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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


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An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

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Allan Domb Is Upbeat About Philly’s Economy (And You Should Be, Too)

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Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner

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Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Design Notebook

Who : Gregory T. Dickson, 28, designer of the fun, flirty handbag line Gregory Thomas. Getting started : Thomas left his design job at Urban […]

Bones and muscles wear out long before other body parts. Fortunately, there are ways to stay young 

Thanks to remarkable medical advances, we can all expect to live longer and healthier lives than our parents. Heart disease can be managed; sunscreens keep […]

Pulse: Out and About: The 5 Things to Do This Month

Dancing With the Boss Nationally acclaimed husband-and-wife choreographers Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith bring Jersey native Bruce Springsteen’s music to life in this month’s world […]

Pulse: Health: Pain, Pain, Go Away

Patients confronted with surgery usually worry about three things: Will I die from the anesthesia? Will I get better? Will it hurt a lot? No […]

Pulse: Getaway: Salem by Moonlight

At some point, “family vacation” becomes an oxymoron: Where do you go with teenagers? Ours acquiesced to Salem, Massachusetts, a town once gripped by hysterical […]

Pulse: Previews: The 5 Things to Do This Month

Bye Bye Beach BoysBeach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson began writing SMiLE in 1966 as the follow-up to his moody masterpiece Pet Sounds. The project met […]


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


From the Editor

It’s the moment every writer dreads: Your own words come back to haunt you. As he was putting together our package on “The Condo Revolution” […]

Home: Three Lofts 3 Ways

Autumn brings a cornucopia of cider cocktails and wines 

Apple is this decade’s hot new drink flavor, as “apple-tinis” approach classic cocktail status and new apple-flavored vodkas and rums edge toward the mainstream. But […]

Curried, jerked or roasted, healthy goat meat is suddenly on the table in small ethnic restaurants and fancy white-tablecloth ones

 In the culinary world, goats are known best for the complex cheeses produced from their milk, not for, say, something as delectable as a rosemary-scented […]

Best of Philly 2005: Media, Sports & Power

Addition to Philadelphia: Southwest Airlines In a little more than a year, it has transformed flying out of the Philly airport from expensive and a […]

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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.


Best of Philly 2005: Tech Support

Home network setup geeks: Micro Endeavors For about $95 per hour, get your family or small business wirelessly connected to the Internet, and share files […]

Taste: Reviews: BOYB Meets Grill

The scent of a wood-burning grill is a powerful trigger. One whiff is all it takes to ignite the imagination with visions of marbled steaks […]

Old City’s Haru gets the supersized ­sushi right, but not the service

“Would you like that wrapped?” An innocent question, under most circumstances. But in this case, the leftovers were the remains of a generous sushi assortment […]

Best of Philly 2005: Help

Messenger Service: TimeCycle Couriers Not just for documents — we’ve had them pick up oversize boxes at U-Haul and bring them to our door, return […]

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