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City Life

Police Are Not the Answer at Devil’s Pool

Summer is leaving us yet again in Philadelphia, and what parting gifts it has bestowed this year. Cool mornings, warm afternoons, balmy breezes in the […]

Things to Do

The Analog Guide to Going Out in Philly

I’m a twentysomething who feels lucky to live in one of the most dynamic, interesting cities on the planet, alongside 1.57 million others who are […]

City Life

The Great Analog Rebellion

Back in May, a friend asked if I wanted to see Bruce Springsteen the following night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Boss was closing out […]

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City Life

Q&A: The Creative CEO Behind This Year’s Massive Fringe Festival

     Listen to the interview edition here: Nearly two years into her job as CEO and director of FringeArts, the nonprofit organization behind Philadelphia’s […]

City Life

Analog Your Life: 10 Steps to Ditching Your Smartphone and Living IRL

Oh, that we could all just rid ourselves entirely of these attention-stealing addiction machines glued to our hands like hard, expensive little appendages! I am […]

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Restaurants

A Three-Course Meal for $20? Honeysuckle Midday Tackles Restaurant Accessibility

     Listen to the audio edition here: Last week, I told you about the global “Pay-What-You-Can Day” dinner happening at Post Haste in Kensington […]

City Life

Netanyahu: The Philadelphia Years

In 1963, Benzion Netanyahu — a Jewish history academic and editor — and his wife, Tzila, packed up their three sons and moved across a […]

Philadelphia Wedding

A Whimsical Dino Wedding at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Not many people dream of getting married in the shadow of a monstrous Tyrannosaurus rex, but — as the wedding of Rachel Kinney and Samuel […]

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Things to Do

The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

School’s back in session, pumpkin spice lattes have the audacity to be sold already, and fall is almost here. So get your sweaters out of […]

City Life

What the Hell Happened to World Cafe Live?

The middle-aged man sitting at the bar hadn’t been there before. That’s what he told the bartender, Eddie,* as he ordered his drinks — a […]

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Life & Style

Getaway: The New Obama Presidential Center, Plus 25 Other Reasons to Visit Chicago Now

If you, like me, are a person who loves Philly for its unpretentious but big-city vibe, then Chicago is a place you will treasure. The […]

City Life

Econ 101 Tells Us How to Make Philly Better

A few weeks ago I was in a meeting discussing possible incentives to spur more development in Philadelphia. Some smart ideas were put forward, but […]

Down North

Out with minimalist pizza; in with maximalist. Here, the What We Do is topped with beef pepperoni, beef sausage, kale, banana peppers and honey chipotle; […]

Philadelphia Wedding

4 Philly Culinary Experiences for Your Pre-Wedding Festivities

Culinary experiences are the latest ways couples are making their pre-wedding festivities just as meaningful as the Big Day — and the four options you’ll […]

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City Life

Game On: Why Now Is the Moment for Women’s Sports in Philly

To understand why so many Philadelphians are convinced the city is about to become America’s epicenter of professional women’s sports, you need to go back […]