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Carl June: The Cancer Slayer

Take a giant leap toward a cure for cancer, and everybody wants a piece of you. On an afternoon in late August, two days before […]

Business

Adam Grant: The Thinker

Over the six years Adam Grant has spent as a professor of management at Wharton — the youngest tenured prof at the school and the […]

Foobooz

Michael Solomonov: The Culinary Emissary

Michael Solomonov was in his chef’s apron, dusty with bread flour. Zahav was still brand-new, in 2008, and he was rolling out disks for laffa, […]

City Life

Ali Perelman: New Philly’s Old Money

Ali Perelman, the millennial scion of one of the wealthiest families in Philadelphia, is shoving a giant push broom down the street in Bella Vista. […]

City Life

Joseph Forkin: The River Warden

Joseph Forkin started his march toward reuniting Philadelphia with its working river long before he made the leap this summer from COO to president of […]

Foobooz

Ron Barchet and Bill Covaleski: Brewmeisters, Biz Whizzes

At this point, ordering a Victory Prima Pils might be just as “Philly” as ordering a Yuengling lager — a stunning expression of the influence […]

Business

Meryl Levitz: Tourism’s Pied Piper

When Meryl Levitz came here in 1971, “Philly tourism” was a punch line, not a billion-dollar industry. Now, Philadelphia regularly tops lists — from big-deal […]

City Life

What Do the 100 Most Influential People Have to Say About Our City?

ThinkFest is our Disney on Ice moment: It’s when we get to present the pressing issues and big personalities we cover all year in the magazine as […]

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James Ijames: Breakout Bard

James Ijames (pronounced “like ‘times’ without the ‘t’”) is one of Philly’s most prominent theater people. As an actor, he’s given memorable performances in Angels in […]

Foobooz

Philly Craft Spirits Week Is Back

So you already know about Whiskey Fest, Philly Mag’s whiskey and fine spirits festival that’s happening at Lincoln Financial Field on October 26th. It’s a huge […]

Foobooz

Gran Caffe l’Aquila Will Teach You All About Roman Jewish Cuisine

Gran Caffe l’Aquila, the Rittenhouse gelateria, espresso bar, restaurant, is all about Italy. You can even take Italian cooking and language classes there. And next […]

Business

Swipe Right for Business Meetings? Bumble to Launch Bumble Bizz in Philly

If you’re incessantly swiping for love on a dating app, why not also swipe to boost your career? The popular dating app Bumble might just […]

Foobooz

SouthGate Has a New Chef and a New Menu

Korean gastropub SouthGate has gone through a few changes recently. Chef Matt Delatour has taken over for David Feola in the kitchen — and he’s […]

Foobooz

It’s a Solomonov Takeover at the Center City Whole Foods

Earlier this week, word got out that Cheu Noodle Bar and Wiz Kid were bowing out of their Whole Foods food stall arrangement otherwise known as “Restaurant […]

Be Well Philly

Meet Tufts, This Week’s Adoptable Running Dog

This week’s adoptable running dog, Tufts, is just the guy to get you motivated for a run. His energy is contagious and his sweet disposition […]