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Find out what keeps the Geator with the Heator snappin’

Monday “Yo man, it’s the Geator! … I just got out of the hospital, but I’m dancing and doing my thing! … Yeah, why don’t […]

The first family of Philly politics– a dominant party boss, enigmatic mayor, and now a feisty new Council member.

AT AN EVENING meet-the-candidates session for State Senate, Bill Green proves he is his father’s son. The first-term City Councilman has come to the Ethical […]

The pros and cons of the Franklin Institute’s new 275-seat 3-D-and-Blu-ray-capable theater—Does it truly make movie magic?

The Franklin Institute’s new 275-seat 3-D-and-Blu-ray-capable theater is, for better and worse, unlike any movie house in the Delaware Valley. With Thornton Oakley paintings of […]

Long before the Berenstain Bears came to fame, Stan and Jan Berenstain depicted a more serious message

Long before the Berenstain Bears children’s books came to fame, newlyweds and University of the Arts grads Stan and Jan Berenstain holed up in their […]

Wall decals, the darlings of the decorating world, have been slow to catch on here, but that’s poised to change…

Parisian shelter boutiques are selling out of them. Londoners are doing up flats with them. Copenhagen design houses are practically producing them by the cargo […]

The sale of a 1787 Bordeaux belonging to Thomas Jefferson carries a $156,000 price tag…

When journalist Benjamin Wallace first heard about the sale of a 1787 bordeaux belonging to Thomas Jefferson, he didn’t realize the intrigue behind the bottle’s […]


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?


Has John Bolaris lost his thunder?

John Bolaris’s meteo-return to Philly earlier this year was hyped as the Second Coming: We saw silly promotions on Fox 29 and boldface cameos in […]

Jeff’s program for treating body and soul

As a speech therapist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Addy Schultz has been around sick patients and their families for 31 years. But she’d never […]

Helping the disabled adjust to life, one curb and cobblestone at a time

Attorney Jerry Segal had conquered plenty of challenges by the time he left -Magee Rehabilitation Center in 1989, five months after spinal surgery left him […]

At Drexel, patients can get a doc’s-eye view of the world

In the 14 years since Susan Pfunke was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, she’s endured two major surgeries, spent countless hours in doctors’ offices, and read […]

How CHOP supports families of terminally ill kids

Michelle Holmes knew it was inevitable. Her son Brandon, weakened by a rare neuromuscular disease, wouldn’t live to see his 19th birthday. Michelle swore his […]

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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.


Top Schools: Learning Unbound

22 Ways to Help Your Kids Find Their Own Passionate Pursuits Pricey private institutions and high-spending public schools have the impressive facilities, wide range of […]

Top Schools: Tales out of School

No doubt attending a great high school gives students a leg up in the college sweepstakes. But admissions officers today aren’t necessarily looking for applicants […]

Spring is in the air — along with that scrubbing spirit

For Cleaning Supplies:Foster’s Urban Homeware124 North 3rd Street, 267-671-0588; shopfosters.comFunction meets fashion at this cool Old City home accessories shop, which features cutting-edge cleaning and […]

Pulse: Style: Low Down: Mr. Fix-Its

» Carman’s Shoe Repair (8111 Germantown Avenue, Chestnut Hill; 215-247-7706). Carman Jr. is now running the show at this 60-year institution, where you’ll find trusted […]

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