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Dan McQuade Got Philly Like No One Else
Nobody understood Philadelphia, and Philadelphians, like Dan McQuade, who died this week at 43. I had the pleasure and indeed the honor of being Dan’s […]
What Philadelphia Can Learn From Minneapolis’s ICE Resistance
On Tuesday, Philadelphia City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Rue Landau took to the apron of City Hall to announce proposed restrictions on Immigrations and Custom […]
This Bok Building Wedding Felt Like a “Healing, Joyful, Queer Prom”
It’s impossible to recount the love story of Sophia Geffen and Adri Rosembert without talking about their friends. The duo met at a mutual pal’s […]
Every Restaurant Serving at Philly Mag’s 2026 Wine & Dine Event
If you’ve been looking for a way to visit a bunch of Philly’s top restaurants in a single night, this is it. Philadelphia magazine’s annual […]
New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard
In May of 2017, football fans and theater enthusiasts alike funneled into FringeArts for a special showing of Tommy and Me — a play written […]
A Look at Philly’s Newest Unstuffy Food Awards
Listen to the audio version here: Last year was a big year for our food scene and its long-held bid to be included in the […]
How One Creative Couple Turned Their Aldie Mansion Wedding Into an Elevated Dinner Party
On the surface, Leen Sadder and Ryan Murphy’s wedding was an intimate gathering in quaint Doylestown. But the event was in fact a global affair, […]
FringeArts Finally Lives Up to Its Destiny
There was much fanfare in 2013 when FringeArts opened in an early 20th-century pumping station — a massive $7 million renovation that included a sizable […]
The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 1
While the whole country will be celebrating America’s 250th this year, we here in Philly have a special stake in the game. After all, this […]
Under Pressure: Philly Actor Pax Ressler Quickly Steps in to Fill Some Very Big Shoes in Pig Iron’s Latest Show
In the theater world, “crunch time” usually means late rehearsals and a creeping sense of panic as opening night hurtles toward you. But for Philly […]
What Should Philly Look Like in 2076? Ask an Eighth Grader
Breakthrough and Penn asked 20 young teens to imagine Philadelphia in 50 years. They created a vision for the future — and hope for the […]
You Can Now Volunteer to Record Audiobooks for People Who Are Blind
What do you do if you’re blind, or have low vision, when you want to listen to an audio version of a book you’re dying […]
Fashion, Culture, and Flowers Defined This Bold Horticulture Center Wedding
It was a scorching midsummer afternoon when Jordan Bingham and Jonathan Tavares had their first date at Assembly Rooftop Lounge, the sleek bar perched atop […]
Philly’s Trailblazing Women Deserve Their Moment. Help Us Give It to Them!
Here at Philly Mag, we live and die by deadlines. We hate them. We sprint toward them, hide from them, curse at them, lose sleep […]
How NOT to Get a Reservation at Mawn
Listen to the audio version here: The drama started on New Year’s Day, inside the cloistered walls of the private Facebook group PHILAQUEENS. Reservations […]