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To Stave Off Gentrification, Kensington Becomes Its Own Landlord

How one special sliver of the city is redefining what smart neighborhood development can look like in Philadelphia … and far beyond.


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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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It’s as much about the ritual as it is the salty, sweet morsels.

It’s as much about the ritual as it is the salty, sweet morsels: Grab a group, order the crustaceans by the bucket, platter or pound, […]

The downstairs half of Azie on Main (formerly Maia) has a sports-bar theme and boudoir-inspired damask booths.

The downstairs half of Azie on Main (formerly Maia) suffers an identity crisis: Its sports-bar theme and boudoir-inspired damask booths and yearbook-ish photos of Radnor […]

Nothing fits like custom, and Media’s B. Gross is looking to set you up for spring.

Nothing fits like custom, and Media’s B. Gross is looking to set you up for spring. Buy five bespoke shirts (starting at $125 each) and […]

Dinner with Munish Narula, owner of the Tiffin Indian enterprise.

Number of Tiffins by the end of 2010: We’ll have a total of six by the end of summer, and hopefully two more by the […]

We love snakeskin for the instant drama it adds.

We love snakeskin for the instant drama it adds to any ensemble. And this spring, its muted tones and classic styles mean we can pair […]

 Bryan James, 37, president of supporters club Sons of Ben, will have a front-row seat at the Union’s first game.

What he’ll wear: Light blue, of course. Accessories: “Some members are sewing gigantic flags.” Whether he’ll start a wave: “Hard to do, because we’re standing […]


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


We’ll follow our bartenders no matter where they go.

First it was the local celebrity chef, followed by the know-your-farmer revolution … and now? Our personal-connection obsession has trickled down into drink, in the […]

The Springfield rocker hits the road with a Cinderella reunion tour.

IF THERE WERE any justice in this world, Tom Keifer and Cinderella would be to Philadelphia what Jon Bon Jovi is to Jersey — an […]

There are no parents quite like Penn parents.

The ex-wife of a well-known casino magnate and mother of a Penn undergrad had placed a call to Campus Apartments. With properties in 50 college […]

Neither wind nor rain nor gallons of snow could keep moi from the Museum of Art’s Picasso opening.

Neither wind nor rain nor gallons of snow could keep moi from the Museum of Art’s Picasso opening, where we flitted among Lisa Nutter (dazzling […]

He was a popular teacher at Council Rock South, and she was a high-school senior. Was their next step inevitable?

IT’S A STORY we think we know. A girl — a young girl — falls hard in love. The man — a much older man, […]

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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.


An affordable pizza-and-wine bar in South Jersey replaces Kitchen 233.

With a 350-bottle wine list and entrées that started at $24, the ambitions of Kitchen 233 far outstripped its modest South Jersey locale. Now, the […]

A local company pushes the Snuggie to a whole new level.

“We’ve personalized 70,000 Snuggies so far,” says Lou Leof, president of PTM Sport. His Drexel Hill company has embroidered and silk-screened logos onto t-shirts, Frisbees, […]

We couldn’t be happier that safari-inspired designs are having a moment.

We couldn’t be happier that safari-inspired designs are having a moment: The colors and cuts are so easy and utilitarian — and the lightweight yet […]

These days, it’s so easy being green.

As buds emerge and leaves unfurl, we’re dreaming in kelly and lime and emerald and avocado … Here are some items that will make house […]

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