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Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year.


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Philadelphia Hospitals: Lungs

Chronic lung disease is the nation’s fourth leading cause of death, according to the American Lung Association, and every aspect of it gets treated at […]

Philadelphia Hospitals: Kidney Disease

Expertise in chronic and hereditary kidney diseases, kidney stones, hard-to-control high blood pressure, research and kidney/pancreas transplants earned two local hospitals mention by U.S. News […]

Philadelphia Hospitals: Hemophilia and Blood Disorders

Advances in the treatment of inherited blood and clotting disorders have greatly reduced the fear of dying from something as ordinary as a cut finger […]

Philadelphia Hospitals: Heart

Cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer in America. Like any complicated mechanical device, the heart is prone to all kinds of malfunctions and a […]

Philadelphia Hospitals: Headache

Anyone plagued by recurrent headaches eventually becomes desperate to find out what causes them and how to make them disappear. That’s what drives patients to […]

Pulse: Out and About: Good Vibes

Without Roy Ayers, the vibraphone might be about as cool as the flügelhorn. In the 1970s, Ayers brought the vibes onto the radio with soulful […]


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

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.


Fast opinions on recent bursts of creativity.

DVDs Captain Janks Phoney Calls Whenever history is made, Captain Janks is there to say something completely inappropriate. For 16 years, the North Wales resident […]

A coming revolution in health insurance could put a dent in your wallet.

Remember when HMOs were going to control the spiraling cost of health care? It didn’t work. Health insurance premiums have nearly doubled since 2000, and […]

Atlantic City may be changing. But the secret allure of Chef Vola’s is as powerful as ever.

When the Borgata opened two years ago, it proclaimed itself “your happy place.” But Atlantic City’s original happy place was and continues to be a […]

Pulse: Quick Takes

MY ARCHITECT? LOUIS KAHN, OF COURSE If you always wanted to own a building designed by Philly’s Louis Kahn — but the National Assembly in […]

The Birds & the NFL’s naughtiest website.

The camera pans down slowly, soaking up every inch of the buxom, bikini’d blonde, lingering on her hips as she teasingly tugs her bottoms low […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


Why Philadelphians still have trouble talking about the “00” years.

We didn’t mind for the first couple years of the century. After all, in the heady days of Y2K, with all its tantalizing possibilities, we […]

Philadelphia Hospitals: Hands

You’ve got to hand it to internationally known docs A. Lee Osterman and Randall Culp, who pioneered hand surgery in Philadelphia and continue to develop […]

Philadelphia Hospitals: Gastroenterology

We don’t usually think much about what happens to our food after we take a bite. But its complicated journey through the esophagus, stomach, liver, […]

Philadelphia Hospitals: Foot and Ankle

In 1998, the formerly unaffiliated School for Podiatric Medicine merged with Temple University to create the Foot and Ankle Institute, a respected institution whose clinic […]

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