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A Challenge to Our Most Influential Philadelphians

A few weeks ago, this magazine moved its offices from Rittenhouse Square to Washington Square, which means my daily commute in and out of the […]

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Shani Akilah and Abdul-Aliy Muhammad: Rebels With a Cause

Pink slips for mayoral appointees are rare. But Mayor Kenney’s axing of Nellie Fitzpatrick as his liaison to the LGBTQ community was particularly remarkable because […]

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Jon Geeting: The Urbanist

Jon Geeting changed Philly with a blog post. Granted, it’s a very small part of the city — one intersection, really — and it took […]

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Feminista Jones: The One-Woman Social Justice Crusade

By day, Feminista Jones works at Witnesses to Hunger, a project of Drexel’s Center for Hunger-Free Communities. But her real clout comes from her massive […]

Things to Do

James Ijames: Breakout Bard

James Ijames (pronounced “like ‘times’ without the ‘t’”) is one of Philly’s most prominent theater people. As an actor, he’s given memorable performances in Angels in […]

Restaurants

Philly Gets Baked: A Look Inside Philly’s Booming Bakery Scene

We’ve never wanted for baked goods around here, or for great bread, for that matter — family bakeries that make old country recipes are an […]

City Life

We Want Answers: How Rebecca Rhynhart Pulled Off the Political Upset of the Year

When Philadelphians went to the polls during last spring’s primary, most eyes were on the city’s highly competitive DA’s race, in which ultra-progressive Larry Krasner […]

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One of Us: Nydia Han

My full name is … Nydia Hyungah Han. “Hyungah” is Korean for “bright and graceful.” People always ask me where Nydia comes from. My father’s […]

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How Jack Posobiec Became the King of Fake News

It’s a crisp midsummer’s night in late June in Central Park. The air flickers with fireflies, and the breeze hums with the insectoid klezmer of […]

Property

Behind the Boom: The Next Wave of Philly Developers

Rahil Raza, founder and CEO, Raza Properties Backstory: Despite graduating from Temple with a pharmacy degree, Raza, 33, decided to start a development firm in […]