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City Life

Just How Cool Is Philly’s Hotel Scene?

Here’s how we compare to other cities in what makes hotels work for locals. The Must-Have: A local-celeb-chef-driven restaurant Who’s Got It: D.C. Foodies love […]

City Life

Critics Say Richard Florida’s Ideas Helped Ruin American Cities. Can He Redeem Himself in Philly?

The subject was grim — poverty and the struggling middle class — but when Richard Florida took the stage at Drexel one evening this past […]

City Life

Fact-Checking All of the Mysteries Surrounding Donald Trump and Penn

It was, it can be said without fear of exaggeration, a day that will live in infamy. When President Donald Trump emerged from his mysterious […]

best public schools
City Life

The 40 Best Public High Schools in Philadelphia and the Suburbs

We crunched the numbers on academic performance and learning environment to bring you the schools* at the top of their class. City Schools Listed alphabetically […]

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City Life

Here’s What the Feedback on Your Kid’s Report Card Really Means

What do your child’s teachers really mean when they drop their end-of-the-semester feedback? One local elementary-school teacher breaks down actual reports. 1 This kid is […]

Teachers like their jobs
City Life

Money, Time, and Happiness: We Polled Philly Teachers About How Much They Like Their Jobs

Is your job fulfilling? Are the kids you teach happy? If you lucked into a grand, would you spend it on your students or yourself? […]

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City Life

We Interviewed 100 Philly-Area Teachers About What It Takes to Raise Happy, Successful Kids

There’s been much chatter in the media about parenting. Or, to be more specific, bad parenting. You can’t scroll too far into your newsfeed without […]

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City Life

Classroom Confidential: Philly Teachers Tell All

Who knows your children almost as well as you do? The teachers who spend hours with them every day. That’s why we asked 100 of […]

Life & Style

The New Wave of Power Dressing Is Actually Incredibly Feminine

From Capitol Hill to Hollywood, femininity has never felt more like a force to be reckoned with — and designers have taken note. With voluminous […]

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City Life

Inside Candace Owens’ Misinformation Campaign

To understand what Candace Owens has become, consider the scene at the University of Pennsylvania one evening in April. The school’s College Republicans and conservative […]