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A Valentine’s Day menu that’ll sweeten up your sweetheart — and that you won’t regret in the morning.

Arugula Salad with Figs, Fennel and Orange Serves 4 This wonderful winter salad is packed with fiber and antioxidants like vitamin C. Arugula has been […]

Our latest batch of reasons to get out there and shop.

3000BC Spa: Valentine’s Packages This popular spa with outposts in Chestnut Hill, Wayne and Doylestown is offering two fab February package deals on super-luxe services: […]

Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday, which leaves a whole weekend for celebrating. We’ve got you covered. 

Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday, which leaves a whole weekend for celebrating. Whether you think that’s a blessing or a curse, we’ve got you […]

From the Main Line to the city to South Jersey, these amazing shops will help you make sure this Valentine’s Day a good one.

I know we all know the usual spots to pick up a pretty new chemise or a sexy new teddy — and truly, department stores […]

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Home editor Lauren McCutcheon has her eye on the new collaborative outpost of design gurus John Levitties and Michael Gruber.

Those of us who spend, perhaps, a little too much time patronizing Adolf Biecker in The Rittenhouse Hotel have recently been ogling the spa-salon’s stylish […]

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.

One of the biggest players in the virtual fireplace market happens to be here in Philly.

You know those fireplace DVDs that your Uncle Harry owns, the ones that just loop video footage of flickering flames over and over? Turns out […]

How Philly police got their raise.

The din of questions that followed December’s arbitration agreement — Philly police will enjoy a seven percent raise over the next two years — was […]

Do you have to vote to be a Congressman?

When former Eagles offensive lineman Jon Runyan confirmed rumors back in November that yes, he was planning to run as a Republican to rep the […]

Big, bold, sparkly, mood-lifting cocktail rings.

Since bundling up during the peak of winter can make us feel a little dull, we’ve gone and found ourselves an easy fix: big, bold, […]

Caterer, restaurateur and author, At Home: A Caterer’s Guide to Cooking & Entertaining.

How much you miss your legendary Frog restaurant: Been there and done that. New chapters are important. After a long week of catering, whether you […]

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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.

The secret ingredient in favorite Philadelphia cocktails isn’t so elusive anymore.

A few months ago, word came out of Trinidad and Tobago that there were financial problems for the company that has produced Angostura Bitters since […]

He used shock ads (Charles Manson, anyone?) and a punk attitude to flip the city’s advertising community on its ear.

 IT’S ALWAYS COCKTAIL hour somewhere in the world, and right now, though the clock has yet to chime five, Steven Grasse is mixing up an […]

Paul is unassuming in every way, what’s surprising is the care that’s put into each dish.

Paul is unassuming in every way: the quiet part of Pine Street where it sits, the soft gray walls, the new American menu filled with […]

The owners of lauded Zahav try their hand at barbecue.

The first commandment of Texas barbecue forbids brining — a reliable method wherein meat spends time in a salty water bath. Erin O’Shea, executive chef/partner […]

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