Philadelphia Magazine

Opinion

Restaurants

The Fight for Reservations Is Becoming a Competitive Sport

     Listen to the audio edition here: The best meals I’ve ever had were not the ones I planned for. Friday night roti at […]

City Life

The Indescribable Blessing That Was the Brilliant, Joy-Making, Mold-Breaking Dito van Reigersberg

The first time I saw the Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret was at L’Étage in 2008, not long after I moved here. This was just two […]

City Life

A Love Letter to the Pine Barrens

Whenever I tell people from outside of the Philly–South Jersey nexus that I grew up in a nature preserve, I know exactly what their next […]

City Life

Allan Domb: One Easy Revenue-Raising Idea for Philly

       Listen to the audio edition here: The City of Philadelphia is once again in the middle of budget season. That means City […]

City Life

Remembering Philly Fashion Icon Ann Gitter

I first met Ann Gitter about 15 years ago, back when I was the shopping and fashion editor of Philadelphia magazine. I met a lot […]

City Life

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Listen to the audio edition here: When, on January 22nd, National Park Service workers unceremoniously crowbarred the slavery-memorial panels off the walls of the President’s […]

City Life

In Defense of the Philadelphia School District

A deputy superintendent pushes back on a Philadelphia Citizen story that called the District’s Facilities Master Plan a sign of “managed decline.” Read more at […]

City Life

Where Is the Constitution Center When We Need It?

Listen to the audio edition here: In January, as 10 masked federal ICE agents maced and then fatally shot protester Alex Pretti on a frigid […]

City Life

Guest Commentary: What Market East Needs

The Economy League’s executive director responds to Philly Mag’s roundtable about the struggling corridor with an idea to boost the neighborhood’s economic potential Read more […]

City Life

How Bobby Clarke and the Broad Street Bullies Became Immortal

Our “25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time” list would be worthless without Bobby Clarke, the toothless, grinning captain who played 1,144 games in the […]

City Life

The Philadelphia School District’s Snow Day Madness

Confused (or irritated or furious) about why/when the school district decides to call school for snow? You’re not alone. Here, editor (and SDP parent) Christy […]

City Life

Remembering Isaiah Zagar

Isaiah Zagar, arguably Philadelphia’s most prolific, inspired, daring, death-defying, adored and debated artist, died this week, just shy of his 87th birthday. He was one […]

The Philadelphia Citizen

The Dirty Business of Erasing Black History

The federal government may have removed the memorial to slavery on Independence Mall, but the history of African Americans exceeds the limits of historic comfort. […]

City Life

Thank You, Philadelphia: What Building REC Philly Taught Me About This City

This is not a goodbye letter. This is a letter of appreciation. It’s a thank-you to a city that helped guide me over the last […]

City Life

Whose 250th Is This, Anyway?

The nation was birthed in Philly, and we do have some great parties — and soccer! — planned. But, as democracy teeters, are we really […]