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To Stave Off Gentrification, Kensington Becomes Its Own Landlord

How one special sliver of the city is redefining what smart neighborhood development can look like in Philadelphia … and far beyond.


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

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The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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49 crowd-pleasing picks: Our guide to the most stylish gifts around

Sure, the holiday season is all about carols and cocktails, warm fires and sparkly clothes, wonderful gifts … Oh, yeah. The gifts. Admit it: Finding […]

We hear dead people 

IN HONOR OF Philadelphia magazine’s 100th anniversary, Exit Interview brings you an exclusive — nay, historic — conversation with a man who left town in […]

He’s the (accidental) mastermind of the Chickie’s & Pete’s empire — no wonder Pete Ciarrocchi thinks life is bee-you-tee-ful

IT’S THE FOURTH quarter at sun-washed Lincoln Financial Field, and for a moment — just one — Pete Ciarrocchi doesn’t care that his Eagles have […]

Eat, drink, be merry — and wear your skinny jeans to dinner

Thanksgiving without a feast would hardly be Thanksgiving at all, but you certainly won’t be thankful for a new spare tire come January 1st. To […]

Web Original: Right-Now Recipe: Meatless Pâté

My sister Jill turned 30 last week and threw herself a party in honor of the occasion. I immediately volunteered to make snacks, in spite […]

Web Original: Style Report: Super-Sale Week

My inbox is overflowing with sales starting this week. Do your part to bring the economy back and start spending! Starting Friday and running through […]


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.


Rocky and the Fonz duke it out

A few months back, Milwaukee pulled a Philly and erected a statue in honor of the famous fictitious hero who best embodies the spirit of […]

Joy Manning is in search of margaritas and authentic Mexican flavors

A decade ago, Philadelphia was a Mexican-food wasteland. But a recent wave of immigration has brought with it a flurry of tiny taquerias serving regional […]

John Dougherty’s pre-election message to his union members — via MP3

Weeks before Election Day, Local 98 boss John Dougherty sent a message to union members, 80 percent of whom are white: Don’t let Obama’s skin […]

D. Herbert Lipson Chairman, Philadelphia magazine, and “Off the Cuff” columnist; Philadelphia; 79

WHAT DOES ANYBODY do in City Hall? Will you tell me what anybody does over there? I came here in June of ’52. I was a […]

A sure fix for the ever-annoying "no reservations" policy.

Few things frustrate me more than a restaurant that doesn’t take reservations. As much as I loved Pub & Kitchen, reviewed in the December issue, […]

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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.


The latest in Main Line high society

Bonjour, dumplings! I’m feeling veddy French following the Samantha Pouls Park Hyatt bat mitzvah. The theme was “Juicy Couture Meets Marie Antoinette,” and guests lapped […]

Where Philly’s successful restaurateurs are going next

What with Philly’s newly booming food scene, it makes sense that some of our more successful restaurateurs are taking a page from the Stephen Starr […]

Behind the Inquirer‘s muddled dual presidential endorsement

It came as no big surprise to the Inquirer’s largely blue readership when, a few weeks before the election, the paper endorsed Barack Obama for […]

It’s time to down some eggnog, throw on a Santa suit, and go for a jog through Northern Liberties

It’s Christmastime in the city. And for a surprising number of Philadelphians — about 6,000 — that means it’s time to down some eggnog, throw […]

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