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Vote Now: What’s the Best Philly Icon?

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

City Life

Checking In on Philly’s Generation X

In 1995, this magazine profiled 30 of the city’s top Gen Xers (all then age 30 or under). We reached out to a few of […]

City Life

Philly Is a Boomer Town (Still)

Among Philly’s power elite, baby boomers — not to mention white dudes — still dominate. Here’s the generational breakdown of the region’s political, Fortune 500 […]

City Life

Whatever Happened to Generation X?

My dad thinks my brother and I worry too much. Or not too much, he clarifies, but just that we worry. A lot. About everything. […]

Things to Do

The Hit List: The 10 Best Shows in Philly in February

1. “A New Generation on the Podium” The Philadelphia Orchestra showcases rising-star conductor Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, who was just 29 when she became musical director of […]

City Life

A Man in Full: D. Herbert Lipson

Herb Lipson was, among many other things, a magazine man. He loved reading magazines, he loved owning them, and he loved pushing the writers and […]

Restaurants

Alla Spina Is Closing

Alla Spina, the Italian-style gastropub opened by Marc Vetri in 2012, will close this Sunday, January 28th, Urban Outfitters has confirmed. The restaurant will cease […]

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City Life

Here’s the Route SEPTA Just Approved for the KOP Rail Line

SEPTA has approved a route for the much-anticipated King of Prussia rail line. The elevated route, per the accepted design, would spur off the Norristown High-Speed Line, […]

Restaurants

What to Eat This Weekend: Anything But Cheese Tea

I get it. I really do. Some people like this stuff. Alex Jones really liked it when she went to check it out at A […]

Business

Pa. Could Be the Next State to Force Net Neutrality by Executive Order

It’s been about a month since the FCC voted to roll back Obama-era net neutrality rules, and since then, two states — Montana and New […]

Restaurants

Meet a Legit Italian Winemaker at Wm. Mulherin’s Sons

Wm. Mulherin’s Sons takes its wine seriously, forming strong relationships with small producers as they seek out interesting, hard-to-find bottles. And one of their favorite producers […]

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City Life

These Boston Things Are Banned Until We Win the Super Bowl

Maybe you’ve heard that Bostonians want to ban some Philly things because they somehow think it’ll help them win the Super Bowl. We feel bad for […]

Restaurants

Gordon F***ing Ramsay’s Opening a Goddamn Steakhouse in A.C.

Foul-mouthed reality TV chef Gordon Ramsay is expanding his footprint in Atlantic City. Gordon Ramsay Steak is slated to open at Harrah’s Resort over Memorial Day Weekend, just […]

Business

Temple Gets Demoted in U.S. News Rankings

When U.S. News released its 2018 ranking of online MBA programs this month, the program at Temple’s Fox School of Business was ranked no. 1. […]

Be Well Philly

13 Wellness and Motivational Books to Add to Your 2018 Reading List ASAP

It seems that every year our goal is “read more,” but there’s two challenges with that: 1) read when? and 2) read what? While we […]