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City Life

Maybe the Phillie Phanatic Is Hotter Than We Thought

Philly loves the Phillie Phanatic. We’ve invited him to our weddings and our kids’ birthday parties. We’ve imagined him taking Donald Trump’s spot in the White House. Some of us have even paid […]

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City Life

Friday Is National Donut Day, and You Know What That Means

Philadelphia will celebrate yet another joyous National Donut Day this Friday. Anyone who’s ever joined in on National Anything Day knows what it means: freebies. In this case, […]

City Life

LGBTQ Event of the Week: Queer Bodies

This week’s LGBTQ event of the week is Queer Bodies. Sponsored by the Office of LGBT Affairs and First Person Arts, this free workshop we will […]

City Life

Mazzoni Center to Investigate Sexual Harassment Allegation Involving Former Executive

This story has been updated. During Tuesday night’s widely attended LGBTQ State of the Union at the Kimmel Center, LGBTQ healthcare nonprofit Mazzoni Center was […]

Restaurants

A Gigantic Eastern European Restaurant and Dinner Theatre Is Coming to Fishtown

When we released our guide to eating and drinking in Fishtown, we described the dining scene as some “laboratory experiment studying what would happen if you tried to gentrify […]

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City Life

Pennsylvania and New Jersey Are the Worst States for Lyme Disease

You might want to make sure you’re checking for ticks this summer. Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Pennsylvania […]

City Life

Did Internet Sleuths Solve the Bryan Colangelo Twitter Mystery?

On Wednesday, we told you the bizarre tale of five anonymous Twitter accounts and their supposed link to 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo, who purportedly […]

Restaurants

Questlove Is Kicking Off the Fillmore’s New Beer Garden

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Philly in the summer, it’s that there will never be too many beer gardens. And it’s a good thing, too […]

City Life

Man Accused of Punching Horse Outside Eagles Game Sues Eagles, Cops

In most U.S. cities, you could tell a story about a man accused of punching a horse at a football playoff game by simply writing […]

Be Well Philly

This Silent Boot Camp Is Unlike Anything You’ve Done — And You Can Try It This Weekend

Be Well Philly Boot Camp is this weekend, people. That means we’re going to be spending our Saturday working out with the best trainers in […]

City Life

Escaped Zoo Peacocks That Caused Scene on I-76 Are Still on the Lam

Four peacocks with a taste for adventure caused quite a scene on I-76 on Wednesday evening when they stopped traffic after escaping from the grounds […]

City Life

VIDEO: Wildwood Police Release Beach Arrest Body Cam Footage

The Wildwood Police Department on Wednesday evening released footage captured by the body camera worn by the officer directly involved in the arrest of a 20-year-old mother […]

Be Well Philly

Vote Now: What is Philly’s Best Road Race?

For Best of Philly this year — it’s our 45th issue! — we decided to, once again, open up a handful of categories for the […]

City Life

Philly’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Is Officially Open in Fishtown

Philly’s first medical marijuana dispensary is officially in business. Restore Integrative Wellness, in Fishtown at 957 Frankford Avenue, opened its doors to roughly 20 eager […]

City Life

GALAEI’s Interim Executive Director Addresses Transgender Employee Demotions

After Philadelphia magazine was first to report that two transgender full-time employees of the queer Latinx social justice nonprofit GALAEI would be demoted to part-time […]