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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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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: Affairs: Wile E. Insurers

Are Pennsylvania car insurance companies, hurt by claims from deer collisions, trucking in out-of-state coyotes — those fearsome Bambi predators — and letting them loose […]

Off the Cuff

Last November, our cover story proclaimed that Atlantic City had reached the turning point in its comeback as a first-class resort. It seemed to me […]

From the Editor

Thirty-one years ago, this magazine pioneered the city magazine “Best Of” staple. The brainchild of editors Alan Halpern and Maury Levy, the May 1974 issue […]

Tips on where to get the best medical care in Philadelphia

The more you practice, the better you become at piano. The more open-heart surgeries you perform, the better you get at them. That’s the philosophy […]

Taste: New and Noteworthy: Go Fish

Pelicans have landed on Locust Street—wooden pelicans, stone pelicans, even neon pelicans, transforming the long, narrow former Girasole space into Pelican Fish, a seafood spot […]

Greg Gallina, of Center City’s Tria, has a degree in cheese — and five hints to help you pretend that you do, too

1. Know your crowd. “You can buy more adventurous cheese for more adventurous people,” Gallina says. Choose three to five cheeses, and plan on a […]


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?


Silver napkin rings are all that remain of the city’s famous private dining rooms

With its Fabergé-egg ceilings, stained glass and sweeping views of the city, the 19th floor of the Bellevue-Strafford Hotel was built to inspire. Home to […]

Taste: Foods You Don’t Know: Dosa

What it is : A crispy South Indian crepe, usually made from fermented rice and lentil batter. One of the most common filling variations is […]

Our microbreweries ­produce some of the country’s best lagers 

Craft brewers generally favor ales over lagers because they’re intensely flavored and quick to brew in small batches. But Pennsylvania, with its strong German heritage, […]

LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THEY DEBUTED, WASHINGTON SQUARE AND MARIGOLD KITCHEN HAVE NEW CHEFS. IS THERE SUCCESS IN SUCCESSION?

Marcus Samuelsson is long gone from Washington Square — though to be frank, he was never really here. The hotshot Ethiopian-born Swede hired to put […]

Grilled Cheese at the Pop Shop.

Grilled cheese is a diner standard — nothing more than bread, cheese, butter and, if you’re feeling fancy, tomatoes or ham — but Collingswood’s new […]

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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.


Can Plate’s second location, in a gated community in Wyncote, attract outsiders?

Driving into the gated community called Trilogy, I’m struck by how much the compound reminds me of a self-contained resort hotel. Built in the 1960s, […]

Taste: In Search Of… Italian Sausage

In these dead-of-winter months, a hot Italian sausage-and-peppers sandwich can be as good a comfort food as a bowl of mac-’n’-cheese or a rack of […]

A most Waspy timeline

1732: The State in Schuylkill club is founded. Fish House Punch, its official drink, is created to lubricate the meetings. (It is said to be […]

Taste: Aloha, Ambler

Buttery chocolate woods and dim candlelight cast a romantic tone across Bridget’s at 8 West, but the off-the-foyer lounge is as spirited as the Knicks-Pistons […]

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