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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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Ragas Report: Test Drive

Salon BronzeWHAT: An at-home airbrush tanning system that uses an FDA-approved color additive to enhance skin safely and naturally.HOW IT WORKS: Insert a cartridge into […]

Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: What’s in Store

Longing for Barneys-like service and designer fashions? Look no further than Chic Bella, which recently opened off Rittenhouse Square and carries top couture designs by […]

Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: Smak Parlour

Twenty-six-year-old best friends Abby Kessler and Katie Loftus, who met when they were 15, are the adorable design duo behind Old City’s latest girly boutique. […]

Pulse: Health: Can You See This Page?

Joel Weiner, a financial planner from the Lehigh Valley, had worn glasses since fourth grade. Six years ago, at age 45, he had LASIK surgery […]

Pulse: Getaway: Insiders’ Island

I boarded the jet for Nantucket stuffed up from cold symptoms and allergies, but I felt better as soon as I stepped onto the tarmac […]

Pulse: City Life: The Charlie-to-English Dictionary

What Charlie said: “Ah, uh, well, ah, yeah.”Translation: “Yes.” What Charlie said: “I think, I think that Jimmy, I think Jimmy, he’s been here two […]


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?


Pulse: Previews: Mo’ Better Blues

Confronted with the spanking new, über-chic Quarter at the Tropicana, which itself piled atop the birth of the Borgata a few years back, stale Atlantic […]

Pulse: Previews: Emmylou + Elvis

Despite two dozen-plus records and more than three decades as an incomparably alluring stage presence, Emmylou Harris leaves her most indelible mark as our greatest […]

Pulse Style: Lowdown: Winter Beauty Survival Guide

For NailsCitrus Salon & Day Spa1201 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell; 610-277-4247The Lushly Pedicure ($75) at this 10-month-old beauty mecca is pure decadence: 90 minutes of […]

Pulse: City Life: Death & Taxes

The trial of Benjamin Franklin began with a knock at the door. He had just finished supper with his wife of 41 years and was […]

Pulse: Q&A: Spandex Redux

Aging glam-rock warriors Cinderella will headline VH1’s Rock Never Stops tour, with Ratt, Firehouse and Quiet Riot. (See them at Trump Taj Mahal July 29th.) […]

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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.


Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Test Drive: The Micro Touch Trimmer

WHAT: A hair remover for men. HOW IT WORKS: It’s as simple as it seems on the late-night commercials.  You throw in a triple-A battery, […]

Pulse: Icons: 10 Things You Should Know About Your Lifeguard

From the time Commodore Wilbert Longfellow set out to “waterproof America” by establishing the Red Cross lifesaving program in 1914 (he’d covered the waterfront for […]

Pulse Style: Consumed: Wheel Time

The wheels started turning for Francesco Martorella 35 years ago, on a summer visit to his dad’s hometown in Italy, when he was just a […]

Pulse: Power: What Was Your Worst Summer Job?

“In 1979, I was a nightclub comic, working till 2 a.m., and would scrape paint off school walls during the day. The fumes were toxic, […]

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