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Rue Landau Gets Around Inside City Hall Using a Razor Scooter
In November, Rue Landau made history when she became the first openly gay person elected to City Council in Philadelphia. Here, she talks chemistry class, […]
Should We Trust AI? A Penn Expert Weighs In
As AI has become a part of our everyday lives, so has existential dread about where this whole “intelligent machines” thing will lead us. Rather […]
Five Really Smart Philadelphians Talk About What AI Can (and Can’t) Do
We ask five really smart local leaders about the capabilities of AI technology (and, for fun, their favorite work of science fiction). The Marketing Maven […]
Meet the Baker Behind Philly’s Dreamiest Cakes
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. […]
Art Museum CEO Sasha Suda Shares What Catches Her Eye Around Philly
It’s going to be a busy summer for Gladwyne-based Sasha Suda, director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as she preps for this […]
It’s 2024, and Michael Smerconish Still, Somehow, Refuses to Take Sides
He was a Reagan/Bush guy all the way. Pals with Rizzo. But by the mid-aughts, Main Line journalist Michael Smerconish found himself throwing all his […]
Marc Summers Explains Why Reality TV Sucks
Longtime Double Dare host and Food Network personality Marc Summers has plenty of connections to Philadelphia. He lived here for twelve years. Double Dare got […]
Meet Philly’s Longest-Running Bartender, Who’s Been at McGillin’s for 50 Years
In case you haven’t heard, 2024 is the 50th anniversary of Philly Mag’s Best of Philly issue. 2024 is also the 50th anniversary of Best […]
The 40-Year Legacy Behind the Award-Winning Vietnam Restaurant
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. […]
Kalaya Owner “Nok” Defends Her $95 Tom Yum Soup
On April 10, 2019, the Thai scene in the entire Philadelphia region was upended when a woman known as Nok opened Kalaya, a tiny restaurant […]
Behind the Scenes With Philly’s Gumbo Philosopher
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. […]
Can This Woman Convince People to Return to Center City in Droves?
Paul Levy started the Center City District in 1991 with a mission to keep the area clean and safe. He ran the organization until the […]
Two Indie-Rock Lifers Explore Boredom and Madness in New Jersey in New Graphic Novel
Joe Steinhardt and Marissa Paternoster are in uncharted territory. The pair have been working together for years, with his long-running indie label Don Giovanni Records […]
This South Philly Sports Apparel Brand Is a Home Run With Fans
I make: Custom Philly sports-inspired sweatshirts. All items are made to order — spray-dyed and solid, cropped and full-length, hoodies and quarter-zips. I design clothes […]
A Member of the Phillies Hot Pants Patrol at Veterans Stadium Tells All
As part of our remembrance of the good, the bad and the ugly that was Veterans Stadium, which we imploded 20 years ago this month, […]