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Restaurants

Meet the Coffee Connoisseur Bringing Rare Beans and Big Ideas to Philly

Behind the Line is Foobooz’s interview series with the people who make up Philly’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. For the complete archives, go here. […]

Be Well Philly

Should You Go to Your Aging Parent’s Doctor Appointments?

     Listen to the audio edition here: More than 60 million Americans are age 65 and older, and each one has a better shot […]

City Life

The Strange, Scrappy ’90s Wildwood Documentary That Became a Cult Sensation

One of the most memorable films about the New Jersey Shore was shot on Super 8 and lit by tramcars and pizza joints on the […]

Be Well Philly

Dear Kimberly: My Son Just Headed Off to College. How Do I Let Go?

     Listen to the audio edition here: Kimberly McGlonn is back with gentle wisdom to help you navigate life’s tough situations. Have a Q […]

City Life

What 25 Years of Teaching Our Kids Has Taught America’s Teacher of the Year Leon Smith

For more than two decades, Leon Smith, 46, has been a fixture at Haverford High School — teaching U.S. history and African American studies, coaching […]

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Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Mike: How Do I Prevent Dementia?

     Listen to the audio edition here: Meet internal medicine physician Michael Cirigliano, affectionately known as “Dr. Mike” to not only his 2,000 patients, […]

Be Well Philly

Dear Kimberly: I Want to Find Romance. How Do I Ask My Friends for Help?

     Listen to the audio edition here: Kimberly McGlonn is back with gentle wisdom to help you navigate life’s tough situations. Have a Q […]

City Life

Award-Winning Comics Creator Brian “Box” Brown Returns With Two New Graphic Novels

Philly-based comics creator Brian “Box” Brown never planned to drop two big new graphic novels in rapid succession — it just kind of worked out […]

Angela Duckworth, author of Grit, and her new book Situated
City Life

Angela Duckworth on Her New Book, Grit Controversy, and Parenting in a Digital Age

     Listen to the interview edition here: Ten years ago, psychologist and Penn professor Angela Duckworth, a 2013 recipient of the MacArthur “Genius Grant,” […]

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City Life

Q&A: The Creative CEO Behind This Year’s Massive Fringe Festival

     Listen to the interview edition here: Nearly two years into her job as CEO and director of FringeArts, the nonprofit organization behind Philadelphia’s […]

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Restaurants

Meet the Philadelphian Bringing Water Ice to Disneyland

     Listen to the audio edition here: You might not think “Philly” when you think “Disneyland.” But this summer, West Philly native Lemier Mitchell […]

Dr. Mike talks about the study that says that drinking five cups of coffee a day can be good for you
Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Mike: How Much Coffee Can I Actually Drink Daily?

     Listen to the audio edition here: Meet internal medicine physician Michael Cirigliano, affectionately known as “Dr. Mike” to not only his 2,000 patients, […]

Be Well Philly

Dear Kimberly: How Do I Navigate My Kid’s Rules About Social Media?

     Listen to the audio edition here: Kimberly McGlonn is back with gentle wisdom to help you navigate life’s tough situations. Have a Q […]

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Restaurants

Philly’s Favorite Bar Owner Talks the Perfect Pour and Hating Bar TVs

Fergus “Fergie” Carey moved to Philadelphia from Dublin way back when Wilson Goode was in office in the ’80s; he opened Fergie’s Pub on the […]

Restaurants

How a Philly Home Baker Turned Surviving Cancer Into Sweet Success

At 21, New Jersey native Alex George was building her dream career. Barely out of college, she was already working as a local TV journalist […]