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Tom Wolf’s Crash Course in State Government

In late July — on the day Donald Trump was nominated for president — Governor Tom Wolf drove from Harrisburg to a strip mall in […]

City Life

Generational Poverty: Trying to Solve Philly’s Most Enduring Problem

Mattie McQueen was about five years old when her mother offered a surprise: “Let’s all go for ice cream.” McQueen and three of her siblings […]

Photograph by Jeff Fusco
City Life

Center City Sips: The Summer of Sips

It’s the once-a-week frat party you’ve yearned for since college. Or maybe it’s a bunch of crazy kids terrorizing our taxpayer-funded sidewalks. It’s a boon […]

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City Life

Center City Sips: Photo Essay

The idea for Center City District Sips was conjured up in 2004, with the goal of adding a little foot traffic to a downtown that was dead […]

City Life

Best of Philly: Best Philadelphians 2016

TV Reporter Brian Taff, 6 ABC Let’s face it: Philly broadcasters have traditionally been little more than talking heads. But Taff is doing something different. […]

Business

What Happened to Philly’s Booming Movie Industry?

The hallway that leads to Sharon Pinkenson’s perch on the 11th floor of One Parkway Building is wallpapered in old movie posters from the city’s […]

City Life

Meet Philadelphia’s Most Infamous Snitch

Benny Martinez is sitting in a dimly lit booth, giving me some serious side-eye. This is the first time we’ve met. He doesn’t trust me. […]

The Best Food on the Wildwood Boardwalk | Illustration by Melissa McFeeters
Restaurants

Jersey Shore Food Guide: The Best Food on the Wildwood Boardwalk

Not all boardwalk fry shacks are created equal — we should know; we tried them all. Spare yourself the trouble: Commit this food-lover’s guide to the […]

The Best Food on the Ocean City Boardwalk | Illustration by Melissa McFeeters
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Jersey Shore Food Guide: The Best Food on the Ocean City Boardwalk

It’s easy to get sidetracked on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey: There are delicious smells wafting from every which way on every single […]

Restaurants

Jersey Shore Food Guide: 8 Doughnuts Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Whether you like your doughnuts cake-y or light-as-air, tossed simply in sugar or smothered in some candy-colored glaze, everyone pretty much agrees that hot doughnuts […]