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How to Make a More Kid-Friendly Philadelphia, and Why We Absolutely Should

Eleven summers ago, the Center City District unveiled a newly renovated Sister Cities Park. Embedded in the midst of the buzzing Ben Franklin Parkway, the […]

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Leslie Richards’s Bold Vision for a Better SEPTA

On a pleasant morning in mid-May, SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards and I are standing on a train platform in Kensington, smack in the middle […]

Restaurants

The Semi-Secret Dinner Parties Reimagining Philly’s Restaurant Scene

“I made you paella arancini,” Liz Grothe says to me with the matter-of-factness of a lunch lady divvying up peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches. As if what she’s […]

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Moms, Quit Worrying About Your Grown-Ass Sons Finding Love

I have a son I love dearly. Jake is tall, athletic, a college grad, great sense of humor, good dancer (really!), making tons of money […]

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This Facebook Group Lets Women Share Dating Woes — and Find Out if They’re Dating the Same Guy

On an otherwise pleasant evening in mid-May of last year, standing in the middle of a grassy lot in Fairmount Park, I spent a little […]

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This Is How Philly Dates Now

The pandemic flipped the whole world upside down, including how and where romance-inclined Philadelphians meet each other. Some three years later, everyone’s trying to figure […]

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The Horny World of Adult Recreational Sports Leagues

Not even the best-looking people look good in Muay Thai shorts. They’re not supposed to. When you’re wrestling while ostensibly hugging other people and attempting […]

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A 2023 User’s Manual to Dating Apps

Tinder What it is: The dating app that brought “swiping right” into the mainstream. Since its launch in 2012, the app claims to have facilitated […]

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Jewish Matchmaker Molly Weinberg on Finding Love in 2023

Last year, Molly Weinberg founded the matchmaking service YentaBe with a mission to unite Jewish singles between the ages of 22 and 45 who are […]

Life & Style

PA Road Trip: A Philadelphian’s Guide to Central Pennsylvania

I set my expectations purposefully low. The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, I told myself. Seems a bit gauche. Stand on your own two feet, Pennsylvania! […]