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A Drexel professor and a Mount Airy couple may have figured out how to avoid all our doctors—for good. Now, how will that affect our 401Ks?
A Drexel professor and a Mount Airy couple may have found the secret to extending life, but does anyone truly want to be 100? What […]
Last May, Philadelphians were stunned when police officer Stephen Liczbinski was shot in cold blood during an altercation with robbers.
ONE MORNING THIS past May, three men sat in a Jeep outside a Port Richmond bank and put on new identities. To Western eyes, two […]
The Cheesesteak: An Oral History
As special bonus content for our October cover story on (what else?) cheesesteaks, we delve into the archives to bring you this historical account of the cheesesteak, from the people who know it best.
Ladies and Gentlemen … Martha Graham Cracker!
Hard to say what Martha Graham Cracker noticed a few seconds ago as she left the band and the stage and slinked through the crowd. […]
How did Howard Stern favorite Kenneth Keith Kallenbach end up dead after a stint in a Delaware County prison?
IT’S ME — KENNETH KEITH! He had long strawberry-blond hair, parted in the middle. Swooping. Feathered. The comparison was unavoidable: Farrah Fawcett. That — along […]
The Ultimate Guide to Boutique Strength Training Gyms in Philadelphia
From open gym to CrossFit and personal training, here’s where you can strength train around the city.
Help Me, Doctor! I’m a Philly Sports Fan
What do you do when a game … isn’t just a game anymore?
The Pillsbury Bake-Off: Ladies (and One Male Flight Attendant)… Start Your Ovens
Manicured-nail-biting pressure. Heated debates over lemon zest. Padma Lakshmi. The 46th Pillsbury Bake-Off had it all, including six local finalists vying for a $1 million grand prize.
Some 225 years after the birth of our country, times are tougher than ever. But if history is any guide—and it is—a rebirth of America is coming. In fact, it may have already begun, right here in Philly
It took about four hours to make the pies: peeling and slicing the apples, rolling the dough, carving out little stars from the excess […]
The Ultimate Guide to Yoga Studios Around Philadelphia
From Center City to the Main Line to South Jersey, here’s our ultimate guide to all the yoga studios that’ll help you find your zen.
The Battle for 76 Place: Where Things Stand With the Sixers’ Arena Project One Year Later
The debate over the Sixers’ potential move from the Sports Complex to Center City has become a standoff involving Philly’s most powerful interests.
A 24-year-old newly single professional who has three months to fit into her bridesmaid dress. “I’m a bridesmaid in two weddings that are quickly approaching, and I’m hoping to be rocking the form-fitting dress.”
Jessica’s Sweat Trainer: Meghan Anderson [sidebar]Initial assessment: “Jessica was extremely positive and determined to enter into our training program. In the past, she tried working […]
When the Inquirer’s Craig LaBan trashed the strip steak at City Line restaurant Chops, owner Alex Plotkin sued him. It’s Philly’s juiciest food fight ever — featuring money, power, a critic’s anonymity, and one man’s quest to defend his meat
When the Inquirer’s Craig LaBan trashed the strip steak at City Line restaurant Chops, owner Alex Plotkin sued him. It’s Philly’s juiciest food fight ever—featuring […]
Eric Blumenfeld Is Crazy Enough to Revitalize North Broad Street
The smooth-talking, fast-car-driving real estate man has absurdly ambitious dreams for the development of North Broad Street. If can just keep enough influential people “hypnotized” — and avoid what happened to his equally exuberant dad.
A 10-year-old Northeast Philadelphia boy comes home from riding his bike to find both his parents brutally stabbed to death. The tragedy of Rob and Sophie DiAndrea would reveal not only a gruesome murder/suicide,but a chilling verdict on the dark side of modern marriage.
The police called it "the slashing job." The call came in at 5:18 p.m. on September 12, 2009. Ten-year-old Anthony DiAndrea had been playing with […]