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Wilmington: the It City Next Door
Thanks to a resurgent downtown and a red-hot dining scene, Wilmington is building a buzz.
The Philadelphia Folk Festival Is Hanging On By a String
The music fest is gearing up for its 60th installment, but this could very well be its last dance.
From white-tablecloth affairs to strip-mall secrets, we've got even you hardest of hard-core foodies covered. (Psst: Make those reservations pronto!)
Restaurant trend Small plates Tapas, meze, dim sum, “bites” … call it what you will. We call small plates the biggest trend in Philadelphia dining, […]
Did Rafael Robb Plot the Perfect Murder?
Ten years after he bludgeoned his wife to death, the former Penn prof is a free man.
The No-B.S. Guide to COVID-19 Testing in Philadelphia
There are many places where you can get tested for coronavirus in Philadelphia. Here’s the information you’ll need to choose the right one.
The Year of the Bull, Part 2
This is part two of "The Year of the Bull." Read part one here. Tony Zecca must have recognized this built-in problem when he called […]
The New Boom
An inside look at the trends — and the players — driving Philly’s resurgence.
Press Lord 2.0
THEY HAD LET the place go to hell. Tierney could see it the first day he walked in the door. In the lobby alone, the […]
Features: The Warren Commission, The Truth, and Arlen Specter: Part 2
THE AUTOPSY REPORT was sent to the Commission, through the Secret Service, on December 20th. The Commission based its conclusions about the characteristics of Kennedy’s […]
In honor of Philly Mag’s centennial, we look back at one of our biggest stories
In “How Many Ed Rendells Are There?” (April 1994), Lisa DePaulo masterfully dissected the glowing national reputation of our then-mayor — and found herself splashed […]
One quarter of the way into his term, Frank Rizzo meets the press. Head on.
In the beginning, this was supposed to be Maury Levy’s story. Or, at least the idea of his doing a story on Frank Rizzo’s first […]
Over the Edge
When two Bucks County teenagers leaped to their deaths from a quarry cliff, they left a quiet suburban community in shock. “That kind of thing doesn’t happen here,” people thought. Then it happened again.