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Visit the next hot island (before everyone else)

Curaçao claimed independence from Holland last fall, and if the island follows typical Caribbean development trends, commercialism and U.S. tourism (Americans currently comprise just 13 […]

Take a European holiday at the beach

This well-developed, cosmopolitan island, with its two national faces — the French northern half of St. Martin and the Dutch southern part dubbed St. Maarten […]

Once maligned, pit bulls and pit mixes — a.k.a.  pitties — are the dogs du jour. Here’s how to adopt yours — and keep him healthy, happy and hip

Spend a short time in a tree-lined Philly neighborhood, and you’ll likely cross paths with a hipster-chic 20- or 30-something walking a 
pittie. Pit bulls […]

Well, technically, he is — and has been for more than 50 years now. 
But his legacy lives on in a tiny South Philly museum, thanks to a handful of devoted 
fans still searching for the next great singing sensation

“MARIO WOULD HAVE BEEN 89 THIS YEAR,” says Jeanette Frese, the treasurer and volunteer tour guide at the Mario Lanza Institute and Museum, on a […]

Drunk. Pill popper. Wife beater. Doomsday prognosticator … It’s amazing the things people will say about him.

DARREN DAULTON HAS A TOOTHACHE. Not just a dull annoying toothache. A four-alarm somebody-hand-me-a-gun dental calamity. “Didn’t sleep last night, nothing,” he says when he […]

Or, why black folks don’t like Michael Nutter

ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, at the end of a week when John Street told anyone who would listen that Michael Nutter was an Oreo, the Mayor […]

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

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.

With his NBA career over, his marriage in trouble, and rumors swirling about  drinking and money problems, the greatest Sixer of his era finds himself playing minor-league basketball in Turkey and spending his nights at a T.G.I. Friday’s in Istanbul. Isn’t it, weirdly, exactly how we always thought it would end for Allen Iverson?

Dispatch from a T.G.I. Friday’s in Istanbul

Is Arlene Ackerman race-baiting?

I’VE BEEN CONCERNED lately about just how far American students have fallen behind the rest of the world in academic achievement. But there’s a companion […]

This season, we’re craving rugged and rustic, with just a touch of city sleek

We’d love to rank ‘em, but we couldn’t get a table.

What restaurant has plenty of tables, but not a single seat for you? That would be 1862 by Martin Hamann, the to-die-for restaurant in the […]

How did we do it?

For the third time in four years, we’ve assembled our definitive list of the 50 best restaurants. As with previous rankings, we adhered to one […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

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.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

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.

Georges Perrier’s iconic restaurant may be gone soon but will never be forgotten.

Since July, when Georges Perrier put Le Bec-Fin’s building up for sale, there’s been plenty of speculation about when, exactly, the iconic restaurant’s famed dessert […]

Take a European holiday at the beach

There are few things more breathtaking than a landscape where the ocean marries the mountains. The island of St. Kitts, with its British flair and […]

Meet the innovators capturing the talent, making the streetscapes, winning the hearts, fixing the bodies and generally making West Philly shine

THE DEVELOPERSDavid Adelman, 38, and Alan Horwitz, 67, owners of Campus Apartments This duo paired with Penn 14 years ago to transform block after run-down […]

Chefs Mouth Off: Our Totally Anonymous, Deliciously Juicy, Somewhat Scientific Survey

As part of our 50 Best Restaurants package, we asked Philly chefs and restaurateurs what they really think about the local dining scene. Click here to […]

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