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Where to get a last minute appointment this week.

CITY SALONS • Hair CutEttore Salon and SpaFriday: Yes. 10:00 a.m.Saturday: Yes. 10:00 a.mPrice: $55 +Phone: 215-928-9010 • Hair ColorGiovanni & PileggiFriday: Yes. 11:00 a.m.Saturday: […]

These romantic, beachy resorts have some amazing travel incentives going on right now.

Whether you just recently got engaged or have already booked your venue and shopped for the dress, I’m guessing there’s a good chance you and […]

Here’s a taste of what you can find in this year’s roundup of Philly’s best shops.

Yep, it’s that time again! Our 2009 Best of Philly issue (otherwise known as our August issue) hits stands Monday, and we thought we’d give […]

This week’s got special deals at area salons and a must-attend shoe party in Old City.

Verde Salon: Special Deals This popular, all-natural South Jersey salon is offering 15 percent savings — today only! — on all haircuts and color treatments. […]

Our stealthy stakeouts of shop-worthy area boutiques.

Plage Tahiti, 2:30 p.m. on Monday •    Number of people in the store: 1•    Tunes playing:  None•    Coolest thing on the sale rack: Rozae Nichols […]

Catch a break this summer at various locations throughout the country, including New Orleans, San Diego and more.

I don’t know about you, but about this time each summer, I feel like the season begins to lose just a little of its sparkle. […]

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 HUP surgeon showed us what heroism really looks like

LAST CHRISTMAS DAY, John Pryor should have been where he belonged — at home in Moorestown, with his wife and three little kids. He should […]

Is this the passing of a way of life, or an eerie calm before an ­approaching storm?

ABRUPTLY, THE REPUTED Godfather of the Philadelphia mob snatches the glass of wine from my hand, a disgusted expression on his face. Joe Ligambi is […]

Following the burger’s lead, the hot dog has gone gourmet.

Following the burger’s lead, the hot dog has gone gourmet, and its upscale makeover — you’ll find a veal corn dog at Lacroix — makes […]

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Chairman and chief creative officer of the mega-watt Brownstein Group has just gone and taken up painting.

Man, we thought, the ad business really must be tanking if the chairman and chief creative officer of the mega-watt Brownstein Group has just gone […]

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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.

The Philly-forged blueswoman returns to town for a show at the Mann.

Bonnie Raitt is a California girl by birth, but it’s not a stretch to say the 59-year-old’s artistic birth was here. At 20, Raitt left […]

If you still haven’t taken your summer vacation, this is a totally sweet Shore alternative.

While Six Flags, Inc., was filing for Chapter 11, local favorite Hersheypark has been following up its 2007 Boardwalk water park and 2008 Fahrenheit coaster […]

Stuff you can’t miss in August.

FLASHBACKSThe 1980sC’mon, you know you’ve been longing for the simpler days of Reaganomics and bad hair decisions. Relive the ’80s with some of its best […]

Think Obama is tearing through tax dollars? He’s got nothing on school districts down the Shore.

‘‘Taxation without representation is tyranny,” Boston politician James Otis famously stated during the Revolution. His target was those money-grubbing Brits. But his battle cry is […]

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