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City Life

What If the Big Future of Market East Starts Starts … Small?

     Listen to the audio edition here: Alexa Colas knew that the summer of 2026 was going to be amazing, what with all the […]

City Life

The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 9

Welcome to the ninth installment of the Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz. So — are you ready for World War II, the conflict that unfortunately […]

Pennsylvania is in the middle of a measles outbreak, so we take a look back at the 1991 measles outbreak in Philadelphia.
City Life

When Religion Becomes Deadly: Philly’s 1991 Measles Outbreak

     Listen to the audio edition here: Bob Ross remembers the moment vividly. The date was January 16, 1991, the same day that then-President […]

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City Life

Adult Spelling Bees Are Officially a Thing

     Listen to the audio edition here: It is no surprise that in an age of unconscionable* horrors, many find themselves mired in megrims* […]

Restaurants

Looking Back on 10 Years of Royal Sushi & Izakaya

On the phone, Jesse Ito asks me, “Do you remember the first time you came in here?” And I do, absolutely. It was early. Very. […]

City Life

Eagles Tailgaters Object to New Parking Lot Rules

Carmen “Big Carm” Conti prides himself on tailgating religiously in support of the Eagles football team, along with his community of bleeding green fans partying […]

Life & Style

This Floral Exhibit Lets You Step Inside Lynnewood Hall for 10 Days Only

Beginning today, Lynnewood Hall — Elkins Park’s once-abandoned, circa-1897 mansion — opens to the public for the first time in more than eight decades to […]

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Life & Style

Old City’s Newest Boutique Hotel Honors Philly’s Founding Father in Clever Ways

Beneath the sidewalks of 2nd and Arch streets in Old City — a stone’s throw from the site of Benjamin Franklin’s former home — stretches […]

City Life

How Maggy Wilkinson Became One of Philadelphia’s Few Female CEOs

It’s a gray, drizzly day in June, but Maggy Wilkinson is all smiles as she leads me through the new 20,600-square-foot office of her full-service […]

Life & Style

Manzanita Is Set to Open a Second Store in Queen Village

Good news, vintage lovers: Dorit Avganim, the bright, bubbly entrepreneur behind University City boutique Manzanita, plans to open a second location in Queen Village come […]

City Life

Filmmaker Barry Levinson Trains His Lens on Bucks County

The gripping new documentary, Bucks County, USA, offers an insider’s view into how Pennsylvania’s third largest county and political bellwether has reckoned with a national […]

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City Life

The Top Public High Schools in the Philadelphia Region, Ranked for 2026

Educational rankings may be falling out of fashion, but ask any parent — some metrics still matter. Graduation rates. Student-to-teacher ratio. Teacher experience. Test scores. […]

City Life

Top Public High Schools Methodology

To come up with a ranking of the top-performing city and suburban public high schools in the eight-county Philadelphia region, we first collected the latest […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

Want to Get Married for Free at an Eagles Tailgate? Here’s Your Chance

If you grew up dreaming of walking down the aisle surrounded by friends, family, and hundreds of rabid, jersey-clad Eagles fans, now’s your chance. Garage […]

Pierre Robert and close friend Dallyn Pavey Uosikkinen, who is spearheading a Pierre Robert mural but running into problems
City Life

Will a Pierre Robert Mural Actually Happen?

     Listen to the audio edition here: Soon after Pierre Robert’s sudden death last October, Dallyn Pavey Uosikkinen, his close friend and confidante of […]