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In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Best of Philly this August, we’re taking a monthly look back. This month: City Life!
I Planned My Granddaughter’s First Birthday Party for Months. Then We Had to #CancelEverything
Our scaled-down version had a lot less hugging and kissing than usual, but no less love. (Also, could anyone use a couple dozen cookies?)
Philly Coronavirus News: The Shutdown Gets Real, The Numbers Grow, The People Need Their Booze
This time last week, many of you were still in the Coronavirus? What coronavirus? mentality. So much for that approach.
I Wanted New Wall-to-Wall Carpet. He Wanted a New Sidewalk. 25 Years Later, We Have Neither
The hardest part of home renovation? Agreeing where to start.
Sneak Peek: Inside Philadelphia Magazine’s April 2020 Issue
Our latest issue drops this week with an intimate peek inside 10 Philadelphia marriages.
Best Thing This Week: We’re All in This Together, Apart
In a city known for stubbornness, we’re glad to see openness to change in this time of crisis.
Montco Bars and Restaurants, KOP Mall Defy Governor Wolf’s Request to Close During Coronavirus Crisis
The governor’s office says it has the “full authority to compel businesses” to shut down if push comes to shove.
An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages
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?
Penn’s Rapid Move-Out Plan Puts Heavy Burden on International Students
We talked to a junior whose home country of Mongolia has closed its borders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Penn’s requirement that students leave campus has her, and other international students, scrambling to figure out their plans.
Will Philly Hospitals Be Overwhelmed by Coronavirus?
More cases are definitely coming, but it’s too soon to tell whether we’ll be more like South Korea (good) or Italy (disaster).
Your Family Needs a Coronavirus Plan. Here’s How to Make One
A very practical guide to how to prepare, what to do if you think you or a loved one is infected, and how to handle quarantine
Philly Coronavirus News: School Chaos, Forced Quarantine Now Legal, But Hey, Free Internet
The region continues to navigate through this crisis.
Stu Bykofsky Sues Philadelphia Inquirer and Inga Saffron for Defamation
The suit centers on Saffron’s caught-on-video comments about what she called Bykofsky’s “taste for child prostitutes in Thailand.”
The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.
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.
City Bans All Events of 1,000 or More People Due to Coronavirus
City officials held a conference call on Thursday morning with numerous concert and event producers in the city.
Meet Maia Weintraub, Philly’s Teenage Fencing Phenom
The Fencing Academy of Philadelphia product could make a splash at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Philly Coronavirus News: SEPTA and Amtrak Slump, Colleges Lock Down, To Cancel or Not to Cancel
The region continues to navigate through this crisis.
The Rochelle Bilal Fiasco Is Everything That’s Wrong With Philly Politics
From the candidate who promised the end of “scandal after scandal after scandal” in the Sheriff’s Office, we get … a scandal in the Sheriff’s Office.
