People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
After her husband swindled some of Philadelphia’s wealthiest people, decimated her picture-perfect Main Line life, and went to prison, Kami Verne doubled down on the only thing she still trusted: love.
The Belgian gourmet-bakery chain has landed on Rittenhouse Row, toting along its vaguely European, rustic farmhouse interior and its signature “homemade” breads — which are […]
Just when you thought there wasn’t room for another restaurant at the white-hot nexus of 13th and Sansom streets, along comes this stylish Greek spot. […]
As long as Garces and Starr keep avoiding the ‘burbs, Main Liners will resort to getting their Spanish-tapas fix from places like this one, where […]
Two Distrito alums bring cheery Mexican fare to Fort Washington
LIKE MOST MEXICAN RESTAURANTS in the U.S., where tortillas have long been understood as delivery mechanisms for shredded iceberg lettuce, Cantina Feliz moves plenty of […]
The English accent is spot-on at Stephen Starr’s latest restaurant
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE, Shakespeare reminded us, and that was without ever laying eyes on a Stephen Starr restaurant. One can only imagine what […]
The problem with powerful unions
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT at last a wave of common sense is washing across America. We’ve come to the realization that our state and […]
Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year
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.
It’s hard to believe that crime historian Sean Patrick Griffin used to interview FBI agents at the Brick House Tavern + Tap in Willow Grove. […]
It’s rather obvious by now that Facebook has taken over the world. Everyone’s on it: your sister, your boss, the old lady down the street. […]
You say your son graduated from Penn in 2008 and is still planted in his boyhood bedroom? Your daughter with the master’s degree spends her […]
Philadelphia has plenty of swank spots to go for crafted cocktails and boutique wines, but we’re also awash in the guilty pleasure known as the […]
Eggs. They symbolize so much: springtime, new beginnings…breakfast. Chefs are topping brunch pizzas with them, like Marshall Green does at Café Estelle, and slipping them […]
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.
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.
“They’re feeding on the desperation of restaurateurs in a down economy,” says John Brandt-Lee, chef-owner of Avalon in West Chester, when asked about Groupon, OpenTable […]
Two decades after taking over the family cheese shop on 9th Street, cousins Bill and Emilio Mignucci have turned Di Bruno Bros. into a $20 million foodie empire. For their next trick: saving the Italian market
IT ONLY TOOK a few dimes to get the old-timers angry. When cousins Bill and Emilio Mignucci took over the narrow and jam-packed Di Bruno […]
Is Lubert-Adler Partners in trouble? Not financially — at least, not yet. The vaunted Center City real-estate investment firm’s current fund is worth $2.5 billion, […]
Letters, texts and phone calls. Promises of championships. Offers of big-money scholarships. Another day in the college sports recruiting wars? No, it’s what local kids as young as 10 are being deluged with—from some of Philadelphia’s most elite private high schools
PAUL THOUGHT THE HANDWRITTEN recruiting letters from the football coach were pretty cool. The coach — whose team plays in the Inter-Academic League, comprised of […]
