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Philadelphia’s Next Great Era Begins Now

Why this chapter of our city’s story might be our best since, well, 1776


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Legends: Bernie Parent Has a Secret

After everything he’s been through, why is Bernie Parent so happy?

Supping in public is so passé. Our top picks for A.C.’s most exclusive (read: least visible) tables.

Knife & Fork Inn: This vaunted restaurant’s year-old third floor “wine room,” all handsome hardwood and exposed brick, looks out toward the ocean.Seats: Up to […]

Don’t banish healthy eating to the back burner this Thanksgiving

Don’t banish healthy eating to the back burner this Thanksgiving Pilgrims, Indians, friends, family … Thanksgiving celebrates many things, but what takes center stage in […]

Before you hit the road to Grandma’s, pound the pavement at a local Thanksgiving Day race

Before you hit the road to Grandma’s, pound the pavement at a local Thanksgiving Day race For many of my high-school classmates (and me, too), […]

Learn how to fight this silent killer at the Philadelphia Diabetes Expo

Learn how to fight this silent killer at the Philadelphia Diabetes Expo Eighteen years ago, Douglas Cairns was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune […]

Tips for your post-meal workout plan

Tips for your post-meal workout plan Ah, Thanksgiving. Time to break out those pants reserved solely for a gut-busting meal such as this one. Not […]


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

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


Prime Finds: Little Helper

The ultimate holiday-­shopping-list organizer. As in, no more belated Hallmark cards! WhoMi Shop Call Do pad, $16.95 at the Paper Trail, 45 East Kings Highway, […]

With Essene’s great organic options, you don’t have to sacrifice the flavor of your favorite holiday foods

With Essene’s great organic options, you don’t have to sacrifice the flavor of your favorite holiday foods Sure, we’re all going to eat dessert. It’s […]

Take an audio tour of the next nine spots to become scene staples

Our favorite everyday meals for two, from $6 to $50 — because if you spend less for dinner today, you can eat out again tomorrow.

When Stephen Starr opened Buddakan in New York, Philadelphians were in for sticker shock: Dinner at the version in the Meatpacking District is cheaper than […]

Dog shows aren’t for the birds

Purebred pooches primp and parade with panache. Translation: A “Best in Show” for bitches. The Kennel Club of Philadelphia hosts the National Dog Show, inviting […]

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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.


Pretty Coquette, the first of several new French bistros, isn’t quite what the city craves

Pretty Coquette, the first of several new French bistros, isn’t quite what the city craves The French bistro maintains a mythic hold on diners’ imaginations: […]

Fall Travel Guide: Custom Weekends: Wash Those Men Right Out of Your Hair

I adore my husband, but there is nothing like a dame. So I told my old friend Liza it was time we got away, just […]

How one New Jersey couple created a well-crafted home from a big ole barn — family style

How one New Jersey couple created a well-crafted home from a big ole barn — family style Admiring the kitchen counter her husband, Colin, recently […]

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It’s no coincidence that our cover model is wearing a kicky, casual satin cocktail dress with a low, puckered waistband. It’s not the sort of […]

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