday, Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Check out tons of food and drink options, shop from local retailers on Wedding Row, listen to dueling piano bands at The Bourse, and try signature sips from City Winery at its outdoor wine garden.

Though the traditional wedding season is nearly over, Old City is promoting its wedding services with an inaugural "Wedding Stroll" from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3.

Summer is almost here. Though Philadelphia has been celebrating the return of warm weather all season long with outdoor food festivals, parties and spring specials at restaurants and bars throughout the city, the summer brings with it an expansive lineup of outdoor street fairs and cultural celebrations under the sun.

Here are five of the best lumberjack-inspired adventures. The list includes axe-throwing bars, wood chopping competitions, international gatherings - and more.

My husband Cy and I never miss the Health Code Violations blurbs in the Washington Post every Thursday.  While it seems a bit ghoulish, they shine a light on how local government functions.  Admittedly, it’s not nice to read that a favorite restaurant or grocery store had a rodent or insect infestation.  But some entries are for alcohol-related violations, and the citations and fines are issued by the city’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulatory Administration, or ABRA, which also regulates Fir...