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City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Soda Tax!

City Life

On Philly Fatherhood: My Dad, Vacation King

Most of the year, there was Regular Dad. Regular Dad was kind of like Don Draper (minus the three-martini lunches and workday naps). He was […]

City Life

On Philly Fatherhood: My Dad and the Father Who Wasn’t

You brace yourself for a phone call; you don’t brace yourself for an email. But one day last year, this message from my father, with […]

City Life

On Philly Fatherhood: My Dad and the Talk

One summer night a long time ago, when I was 11, my father drove me down into Philly to see a baseball game. Dad had […]

City Life

Meet Philadelphia’s Most Infamous Snitch

Benny Martinez is sitting in a dimly lit booth, giving me some serious side-eye. This is the first time we’ve met. He doesn’t trust me. […]

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On Philly Fatherhood: My Dad Sold Fords

A memory: my junior year at Penn. I go home for Christmas. I bring the first story I wrote for the professor who, upon reading […]

City Life

What My Dad Taught Me

Jesse Rendell, 36, attorney, on Ed Rendell, former governor: “Growing up, I would watch my father stop and listen to everyone. Homeless people, important people, […]

City Life

One of Us: Nellie Fitzpatrick

My name is … Nellie Fitzpatrick, but my legal name is Helen Lamphier Fitzpatrick. Helen was my great-grandmother, and Lamphier was my other great-grandmother’s maiden […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Spoiled Millennials Put a Crack in the State Store System

 

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“This Was No Accident”

In the last hours she spent with her mother, Anne Bryan offered a sunny proposal: “Let’s go for a bike ride.” Nancy Winkler hesitated. It […]

Be Well Philly

Field Guide: Our Favorite Fitness Classes at the Art Museum Right Now

Rocky’s iconic ascent up the Art Museum steps would look far different now than it did back in 1979. For starters, he’d have to bob […]

City Life

The New York Times Disses Philly: A History

When Philly bested New York City as the site for next month’s DNC, we noticed the New York Times slinging a few jealous barbs our […]

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City Life

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The School District Got Two New Holidays

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Why I’m Embarrassed (Sort Of) to Live in the Philly Suburbs

I lean back in the salon chair, making small talk with Jacques as he squishes shampoo through my hair. We’ve ticked through most of the […]

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Field Guide: 12 Hidden Outdoor Dining Spots in Philadelphia

The Center City District now counts 412 outdoor dining cafes in just Philadelphia’s downtown area. Many a sidewalk has been turned over to eating al […]