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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


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Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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A quarter-century ago, we bombed our own city. In many ways, it’s been 1985 ever since.

EARLY IN THE morning on Saturday, February 26, 1972, residents of Buffalo Creek, West Virginia, heard a loud roar. Moments later, the tiny hamlet was […]

Come November, the good Guv is a free agent. Here’s where insiders think he might land.

Come November, the good Guv is a free agent. Here’s where insiders think he might land. “He could run a major foundation — after 30 […]

Maybe Daytona should ask for some stimulus money.

“At some point I’m like, ‘What is this delay?’ And a second delay? Is this the Schuylkill Expressway in Philly, that has all the potholes? […]

Yards Brewery just opened a new on-site pub/tasting room.

What: Yards Brewery’s new on-site pub/tasting room. Date opened: January 2010. Vibe: Industrial and communal. Beer: Six Yards beers on tap; out-of-season beers by the […]

Can Vetri stay on top as his kitchens multiply?

A SNOWSTORM FREED up a table for my most recent visit to Amis, Marc Vetri’s hotly anticipated third restaurant. It was a lucky break; in […]

Tom Caramanico ruminates on a second deck for the Schuylkill Expressway, saving the children, and Center City’s suburb.

JOBS BILLS, THE stimulus and reviving the economy are the political rage. But look around the region, and there’s a problem you can’t ignore: It’s […]


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.


Two young designers specialize in New Traditional interiors — and a refreshing philosophy of collaboration.

Amy York (left) and Leanne DiDomenico were corporate-world émigrées when they met five years ago in Drexel’s master’s program in interior architecture and design. Today, […]

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What To Do Tonight

There are still (not surprisingly) tickets around for the budget-busting Vino Vitae event at the Constitution Center. $149/person gets you a private tour of the […]

McNabb Trade Roundup

McNabb-Mania! So many stories, so little time: * St. Louis Post Dispatch: Rams scoff at trade rumors * YahooSports: Three teams after McNabb * Rich […]

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Is Cursing Such a Big F—ing Deal?

I was at my two year old niece’s birthday party when it happened. My 5-year-old son Michael was playing with a large group of children […]

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The Madness of March

Nothing is more maddening during March Madness, the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, than to hear commentators talk about student-athletes — while knowing how few […]

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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.


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To: The Anti-Health Care Tea Baggers (And The Party Of No)

Dear Anti-Health Care Tea Baggers (And The Party Of No), First of all, your name is all wrong, both from a sexual and a historical […]

Philly Mag design director Michael McCormick gives the 411 behind our four April covers and our Phillies portfolio.

Four different covers displaying our favorite Phillies. How did the idea come about? We wanted to do something special to capture the team spirit we […]

This lower Hudson Valley hotel is close, and offers low-key charming accommodations.

Why: The lower Hudson Valley is close, low-key and charming. The new Glenmere Mansion hotel is the definition of fuss-free opulence. Rooms: Each of the […]

Whether she’s Miley or Vanessa, big or small, on a budget or free-spending, a slave to trends or rejects them all, there’s a dress in Philly for her.

Best for: Secondhand, current looks Second Seitz is a thrift store with a large stockpile of recently reclaimed dresses — think Jessica McClintock, Mori Lee […]

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