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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.


Philadelphia psychologist Sandra Shachar, who was cited and threatened with arrest by feds for vandalism at the President's House (photo courtesy Sandra Shachar)
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Pulse: Power: Weather Man

In mid-April, U.S. Senator Rick Santorum proposed legislation to “modernize” the National Weather Service by limiting its ability to compete with commercial weather services. (One […]

How Bob Brand (and maybe Bill Gates) is helping the poor.

With Hurricane Katrina sending images of American neglect around the globe, poverty has suddenly become the disease that billionaires and former presidents are vowing to […]

Why does John Street wear out spokespeople faster than BlackBerrys?

The always available and usually affable Ed Rendell had two chief spokespersons during his eight years as mayor. John Street, who governs out of the […]

A local real estate developer cranks it up to 11

Like any self-respecting teenage boy growing up on the Main Line, David Grasso dreamed of wailing on his guitar in front of thousands of screaming […]

Off the Cuff

When things are a mess, one of the worst reactions is to do nothing but complain. (Columnists are exempt from this.) I’ve often wondered, as […]

Trips That Will Change Your Life

Here are four vacation getaways that will give back long after the tan fades Ahhh … vacation. Time to get away, to relax, to focus […]


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.


Top Hospitals: Women’s Health

Ranked 17th in the country for gynecology by U.S. News & World Report, Penn Ob/Gyn Care is a comprehensive program for women with a full […]

Top Hospitals: Eating Disorders

The Eating Disorders Program at Belmont Behavioral Health, a psychiatric division of Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, maintains an inpatient unit and a partial hospitalization program […]

Top Hospitals: Sex Abuse

As sex abuse has begun to move out of the shadows and into the open, the work of the 55-year-old Joseph J. Peters Institute has […]

Top Hospitals: Multiple Sclerosis

In this disease, the primary cause of disability among young adults aside from traumatic injury, the body’s immune system damages areas of the brain and […]

Top Hospitals: Eyes

For more than a century, Wills Eye, ranked third in the country for ophthalmology by U.S. News & World Report in 2007, has been helping […]

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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.


Top Hospitals: Addiction

The largest hospital in Pennsylvania exclusively for the treatment of addiction and complex secondary mental and medical disorders, Eagleville Hospital is a 45-acre private nonprofit […]

Top Hospitals: Cancer

Some community hospitals in our region, including Abington, Bryn Mawr and Paoli, have devoted considerable resources to delivering cancer care, and do a very good […]

Top Hospitals: Aging

Given that Pennsylvania is second only to Florida in the size of its geriatric population, it’s not surprising that many hospitals are carving out centers […]

Stop hounding Granny and let these Philly shops show you how to work your own needle magic.

LoopThe Look: Craig Rosenfeld, owner of Loop, a Graduate ­Hospital-area yarn shop, insists that guys can pull off knitwear. Just start small: Top a coat […]

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