Metropolis
Is West Philly the New Portland?
When I moved out West from Philly in 2010, it felt like striking gold. In Portland, Oregon, I found a beautiful city with a sense […]
Can We All Agree Now That College Rankings Are Bunk?
America loves a list. Twenty best places to live! Ten scariest movies! Eight ways to improve your love life! The downside, of course, is that […]
Even Philly’s Fanciest Restaurants Have Hardcore Regulars
By the 15th course, we all started looking pretty dumb — nine of us, slack-jawed, watching Jesse Ito push slivers of fatty bluefin tuna (flown […]
Stephen Fried on Our Other Big Ben
The Rundown Age: 60 CV, abridged: Editor in chief, Philadelphia (1999–2000); two-time National Magazine Award winner; lecturer, University of Pennsylvania; author of seven books. Latest […]
Take Me to the River: Michael Solomonov’s Favorite Place
Each month Philadelphia magazine asks notable Philadelphians to share their favorite spots in the region. This month, restaurateur Michael Solomonov takes us to the river. Why […]
Does Philly Even Care About Its Musical Heritage?
The Made in America music festival comes to the Parkway this month, but future installments were jeopardized when the Kenney administration, rather nonchalantly, nearly evicted […]
Hall of Shame: Philly’s Greatest Social Media Fails
We’ve seen nothing more bizarre than the Twitter scandal that felled Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo this spring. (Short version: His wife used burner accounts to […]
Inspiration Point: DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Favorite Place
Each month Philadelphia magazine asks notable Philadelphians to share their favorite spots in the region. This month, we go on a stroll with record producer, […]
The Era of the Comcast Joke Is Officially Over
For much of the past year, cities across America — ours included — have been falling all over themselves attempting to land Amazon’s second North […]
How Philly Became a Front in the War on Knockoff Swag
Last year, Philly’s Customs and Border Protection seized an estimated $3 million in counterfeit goods. If that sounds like a lot, consider that through July […]