Every year, we here at Philadelphia magazine present you, reader, with an unvarnished look at the top-ranking high schools in the Philadelphia area. In recent […]
One day, nearly a decade ago, Mike Carroll sat down for a quotidian meeting of city officials at the Philadelphia Streets Department. Next to him […]
In college she wanted to be a writer, but the words refused to sparkle like her heroes’. Teaching was a disaster. The middle-school kids mocked […]
On a steamy afternoon in late May, I’m sitting inside the Wells Fargo Center, listening to the Super Bowl–winning coach of the Eagles talk about […]
There’s a boat in the lobby of the high school. It’s not a real boat, of course; it’s a 16-foot replica made of Styrofoam. The […]
This year’s Best of Philly winner for Fun Day in the Suburbs is Phoenixville. Here’s your ultimate itinerary. ❶ Make it a two-for-one: The year-round […]
You may have heard that romance is dead. It was likely while you were socializing with single people, eavesdropping on married couples, or watching any […]
On April 23, 1932, a year before the Philadelphia Eagles played their first down of professional football and 30th Street Station welcomed its first passenger, […]
Depeche Mode works every time to trigger the endorphins that make people want to dance, Robert Drake will tell you. So does Erasure. Also, New […]
Beth Beverly’s snug Cheltenham workshop smells nothing like what you’d expect of a taxidermy studio. In place of pungent chemical odors, there’s an earthy, warm […]
