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Love, Loss, and a Main Line Ponzi Scheme: The Amazing Second Chapter of Kami Verne

After her husband swindled some of Philadelphia’s wealthiest people, decimated her picture-perfect Main Line life, and went to prison, Kami Verne doubled down on the only thing she still trusted: love.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

A rat like the ones in Philadelphia PETA wants us to stop poisoning
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PETA’s Answer for Philly’s Massive Rat Problem? Birth Control

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That’s right, you won’t find a former cucumber on this pickle menu.

The $24 eight-ounce, foie-gras-topped Whiskey King burger at Jose Garces’s new pub, Village Whiskey, has some food bloggers writing haiku. But it was an unexpected […]

Hike your way to a rock-hard body in Red Rock Country.

If you’re like me, any plans you have to control yourself and maintain good habits whilst on vacation fly out the window the first morning […]

Should you do it or ditch it? We try area classes so you don’t have to waste time or money.

What we want: To firm up our post-baby belly and get our pre-baby body back What we tried: “Mommy ‘n Me” at Belly Pilates in […]

The city’s best places to grab a quick, better-for-you meal on your break. 

Can’t stomach another Lean Cuisine or salt-drenched can of soup? Neither can we. Here, our favorite lunch runs that won’t require treadmill time to work […]

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 […]


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.


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 […]

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 […]

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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.


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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