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2 days ago | inquirer.com | Michael Klein

After 13 years on East Passyunk Avenue, chef Nicholas Elmi plans to close Laurel, his acclaimed restaurant, at the end of the year. Next stop: Center City. “South Philly has always been great to us, and we love being in South Philadelphia, but our lease is up and it’s time,” Elmi told The Inquirer. Elmi said he was narrowing his search for a new location — Rittenhouse is on the table — and hoped that the transition from 1617 E. Passyunk Ave. would be relatively seamless.

2 days ago | inquirer.com | Dan DeLuca

Bruce Springsteen writes a lot of songs. That’s been apparent over a 50-plus year recording career that includes 19 albums of original material, stretching back to 1973’s Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.And Springsteen — who’s been in the news with a Deliver Me From Nowhere biopic due in October and persistent criticism of President Donald Trump leading to him being labeled “not a talented guy” by the President — has always made more music than he knows what to do with.

2 days ago | inquirer.com | Amy Rosenberg

This week, we tackle a thorny issue: Has Avalon jumped the shark? With the big-footprint arrival of the Union League, which paid $23 million (!) to buy the Whitebrier Bar and Restaurant for its members, the town feels more out of reach than ever, ā€” even for some of the people who live there. Of course, many of the people who own homes in Avalon are also Union League members.

2 days ago | inquirer.com | Lisa Dukart

Hi, Lower Merion! 👋The local dining scene continues to evolve with a handful of new eateries opening in the coming weeks and months. Also this week, former Main Line investment manager Scott Mason was sentenced to federal prison for stealing millions from his clients, Lower Merion School District’s former superintendent faces termination from his new job, and Nike is reportedly planning more Kobe Bryant tribute sneakers.

2 days ago | inquirer.com | Jenice Armstrong

The last five months since President Donald Trump returned to office have been some of the most troubling in recent memory — with America’s attack against Iran, ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, and the gutting of federal government agencies. To say that Melissa Robbins is disgusted is an understatement. But the political strategist and activist wasn’t at the “No Kings” march along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway earlier this month.