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The 40 Top-Rated Public High Schools in Philadelphia and the Suburbs

In the pandemic era, ranking high schools presents several challenges, with limited availability of data being the biggest one. For example, Pennsylvania stopped releasing schools’ […]

City Life

Can Ryan Boyer Change How Philly Unions Do Politics?

May 17th was supposed to be a political coronation for Ryan Boyer. Boyer is the business manager of Laborers’ District Council, the umbrella organization that […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Best of Philly Spotlight: 11 Best Vendors for a One-of-a-Kind Wedding

For this year’s Best of Philly, our team decided to dedicate a section specifically to some of the finest wedding vendors in the area. We […]

Things to Do

Best of Philly Spotlight: 7 Random Free Things to Do in Philly

From museum days to kids’ programming to outdoor concerts, we’re lucky to have an abundance of free stuff to do around town. But you know […]

Be Well Philly

Best of Philly Spotlight: 90 Minutes with Personal Trainer Roger Schwab

This year’s Best Trainer has been coaching for more than 50 years. We watched the 77-year-old do his thing at X-Force, his Center City gym […]

Things to Do

Best of Philly Spotlight: 60 Minutes with 40+ Double Dutch Club

This year’s Best Pastime winner 40+ Double Dutch Club started from a 2016 gathering of friends in Chicago and is now a nationwide women’s fitness […]

Restaurants

Best of Philly Spotlight: How to Shuck an Oyster with Fishtown Seafood

At the new Fishtown Seafood, owner Bryan Szeliga only stocks thoughtfully sourced, chemical-free fish and shellfish, including small-batch East Coast oysters dug up from Jersey […]

Restaurants

The Year That Restaurants Said No

On a hot day in the summer of  2020, Jennifer Zavala — a true Philadelphia multi-hyphenate known for her stint on Top Chef, her time […]

City Life

The Ugly Philly-Centric Feud at the Center of America’s 250th Birthday Celebration

Independence Hall. A glorious spring day. Enthused parents and less-enthused teenagers march around, gazing up at the bronze statue of Commodore John Barry, his outstretched […]

Things to Do

The Ultimate Philadelphia Travel Guide (Especially for Philadelphians)

The past two years have created a disconnect between many of us and the place we call home — which is why there’s never been […]