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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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When Danny Seo wants quiet time, he heads to his newly refurbished Bucks County retreat for divine design inspiration

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW [sidebar]Two years ago, Danny Seo confessed. Quietly, subtly, the 32-year-old guru of eco-­living — who parlayed an environmental-activist adolescence […]

Watch Danny hang from the roof of his four-story Old City townhouse

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Top doctors hospital abbreviation key

Abington: Abington Memorial Hospital  AtlantiCare: AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center  Brandywine: Brandywine Hospital  Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr Hospital  Cancer Treatment: Cancer Treatment Centers of America-Eastern Regional […]

Our favorite green guru reveals his favorite local antiques emporiums, beauty secrets, flea markets

On Alfresco“For my deck, all I’ve done is hang up LED string lights as cafe lights. They’ll burn out in about 15 years, and use […]

Which media exec is more overpaid: Brian Tierney, or WHYY president and CEO Bill Marrazzo?

Executive: Brian Tierney (Inquirer/Daily News)Compensation: $850,000*Increase Over Previous Year: 38%Recent Company Performance: Racked up $395 million in debt; filed for Chapter 11 in February.What It […]

Chef Erin O’Shea has decided to introduce us Northerners to some of her favorite Down South varieties

“You just don’t see much country ham being used in Philadelphia,” says chef Erin O’Shea, of West Philly BYO Marigold Kitchen. So last winter, the […]


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.


Brand new shops to check out around the city

There’s a lot you can do with an extra 800 square feet of space. Which is why when Jay Lamancuso decided to move the Pine […]

April’s best sales and deals

Skippack’s quaint stationer Leap Frog Paper is holding a one-day sale on April 25th to celebrate its new Lilly Pulitzer paper line . All day, […]

Light jackets that will define any guy’s look

 SEE OUR FAVORITE FOUR LOOKS HERE Paired with the right threads, light jackets can do more than just take the nip out of Philly’s spring […]

The Rittenhouse Barneys — which opens this month — is so much more than a shiny new store 

The rumors had been swirling around Philadelphia since I moved here in 2003. Fashionistas whispered into one another’s diamond-studded ears that a friend of a […]

With all the gay goings-on this month it seemed a good time to check in with the Philadelphia Gay News publisher

Gay. Queer. What is the right word these days?  It depends on the age group. I mean, some still use “homophile”! “Queer” for many people […]

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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.


The former Philly chef wraps up the debut season of Will Work For Food

It’s been a strange road to stardom for Adam Gertler, the 31-year-old actor/cook who, in just four years, went from executive chef of the Smoked […]

Maggie and Rob Wasserman saved Rouge once. Can they do it again?

MAGGIE WASSERMAN (née Stein) isn’t worried. She sips a cup of sweet-potato soup inside Rouge, the restaurant that was once her father’s darling and is […]

Brooke dishes the latest gossip

Are Advanta chief and major Temple donor Dennis Alter and his lovely Austrian wife Gisela splitting? That’s the talk on the Main Line social circuit. […]

An anti-Obama letter rocked the Jewish community and brought the Middle East conflict to the banks of the Schuylkill

JOHN MCCAIN WAS down in the polls — and, more troubling, down in projected electoral votes. The Republican needed to pick off a big state […]

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