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What It’s Like: Stories From Philly’s Medical Heroes

Ever since 1751, when Benjamin Franklin and physician Thomas Bond opened Pennsylvania Hospital — the first medical facility in our 13 colonies of scrappy go-getters […]

Our all-new Top Doctors list
Be Well Philly

The 2026 Top Doctors List Is Here

This month, we unveil our all-new Top Doctors list — a compilation of the best physicians in the region, whether you’re looking for a dermatologist, […]

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City Life

Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

Mamadu Barry — a 28-year-old structural engineer and part-time Uber driver — was behind the wheel this past February when he first spotted the future, […]

City Life

Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times

       Listen to the audio edition here: Paul Offit was thrilled. It was 2005, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia immunologist had just […]

City Life

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

It was a reasonably big deal last June when Democratic Representative Dwight Evans, who reps the 3rd Congressional District of Pennsylvania (Northwest Philly, West Philly, […]

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City Life

Anonymous Philadelphians Reveal Their Finances to Us

To learn how Philadelphians across the socioeconomic spectrum spend, scrimp, save, and live on the money they’ve got, we talked to residents from Northeast Philly […]

City Life

Philly’s Economy Is Growing — But People’s Lives Aren’t Getting Better

In October 2024, a who’s who of Philadelphia’s business, civic, education, and philanthropic leaders filed into the National Constitution Center — invited by a collaborative […]

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Chad Williams and the Neverending Quest for Excellence

Listen to the audio edition here: “You’ll need to use your imagination,” says chef Chad Williams. I follow him into two empty buildings that sit […]

Be Well Philly

The Philadelphian’s Ultimate Dentist Survival Guide

How to be brave, avoid pain, pay less, keep clean, shop smart, smile pretty, and just generally make your trip to the dentist less of […]

Be Well Philly

5 Common Dental Complaints — and How to Solve Them

If you’re anything like us, then you have a long list of complaints about going to the dentist — it’s long enough to keep you […]