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The genial but bold-thinking new CEO of the Inquirer and Daily News represents the papers’ last best hope to survive in the age of digital news. At stake is nothing less than how Philadelphia knows what it knows

THE TASK FACING GREG OSBERG WAS MANDATORY: Address a room full of union leaders suspicious of his intentions, and win them over. Never mind that […]

When the Parking Authority took over Philly cabs five years ago, we were supposed to get a cleaner, safer, friendlier experience. But many city taxis are still junkers, and the drivers are often surly and clueless. Why are we being taken for such a ride?

SPEEDY WAITS FOR ANOTHER FARE to get in the backseat and tell him where to go. His is the last cab in a line of […]

It’s a digital death match

On February 15*, 1946, dozens of the nation’s top scientific minds enjoyed a lobster bisque and filet mignon dinner at Houston Hall. After dessert, they […]

Sorry about that

Since DNA testing became commonplace in the ’90s, more than 250 convicts nationwide have been set free — including 11 in Pennsylvania. Marshall Hale would […]

Probably not. But it might help keep the little guys alive

In December, the William Penn Foundation quietly bequeathed $2.4 million to fund a journalism incubator program at Temple, which, if successful, could help small, independent […]

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An Old World saloon on the Schuylkill.

It’s the age-old quandary: You want to go drinking with an oddball genius from a Wes Anderson film, but can’t locate a sufficiently quirky venue. […]

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.

Philly bakers are recasting the Southern specialty cake
as everything from waffles to whoopie pies

Red velvet waffle / SupperIt may be the most decadent brunch entrée in town: Chef Mitch Prensky thins his cocoa-powder-based red velvet cake mix into […]

Show us a successful Philly restaurant — even a busy A.C. casino — and we’ll show you a hands-on, can’t-miss cooking class. How to choose? Just pick the foodie you’d like to channel

You Want To Be: Jacques PépinA lesson in bread-making culminates in a demo-ing of gnocchi parisienne. Saturday, February 12, 10 a.m. to noon; $50 for […]

Feature: Cocktail of the Moment: The Rittenhouse Sour

Step 1Fill a 10-ounce glass with ice. [sidebar] Step 2Add 2 ounces good rye whiskey, 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice, 3/4 ounce simple syrup, […]

Feature: The Cheesesteak Cookie

It’s finally happened: The iconic Philly sandwich has muscled its way onto the dessert menu with … the cheesesteak cookie. Baker Melissa Torre of Queen […]

Step aside, burgers. There’s a new bar trend in town.

A guy walks into an Irish pub and orders … West Carolina hickory-smoked, hand-pulled-and-chopped pork barbecue and smoked brisket with a side of collards. It’s […]

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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.

A local author’s fishing expedition.

Are you wondering how to … 1. Bone the notoriously complicated shad?  2. Put that leftover squid ink sac to good use?  3. Prepare fish […]

This winter, keep warm with drinks that have a smoky subtext.

SPIRIT: Ardbeg Corryvreckan Islay Single Malt Whisky. SAYS WHO?: Lew Bryson, Pennsylvania-based managing editor of Malt Advocate magazine. WHY: Islay whiskies, made on an island […]

Philly fellas, take note: Classic plaid is having a major moment, and there’s more than one way for you to hop on the bandwagon.

Photography by Ryan Lavine

Da Vinci’s chopper, a 2000 B.C. broad, and the scariest shark ever.

The Helicoprion Sometimes extinction is a good thing, as in the case of this Jaws-as-conceived-by-Robert Rodriguez creature that, lucky for us, predated humans by a […]

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