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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


Opinion

Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

Latest Stories

A four-day fest celebrates the iconic film underdog and what he’s meant to our city

Rocky On, Philadelphia

A.C. Now: Last Hurrah for Beach Drinks

Sure, you’ll plan to come back for a weekend or two in the next couple of months. But then there’ll be the football game. Or […]

Schools extras 2006

Cick here for our top 40 public and private high schools, plus top public schools by county. (downloads a PDF) Click here for the list […]

Lewis Black

Lewis Black is funny.

60-Second Critic: Lemonade

Music: Lemonade

A.C. Now: Apple Opens at the Pier

Laptops and Tigers and iPod Nanos — oh my! Apple has opened up shop in The Pier at Caesars, and is offering free Nanos with […]


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


Style: Silverware

Silverware

Style: Small Packages, Big Discounts

Small Packages, Big Discounts

The key to elegance this fall? Investing in designers’ new crop of trusty black pieces in rich textures, luxe fabrics and bold silhouettes

Black Forest

Answers to reader questions about Philly dining

Q: Are there any restaurants that still serve pike quenelles? This old, very rich favorite seems to have disappeared from French menus. —Susan April says: […]

Don’t learn from a country song — let local pros show you how at Philly’s oldest pub

Do You Know When to Hold ’Em?

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


A.C.’s Best of Philly Restaurant

If ever there was a doubt that casino food has come a long way since the days of the ubiquitous buffet, a visit to Mia […]

The area’s best public and private high schools, ranked head-to-head for the first time. Plus: A sneak peek at the Microsoft-designed “School of the Future,” and three local learning innovations your child’s school should adopt

The Elite 40 When we compiled our first-ever school rankings last year, we considered private and public schools separately. Almost as soon as we were […]

Why aren’t these men smiling? Because they’ve all felt the sting of Inquirer critic Toby Zinman, the most feared woman in Philadelphia theater

Jim Ryan sat in the greenroom at Act II Playhouse in Ambler, debating whether he should open the newspaper. The curtain for the eight o’clock […]

You know that $300 Cuisinart sitting dormant on your kitchen counter? That’s nothing. Take a look at the over-the-top toys of some local chefs

The $10,000 Breadmaker

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