People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
On the 50th anniversary of Rocky, the never-before-told story of the crazed, chaotic, and clandestine filming of the city’s most famous movie.
Plus the NoLibs boom
New England: The 21-room Tides Beach Club opens this May in Kennebunkport, with two suites designed by Jonathan Adler. Opening special is $199 per night, […]
IT’S EARLY MORNING on Washington Square, and the empty shell that will soon be Talula’s Garden is charged with the expectant energy of opening night […]
She talks to 9,000 “Skins”-watching, ADD-afflicted teenagers every day. She knows more about your kids than you do — and it’s turned her into corporate America’s go-to expert on the Millennials
BACK IN JANUARY, just as the MTV series “Skins” premiered, network execs found themselves in a panic at the prospect that their new show, which […]
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.
Lamb’s neck bastilla, Zahav There’s no better place in Philly than Michael Solomonov’s kitchen to try every part of the lamb prepared every which way—ground, […]
The owners of nearby Raw have taken oven the former APO lounge, instituting a brief, mostly successful menu that meanders through Asia (crackly flash-fried chicken, […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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. […]
