October 2020 Issue
Featured
Science and Religion Have Never Been More at Odds. Can Conshohocken’s Templeton Foundation Bridge the Divide?
It’s shoveled more than a billion and a half dollars at research attempting to reconcile the spiritual and the secular.
When You’re Rowhome Parenting in a Pandemic, Everyone Can Hear You Shouting
Raising kids in the city — and during a pandemic — has ruined any illusion that I’m a flawless mom.
The Year We Won It All: An Oral History of the 1980 Phillies
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Forty years ago this month, an underachieving Phillies team gave a skeptical, down-on-its-luck city something it hadn’t seen in half a century: a World Series championship.
Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Bear Mountain State Park
Scale a mountain, play some ball, and see NYC in a new light.
Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Rocks State Park
Climb the East Coast’s most majestic rock and take a dip under a hidden waterfall.
7 Glorious Hiking Destinations Within a Few Hours’ Drive of Philly
A Philadelphian’s guide to stretching your legs, clearing your head, and shaking off your cabin fever in the great wide open.
Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring the Pinelands and Wharton State Forest
Traverse forest boardwalks, bird-watch on marshes, and bike to the beach.
Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Lums Pond State Park
Fly through the sky, sail calm waters, and bed down in a cozy yurt.
Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Pine Creek Gorge
Hike a canyon, bike an old rail line, and get way off the grid.
Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Valley Forge National Historical Park
Soak in some history, hike Mount Misery — or Mount Joy! — and be home by happy hour.
Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Hickory Run State Park
Find the beauty in “Shades of Death” and dine atop a natural wonder.
Chef Omar Tate’s Plans for Philly Go Well Beyond Food
He caught the attention of the restaurant scene with a roving pop-up called Honeysuckle that explores and celebrates the Black American food experience. Now he’s back in Philly, and the world is watching.
Metropolis
U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain Is Proof That, One Way or Another, Trumpism Will Live on Past the Election
The crusading federal prosecutor is a stickler for the rule of law — except, apparently, when it comes to those at the very top.
Novelist Jennifer Weiner on Mask Shaming, Virtual Book Tours, and the Toxic Side of Social Media
The Queen Village-based writer is one of America’s most popular novelists.
Scout
This Mid-Century Modern Custom-Built House Is the Perfect Lakefront Getaway
A family’s second home two hours north of Philly is a new build with lots of character.
Frances Hoover of Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse on All Her Favorite Philly Places and Things
From shopping in King of Prussia to visiting the Discovery Center.
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Sporadic Mid-Pandemic Salon Visits
Getting your hair done less frequently these days? Philly stylists weigh in on managing and maintaining your look.
We’ve Entered a Historic Seller’s Market. Now Agents Just Need Houses to Sell.
The median length of time from “Just Listed” to “Sold” has shrunk to two weeks, the lowest it’s been in recent memory.
I Never Knew How Much I’d Miss Shopping in Person
I’ve come to hate everything about e-commerce.
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The Philadelphian’s Guide to Hosting a (Small!) Dinner Party
We can’t go out like we used to, but we can shine our own silver and set our own tables. Here, four steps to make the most of it.
City Council’s Curtis Jones Jr. Talks Dangerous Missions, Closing Prisons and His Green Thumb
The fourth-term representative of Philly’s Fourth District on why November’s election will be closer than we think.