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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.


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How Do You Host the World Cup? This Philly Soccer Exec Has Been Preparing for Years

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The Afterlife Is Getting a Makeover

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West Philly’s Colman Domingo Is Ready for His Close-Up

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Real Estate 2005: Where to Buy Now

As the frenzy abates (a bit) and the interest rates stay low (for now), buyers are facing friendly conditions indeed. But while the end of […]

Pulse: Power: They’re Building It. Will Anybody Come?

It was, to say the least, a sweet deal: The state would designate the plot of land at 17th and JFK Boulevard as a Keystone […]

Best of Philly 2005: Style

Women’s Style Bathing suits: Cameo Water Wear Forget the long lines and sloppy inventory of the department store. Single-focus Cameo simplifies this dreaded search with […]

Features: Best of Philly 2005: Beauty & Spa

Spa brand: Bluemercury                                                                           With its recent opening at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, Bluemercury is expanding its specialty apothecary-plus-spa approach. But it hasn’t lost its […]

The Best Philadelphians 2005

Liz and Jay Scott needed to raise $5 million. They didn’t have to do it. And no one would have blamed them if they decided […]

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Island Hopping: Kid Luxe


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.


Lowdown: Picture Perfect

Ursula Hobson Fine Art Framing, Inc.1600 Spruce Street, 215-546-7889; ursulahobson.com For almost two decades, Center City’s cognoscenti have headed to Ursula Hobson to frame everything […]

Personal Best: Lewis Wexler

When I first heard “Lewis Wexler, owner of the Wexler Gallery in Old City, former assistant vice president at Christie’s, ­expert on 20th-century decorative arts,” […]

Ragas Report: Shop Talk: Stich

Eric Fisher could be the boy next door — were it not for his $250 Terra Plana slip-ons and his black polo with the collar […]

Ragas Report: Trendspotting

Gauchos do not call their gauchos “gauchos.” That might be reason enough to avoid these pants — that they reduce an entire proud-if-impoverished people to […]

Pulse : Getaway: Where the du Ponts Sleep

Wilmington is a weekday town. That’s when business types fill its hotel rooms and happy hours, and the fluorescent lights of its bank-building skyline burn […]

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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.


Pulse: Health: A Coronary Close-Up

Perry Weinstock wasn’t sure why his patient, a 55-year-old Cherry Hill resident, was suffering chest pains severe enough to send her to the ER. She’d […]

Pulse: City Life: Feel Free to Squeeze the Melons

Thump that watermelon all you want; you’ll never know whether it’s ripe until you bring it home. Unless you buy from Mark Levin, a vendor […]

Pulse: Controversies: More, Michael?

Outside City Hall, Michael Marcavage stands behind a tarp that reads “SODOMY SEPARATES FROM HOLY GOD,” singing “Victory in Jesus” along with a crowd of […]

Best of Philly 2005: Cheesesteak Nation

It wasn’t a very tough job, and nobody had to do it. It’s the evening of Thursday, June 16th, and I’m sitting in the last […]

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