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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.


Philadelphia psychologist Sandra Shachar, who was cited and threatened with arrest by feds for vandalism at the President's House (photo courtesy Sandra Shachar)
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Healthy Philly chefs who will help with your holiday dinner.

The countdown to T-day is on, and I cannot wait. It’s the Big Holiday for my family, and every year a huge, loud, boisterous group […]

Children are the future, but Cain is also the now.

Age: 17.Why he matters: Children are the future, but Cain is also the now. The Mount Airy wunderkind and Haverford School senior has already worked […]

The Delaware native and Penn grad hosts The Dr. Oz Show.

If you’ve enjoyed seeing Dr. Mehmet Oz on Oprah, swinging a diseased colon around or waxing poetic over a stool sample like it’s a 1989 […]

Some sales to make your November easier.

Relax on Black Friday and head to Scarlet Fiorella’s pre-holiday sale. All regularly priced goods—like cozy wraps, on-trend jewelry, home wares, and this cute Peculiar […]

Remind you a little of schoolgirl days? Yeah, us too—but that might just be why we love them.

Remind you a little of schoolgirl days? Yeah, us too—but that might just be why we love them. Charming, innocent, couldn’t-be-more-classic oxfords (now with a […]

Suburban beauty fanatics have two shops to sleuth out this fall.

Suburban beauty fanatics have two shops to sleuth out this fall. Scarlett Cosmetics (115 South Main Street, upper level, New Hope, 215-500-6912, scarlettcos.com) is back […]


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.


Brooke dishes the latest gossip.

Popped into the kickoff luncheon for the Princess Diana exhibit at the Constitution Center, where CC prez Linda Johnson looked like she was headed to […]

A new boutique brings more to Rittenhouse than just great fashion.

With the opening of SA VA in Center City, Philly entrepreneur Sarah Van Aken proves that her design skills are as impressive as her business […]

The happiest little business in town.

Seven ladies stand on the corner of 34th and Walnut, waiting. It’s 12:02 p.m.The truck is late. But when they see it chugging toward them, […]

Everywhere you turn of late vampires are enjoying their day in the sun.

Everywhere you turn of late—at least in film, television and teen lit—vampires are enjoying their day in the sun (er, metaphorically speaking). But now the […]

Where your dinner and Big Brother intersect.

In these high-tech times, the fact that you may be videotaped by hidden cameras while you dine in your favorite restaurant may not be as […]

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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.


Our latest batch of reasons to get out there and shop.

Tony: Phillies Sale!In honor of our fabulous champion baseball team, this trendy Old City boutique is marking down all red items in the store — […]

You won’t find your mother’s floor-length mink in Philly’s boutiques this fall.

You won’t find your mother’s floor-length mink in Philly’s boutiques this fall. Instead, fur is reinvented for the times via discreet, subtle touches like trims, […]

Check out how Philly’s boutiques are stocking one of this season’s most fashionable trends.

I’ve never been much of a fur girl. It always just seemed — I don’t know, a bit too much for me, or something. But […]

Travel editor Christy Speer has fall’s color-changing leaves on her mind.

Cheesy as it may be, watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York — live! In person! —  is something of a dream of […]

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