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A Delaware Bay beach house offers a gentle tutorial in updated seashore living.

Oak-leaf hydrangea, wild blueberries, red cedar, Montauk daisies, sea oats, holly and driftwood surround the home of Patrick Bader and Patrick Logue. To an outsider, […]

Our 55 favorite brunch places to spend a perfect weekend morning.

* CHECK OUT THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE* FIND THE BEST SPOT TO BRUNCH NEAR YOU As a brunch town, we’ve arrived. Really, it’s a logical progression for our […]

Our Mad Men obsession inspires a love for pocket squares and gives Philly fellas an easy spruce up.

Maybe it’s our Mad Men obsession that’s inspiring our love for pocket squares, but can you blame us? They’re so crisp, so sharp — especially […]

Impossible to believe it was 40 years ago that two Temple students met and decided to make music together.

Grade: A Impossible to believe it was 40 years ago that two Temple students — Daryl Hall and John Oates — met and decided to […]

After creating a monster this spring, Quirk Books plans to bring us a few creepy classics.

Quirk Books created a monster this spring with surprise best-seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which turned Jane Austen’s Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy into hunters […]

The New York Times/NPR puzzlemaster treks to Philly for the Sudoku National Championship.

The New York Times/NPR puzzlemaster treks to Philly for the Sudoku National Championship on October 24th. (No, he won’t stay to solve the city’s budget […]

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 loudest cheers for the Phils this post-season will come from the folks at Citizens Bank.

Perhaps the loudest cheers for the Phils this post-season will come from the folks at Citizens Bank. It seems the deeper the Fightin’s get into […]

Out on the Main Line, it’s hot pastrami at 20 paces.

It was mass panic back in July among Murray’s deli loyalists when the Bala Cynwyd institution closed its doors for renovations. The place had been […]

Nathan Edmondson returns as actor and theatrical director of Terror Behind the Walls.

Age: 29.Known best as: Co-founder of the three-person, Philly-based improv group Rare Bird Show, performing at the Philadelphia Improv Festival on October 3rd. Why we’re […]

Brooke dishes the latest gossip.

Maine and I already have our tix for the new Princess Diana exhibit bowing this month at the Constitution Center, and can’t wait for its […]

Can CrossFit really become the workout for people who hate working out?

CrossFit — the new fitness craze now offered at 15 area gyms — basically works this way: You do super-intense workouts in very short bursts […]

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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.

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Burger-mania is strong in Philly, and No Libs newcomer PYT expands our options.

PYT owner and party promoter Tommy Up says his burger joint’s name stands for “pick your topping” and isn’t a reference to the Michael Jackson […]

Bistro 7’s French-focused chef cooks Chinese at No Libs’ Kong.

In my years studying the craft of writing, I’ve heard one axiom stressed above all others: Write what you know. In my years writing about […]

Pick your way to better health at these orchards throughout the Philly suburbs.

Known for their fiber content (as long as you’re eating the skins) and antioxidant benefits, apples are a boost to any diet, and the fresher […]

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