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50 Years of Best of Philly: City Life

In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Best of Philly this August, we’re taking a monthly look back. This month: City Life!


Guides

The Philadelphian’s Guide to Adopting, Pampering and Traveling With Your Pet

Opinion

I Don’t Know Who Anybody Is Anymore. And I Don’t Care

Longform

The Great Name Awakening: Inside the Audacious, Lucrative World of Baby Naming

Latest Stories

“Apocalyptic” Crowds, Hour-Long Lines and Hazard Pay: Philly Grocery Store Employees Tell All

They’re among the heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. And they’ve got some things to get off their chest.

We’re All Socialists Now in the New Coronavirus Reality

Overnight, America became a nation of New Deal Democrats. Will that change the way we feel about the government?

Meet Danny DeVito, the Guy Challenging Tom Wolf’s Shutdown Order Before the State Supreme Court

The state rep candidate claims in court that Wolf’s actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus are unconstitutional.

coronavirus comes to this wawa in philadelphia

Wawa Employee Tests Positive, Philly Catholics Cancel Easter, and Valley Forge Shuts Down

Our suggestion? Grab some black beans from your pantry and let Jose Garces show you the way.

Looking for a Pet in These Stressful Times? Take Mine. Please.

A few things you should know about cats — or my cat, anyway — before taking in a lockdown companion.

Opinion

Millennials and Gen Z Make Up Philly’s Largest COVID-19-Positive Group. We Need to Take This Seriously

If you’re between the ages of 20 and 39 and not already deep into Netflix and chill, now is the time.


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


donate n95 masks

Here’s How to Donate N95 Masks and Other Protective Gear to Philly Hospitals

Wondering how to help health care workers in this crisis? Here’s one way.

these uncertain times

We’ve Always Lived in “These Uncertain Times”

In these uncertain times, the only certainty we have is a lack of it.

man riding septa during the coronavirus crisis in philadelphia

Philly Criminal Filings Plummet, Coronavirus Cases Climb, SEPTA Execs Take Pay Cut

And we can’t believe we feel the need to say this, but please, please, please, don’t intentionally cough on people.

Eight Companies That Are Actually Hiring in the Philadelphia Region

Where to look for employment during the coronavirus crisis.

From Layoffs to Bonuses: How Comcast, Penn, Wawa, Vanguard and More Are Dealing With Coronavirus

We checked back in with 10 of Philly’s biggest employers to ask how they’re coping with the COVID-19 pandemic now that the crisis has intensified.

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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 rocky statue in philadelphia during the coronavirus crisis

Ghost Town Philly, Comcast and the Summer Olympics Postponement, and NJ Coronavirus Numbers Surge

Even the Rocky statue is lonely.

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Philly Tourism Leader: Some City Hotels Will Be “Suspending Operations”

Visit Philadelphia CEO Jeff Guaracino says the hit to Philly’s tourism sector from coronavirus is “massive.”

woman shops at restaurant depot during the philly coronavirus crisis

Forget Giant and Acme: The Real Panic Shoppers Go to Restaurant Depot

Cases of toilet paper, enormous cans of beans, and whole goats were among the items we found this weekend at the Northwest Philly location.

Philly Coronavirus News: So What Exactly Can You Do During Philly’s New Stay-at-Home Order?

Yes, you can still go for a walk. No, you cannot play football with your friends in the park.

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