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All the Philly People and Places in The Simpsons’ 800th Episode

This Sunday, Marge and Homer Simpson — America’s most enduring (and most chinless) animated stars — will visit Philadelphia for the first time in The […]

Life & Style

What We’re Loving Right Now: Philly-Themed Jigsaw Puzzles From Occasionette

I have to admit: I am a die-hard puzzle fan. I have loved them since I was a kid, when my parents, sister, and I […]

City Life

Remembering Sandra Schultz Newman

I’m gutted by the news that Sandra Schultz Newman has died. Sandy (I always called her Sandy, and she let me) was a force of […]

City Life

Hey City Hall — When Are You Going to Clear the Bike Lanes?

Listen to the audio version here: Lo and behold, Philadelphia: The polar vortex is gone. The Arctic blast is no more. Two-and-a-half weeks after a […]

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City Life

Charles Barkley’s Philadelphia Black History Month All-Stars: Part 2

Philadelphia’s Black history is vast, visionary … and too often reduced to a handful of familiar names. So, a few years ago, The Philadelphia Citizen […]

Foobooz

Philly’s New French-ish Revolution

“French-ish.” That’s what the team at the new Side Eye in Queen Village calls what they’re doing. French but not, you know, French. French without […]

Philadelphia Wedding

The Kimmel Center Set the Stage for This Maximalist, Cross-Cultural Celebration

Ask Seetha Chandrasekhara and Hank Zhang to describe their Big Day in four words, and they’ll say “surreal, rainforest, fun, showstopping.” However, Seetha says, “If […]

City Life

Is This Frigid Winter Harming Our Birds?

We have a lovely neighbor named Carol out here on the fringes of West Philly. Whenever she makes a big pot of soup, Carol is […]

Things to Do

This Is the Philly Bar for Seahawks Fans (or Just Patriots Haters) This Sunday

This Sunday, the Bad Bunny concert — otherwise known as Super Bowl LX — will start at 6:30 p.m. in lovely Santa Clara, California. The […]

Foobooz

The Art of the Tasting Menu

Tasting menus go way beyond what’s on the plate. They’re a look into a chef’s personal story, their personal tastes, and what inspires them. And […]

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City Life

Charles Barkley’s Philadelphia Black History Month All-Stars: Part 1

Philadelphia’s Black history is vast, visionary … and too often reduced to a handful of familiar names. So, a few years ago, The Philadelphia Citizen […]

The Philadelphia Citizen

Philly’s Breakout RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Is on the Front Lines of HIV Care

This winter, the millions of viewers of RuPaul’s Drag Race learned what hundreds of Philadelphians living with HIV already knew: Philly’s rising star is a […]

City Life

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 […]

City Life

What Philadelphia Can Learn From Minneapolis’s ICE Resistance

Listen to the audio version here: On Tuesday, Philadelphia City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Rue Landau took to the apron of City Hall to announce […]

Philadelphia Wedding

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 […]